5 great recipes for chocolate brownies for athletes

Brownies can be not only delicious, but also fitness. Try 5 types of this popular chocolate dessert in a healthy version. We offer you a recipe for brownies with protein, yoghurt, avocado, or a corpus of beans, as fantasy has no limits when baking. Bon appetite!

4 ingredient protein brownies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups mashed banana (from about 6 medium, overripe bananas)
• 1 cup of nut butter, ideally cashew butter or almond butter
• ½ cup of chocolate protein
• ¼ sup of quality cocoa powder

Instructions:

In a large bowl, mix the mashed bananas and nut butter, whisk until fully combined. Mix the protein with cocoa and gradually add the dry ingredients to the mixture of bananas and hazelnut butter. Mix everything well.

Pour the prepared dough onto a baking sheet or baking mould lined with baking paper. Bake for about 15-20 minutes at 180 ° C. When the brownies are ready, let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing the fitness dessert. It can be served slightly warm or completely chilled. Try to decorate it with the calorie-free syrup of your favourite flavour, and you can start savouring. [1]

Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fats
118	7 g	8 g	8 g

No-bake protein brownies

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop of chocolate protein
• 25 grams ground 70% chili dark chocolate
• 2 tablespoons of mixed flax seeds
• 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar
• 1 tablespoon of milk

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in the bowl until they have a soft paste consistency. Put the prepared paste into a baking mould or a baking sheet, which is then lined with baking paper. Put the prepared dessert in the fridge for a few hours and the chocolate delicacy is born. [2]                                                               

Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fats
118	8 g	9 g	3 g

Brownies with yoghurt

Ingredients for corpus:

• ⅓ cup of chocolate protein
• ½ cup of cocoa powder
• 4 egg whites
• 2 large whole eggs
• ½ cup of low-fat Greek yogurt
• ⅓ cup of agave syrup
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• pinch of salt

Ingredients for icing:

• 1 cup of low-fat Greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoon of powdered peanut butter

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Instructions:

Combine all the ingredients for the corpus in one bowl. Mix them well and pour the prepared dough into a baking mould lined with baking paper. Bake for about 25 minutes at 180 ° C.

After baking, remove the brownies from the oven and allow to cool. In the meantime, prepare the icing by mixing yogurt with powdered peanut butter. When the corpus has cooled down completely, apply the yoghurt topping. Leave to set for a few hours in the refrigerator and serve. Bon appetite. [3]

Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fats
114	10 g	17 g	2 g

Brownies with a secret ingredient

Ingredients:

• 250 g can of black beans
• 40 g powdered peanut butter
• 75 g of honey
• 50 g of dark chocolate cut into small cubes
• 40 g of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons of Flavor drops, vanilla flavour
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder
• pinch of salt

Instructions:

Rinse the beans and put them in a blender. Add all ingredients except chocolate cubes and mix them together. Mix the chocolate cubes into the prepared mixture and pour the finished dough onto a baking sheet, pre-lined with baking paper. 

Bake for about 15-20 minutes at 170 ° C. After baking, garnish with calorie-free syrup and serve. Bon appetite. [4]

Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fats
137	5 g	14 g	7 g

Avocado brownies

Ingredients for corpus:

• ¾ cup of spelled flour
• ¾ cup of mashed avocado
• 120 ml coconut oil
• 1 cup of coconut sugar
• ½ cup of cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• pinch of salt

Ingredients for garnish:

• ¼ cup of avocado
• 1 cup of powder xylite
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Instructions:

Mix the dry ingredients such as flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder in a large container. Mix the avocado until smooth and add coconut sugar. Gradually add the eggs, coconut oil into the mixture and mix again until smooth. Pour the avocado mixture into a container with dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly and place the dough in a smaller baking tray lined with baking

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 ° C. In the meantime, prepare the icing for decorating. Place the avocado in a blender and mix into puree. Add xylite powder to create a thick paste. Finally, sprinkle the lemon juice, which refreshes the icing. Put it on the chilled cake. Leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and serve. Bon appetite. [5]   

Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fats
196	27 g	2 g	9 g

So, do you also treat yourself to this chocolate delicacy? What is your favourite recipe for Brownies? Let us know in the comments. If you liked these tips for Brownies, support this post by sharing.

Sources:

[1] 4 ingredient fudge protein brownies (vegan, gluten-free, paleo) – https://gimmedelicious.com/2016/04/05/healthy-brownies/

[2] Chilli chocolate no-bake protein brownies (sweetener & gluten-free) – https://proteinpow.com/2014/11/chilli-chocolate-no-bake-protein-brownie-bars.html

[3] Healthy chocolate peanut butter protein brownies recipe – https://www.muscleandstrength.com/recipes/healthy-chocolate-peanut-butter-brownies

[4] You wont believe what is in these brownies – https://upfitness.com/en/article_posts/food-nutrition/recipes/wont-believe-whats-secret-brownies

[5] Avocado Brownies with Avocado frosting recipe – https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/avocado-brownies-with-avocado-frosting/