These brownies taste just as tasty and are more filling than the genuine thing because to their high protein content. Give yourself and your friends a healthy alternative as a surprise!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 1 8-inch square pan |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 (15 ounce) can green lentils, drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoons water, or as needed
- 3 eggs
- 7 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
- 3 tablespoons margarine (such as Smart Balance®)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 5 scoops vanilla protein powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Place lentils and water in a blender; puree into a smooth paste.
- Transfer lentil paste to a large bowl. Mix in eggs, sugar, margarine, and vanilla extract. Stir in cocoa powder and protein powder until batter is thick and well-combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Substitute chocolate protein powder for the vanilla powder if desired.
- You can use 2 eggs and 1 egg white instead of 3 whole eggs if preferred.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 133 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 134 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It’s so good
alright this is a good idea recipe, basically if you want it good, you’ll have to add your own personal fling. for me I cooked lentils and after they were done I added them to a honey and cocoa powder mixture, while hot, and mashed them and mix them up, I would recommend adding a ripe banana as well. after mixing it up I let it cool before I added the eggs as I did not want the mixture to cook the eggs, I also added vanilla and enough protein powder to give it the consistency of a normal brownie batter. only baked it for 18 minutes in a 350 degree oven, I would recommend doing a shorter time to let them be more moist. my friends tried them and I enjoyed them. they taste like a really good protein bar, not so much as a decedent brownie but hey, this version is loaded with nitrates and protein, and little to no fat
I had issues with the batter on this recipe. It was very runny. Also, we thought they were too bitter and I typically don’t like things too sweet, so I suggest adding more sugar or a touch of agave and leave out the water. Let them cool completely before tasting. Thank you for the recipe.