Healthier Brownies
These brownies are healthier than traditional brownies, super fudgy, chocolatey, and delicious. If you are on a peanut butter and chocolate kick like I am, scroll down for my peanut butter frosting recipe. These brownies are made with oat and almond flour, coconut sugar, coconut oil, cocoa powder, semisweet chocolate chips, and nonfat Greek yogurt.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- oat flour
- almond flour- I love baking with almond flour. It is low in carbs and packed with nutrients and protein. It is also a bit sweeter than traditional white flour.
- cocoa powder- Packed with antioxidants, healthy fats, and fiber, cocoa powder is nutritious and adds the perfect chocolate flavor.
- baking soda
- salt
Wet Ingredients
- coconut sugar- Coconut sugar is a healthier sugar alternative that has healthy fats and fewer grams of sugar per serving than other sugars.
- coconut oil- Coconut oil is good for blood sugar, energy levels, digestion, and more. An excellent substitute for butter when baking
- plain non-fat greek yogurt- Greek yogurt adds moisture to the brownies.
- eggs
- vanilla extract
Additional Ingredients
- semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks- I mixed both chips and chunks, but either works.
How to make Healthier Brownies
Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F and line an 8-inch x 8-inch cake pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray. I love using Trader Joes Coconut Oil Spray when baking.
In a mixing bowl, mix almond flour, oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Next, melt the coconut oil in the microwave and chill for 5 minutes in the freezer. If it is too warm, it will not bake correctly. After that, mix melted and cooled coconut oil, coconut sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a small mixing bowl. Then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix thoroughly. Next, fold in semi-sweet chocolate chips and/or chunks.
After that, transfer the brownie batter to the cake pan and bake at 350° F for 10-12 minutes.
Let the brownies cool before slicing. Enjoy!!
Healthy Peanut Butter Frosting
Since I have been on a chocolate and peanut butter kick, I had to make a peanut butter frosting to go on some of the brownies. The frosting is delicious and only has three ingredients.
¼ cup of nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tbsp of all-natural peanut butter
1 tsp of honey
In a small mixing bowl, mix greek yogurt, peanut butter, and honey. Make sure you wait until the brownies are cool to spread the frosting. Drizzle with all-natural peanut butter.
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Healthier Brownies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted and cooled
- 2 eggs
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F and line an 8-inch x 8-inch cake pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray.
- In a mixing bowl, mix almond flour, oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Next, melt the coconut oil in the microwave and chill for 5 minutes in the freezer. If it is too warm, it will not bake correctly.
- After that, mix melted and cooled coconut oil, coconut sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a small mixing bowl.
- Then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix thoroughly.
- Next, fold in semi-sweet chocolate chips and/or chunks.
- After that, transfer the brownie batter to the cake pan and bake at 350° F for 10-12 minutes.
- Let the brownies cool before slicing. Enjoy!!
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