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Cottage Cheese Brownies

These cottage cheese brownies are rich, fudgy, and offer a nutritious spin on a standard brownie recipe. Packed with 8 grams of protein each!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cottage cheese brownies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 9 large brownies
Calories 229kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup low fat 1% cottage cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (or a sugar-free granulated substitute)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup whole wheat flour
  • ⅓ cup chocolate whey protein powder (about 1 level scoop of most brands)
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips (regular or sugar-free)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish.
  • Place the cottage cheese and eggs in a blender cup or mini food processor bowl. Blend for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is smooth.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and the cottage cheese/egg mixture. Stir until well combined.
  • In another mixing bowl, combine the cocoa powder, flour, protein powder, baking powder, and salt.
  • Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. The batter will be thick; this is normal. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Pour the batter into the 8x8 dish. Spread evenly in the dish. Bake at 350 degrees F on the center rack for approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick pulls out clean from the center.
  • Let cool in the pan, then enjoy slightly warm, at room temperature, or chilled (depending on your preference).

Notes

  • Full fat cottage cheese can be used in this recipe, but note that it will affect the nutrition facts.
  • If you’d prefer a sugar substitute, allulose is usually my go-to option for replacing granulated sugar. Because it is slightly less sweet than sugar, I might increase that by a tablespoon or two if you replace all the sugar with allulose.
  • This recipe makes 9 large brownies or 12 small brownies. The nutrition analysis below is based on 9 large brownies.
  • The nutrition analysis below assumes regular sugar and regular chocolate chips. Sugar free options will decrease the sugar content and calorie count.
 
Nutrition analysis (approximate per brownie): 229 calories, 11 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 210 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fiber, 19 g sugar, 11 g added sugar, 8 g protein, Vitamin D: 1%, Calcium: 4%, Iron: 6%, Potassium: 3%

Nutrition

Calories: 229kcal