Cottage Cheese Blondie Brownies
Fudgy, chocolatey, and layered with a golden almond top. These blondie brownies are gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and packed with over 10 grams of protein per serving.
Servings: 9 squares/rectangles
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups cottage cheese 2% blended
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup smooth almond butter
- 1 cup oat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp milk
- ½ cup almond slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F or 320F fan. Prepare a baking dish (9’’x7’’) or a square baking dish (8’’x8’’) and line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 ¼ cups of cottage cheese with maple syrup and almond butter.
- Now, sift the oat flour and baking powder into the wet ingredients and mix throughout to combine and form a thick batter. Add in the salt and mix it in.
- Take 2/3 of the batter and sift the cocoa powder and the remaining 1/2 cup cottage cheese into it. Add a splash of milk if the mixture is too thick. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Cover the bottom of the baking dish with cocoa batter and level it out. Then, cover with the remaining 1/3 of the light batter and spread it out on top of the chocolate batter.
- Using a brush, spread the 1 tbsp of milk on top of the batter to smooth out the top.
- Cover with almond slices evenly and press them in with a spoon.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove and let it cool down inside the baking dish before slicing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 square (4 oz) | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 10.6g | Fat: 11.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.8g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 330mg | Fiber: 4.3g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 2mg