A picnic or al fresco dining wouldn’t be right without brownies, would it? Especially double chocolate, high protein ones! In collaboration with Alpro using their plant-based range of yogurts and drinks, I’ve created these divine vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free treats using their delicious cashew milk and Hazelnut Chocolate Dessert Moments yogurts. Make them ahead then pack them up (carefully!) in boxes in a cool bag and there you go, healthy indulgence on the go!
Ingredients:
For the brownies –
- 2 large overripe bananas
- 200ml Alpro Cashew milk
- 4 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons almond or hazelnut butter (I used Meridian)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100g oat flour
- 100g brown rice flour (I used Indigo Herbs)
- 2 scoops chocolate protein powder (I used Vega Essentials)
- 50g coconut sugar or stevia (I used Natvia)
- 4 tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder (I used LucyBee)
- 1 tablespoon flaxseeds (I used Linwoods)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
For the chocolate topping –
- 4 x pots Alpro Hazelnut Chocolate Dessert Moments
- 2 tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons almond or hazelnut butter (I used Meridian)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To decorate –
- Freeze-dried raspberries
- Walnuts
- Cacao nibs
Get making!
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease and line a 9×9 in square baking tin.
- Place the bananas, milk, honey/syrup, peanut butter and vanilla in a blender (I use my Ninja Kitchen) and whizz up until smooth.
- Now add in the rest of the brownie ingredients and blend again until you have a smooth and quite thick chocolate batter. Spread this evenly into your prepared tin.
- Bake for 25 minutes until firm to the touch and golden. Leave to cool completely then cut into squares.
- Meanwhile make the chocolate topping: Beat together the ingredients until quite thick and smooth and chill in the fridge until needed.
- Spread a generous layer over each cooled brownie then scatter over the walnuts, cacao nibs and freeze-dried raspberries. Enjoy!
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