Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

[BABY1]

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups black beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
• 3 tbsp dutch or regular cocoa powder (15g)
• 7 tbsp chocolate protein powder (45g)
• scant 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or agave or honey (Honey is not for strict vegans.) (75g)
• pinch pure stevia, or 2 tbsp sugar of choice
• 3 1/2 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil (35g)
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup to 2/3 cup chocolate chips (Not optional; omit at your own risk.)

Instructions

Homemade Chocolate Protein Bars: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients except chips in a high-quality food processor, and blend until absolutely and completely smooth. (A blender works if you absolutely must, but the texture and taste will be much better in a food processor.) Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour into a greased 8×8 square pan. Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the top. Cook the homemade chocolate protein bars 16 minutes. They will still look underdone when you take them from the oven, but this is okay. Let cool, then pat down with a pancake spatula. Refrigerate overnight. The bars will have firmed up and are now ready to cut and eat. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Makes about 10 bars

[guns01]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

the only bars we have been able to get to set and hold are the pb and jelly protein bars in this section. the rest have been epic failures. i am a hell of a baker but damn, maybe it is our elevation or something

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

the only bars we have been able to get to set and hold are the pb and jelly protein bars in this section. the rest have been epic failures. i am a hell of a baker but damn, maybe it is our elevation or something

Try these ones and lmk. Baking with protein powder isnt an easy thing. We bakers know how baking is such a science and any slight modification can change the whole outcome. I have heard that black bean brownies are real good. Have you even made brownies with them, guns?

[guns01]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

Try these ones and lmk. Baking with protein powder isnt an easy thing. We bakers know how baking is such a science and any slight modification can change the whole outcome. I have heard that black bean brownies are real good. Have you even made brownies with them, guns?

no i have never done them with black beans. i think the combo of altitude and humidity make the process of these kinds of recipes finicky. i even spoke with someone who did a bar recipe up close by you guys and we tried tweaking things around and still didnt work. idk, may have to give these a try tomorrow

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

I would like to b ake these up right now. I have everything but chocolate protein powder. Any subs you think would work? I may just try it with vanilla

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

Just checked and I thought I had black beans but nope. I changing this up and using garbanzo beans instead and the vanilla whey. I will let you know how they turn out. Just have to figure out what to use in place of the cocoa powder???

[guns01]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

Just checked and I thought I had black beans but nope. I changing this up and using garbanzo beans instead and the vanilla whey. I will let you know how they turn out. Just have to figure out what to use in place of the cocoa powder???

you could probably use cinnamon or some other type of spice. it would possibly end up making it more of a cake as opposed to a brownie though

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

you could probably use cinnamon or some other type of spice. it would possibly end up making it more of a cake as opposed to a brownie though

I know I could use some flour but I wanted to stay away from that...here goes

[guns01]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

I know I could use some flour but I wanted to stay away from that...here goes

what about oat flour or almond flour? that would be a good replacement for gluten flour or something like that. we do rice flour sometimes as well

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

what about oat flour or almond flour? that would be a good replacement for gluten flour or something like that. we do rice flour sometimes as well

I only have regular here. I may add a little more protein powder and a tbsp flour

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

OK they are in the oven. I revised these and made them Blonde Brownie Protein Bars

• 1 1/2 cups Garbanzo Beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
• 1 tbsp flour
• 8 tbsp Vanilla protein powder
• scant 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup agave syrup
• 1 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 14 tsp Almond extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup to 2/3 cup chocolate chips (Not optional; omit at your own risk.)

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

OK they are in the oven. I revised these and made them Blonde Brownie Protein Bars

• 1 1/2 cups Garbanzo Beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
• 1 tbsp flour
• 8 tbsp Vanilla protein powder
• scant 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup agave syrup
• 1 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 14 tsp Almond extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup to 2/3 cup chocolate chips (Not optional; omit at your own risk.)

These really turned out pretty good. The texture is not dry but the only thing is they break apart easy. The tastes is really quite good. I would make again or sure. Next I will get the ingredients and try the original chocolate recipe that I posted! Thumbs up on these Blondie Bars

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

WOW these are freaking fantastic. The only thing I change is I cut the amount of vanilla and added some almond extract. Even my daughter ate them and if she knew what was in them she wouldnt even have tried them.

[Skeletor]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

Those bars looked great baby1!

[BABY1]

Re: Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars

Those bars looked great baby1!

if you like something that is really good chocolate taste, these are it. I think the dark cocoa was a good addition