Single Serve Brownie (Gluten Free)

The Single Serve Brownie. These single serve brownies are gluten free, vegan and packed with protein! Oh and they could not be easier to make! These are even healthy enough to be called breakfast on an ordinary Wednesday. Yes, I had these for breakfast. It was glorious!

You gotta have fun in all parts of life and for me that means eating dessert for breakfast, and often!! I love single serve desserts like this because they are automatically portion controlled for you. I often find myself sneaking back for more when I make a whole tray of brownies, which even though these are healthy, it’s also important to practice self control every once and awhile.

Don’t get me wrong. These are a glorified protein shake in brownie form. I honestly couldn’t believe how good they turned out with the limited ingredients and cooking time. But you gotta trust your gut sometimes and I’m so glad I did!

But you won’t taste a glorified protein shake. You will taste a very soft but not crumbly brownie. It’s fudgy and full of cacao nibs for added chocolate flavor. Cacao nibs are full of the antioxidants that are normally lost during the manufacturing process of making bars of chocolate so eat up!!

Single Serve Brownie

This single serve brownie have a great balance of carbs, protein, and fat to start your day. These would be great to help you get through that 3pm afternoon slump or after a killer workout. Of course I recommend them as dessert as well.

Naturally sweetened with banana there is no crazy sugar high to come down from or to keep you awake if you happen to indulge in a late night snack. I highly recommend frozen coconut whipped cream or fresh strawberries for a topping on these single serve brownies. It’s made from coconut milk and has limited ingredients. I really love it, and highly recommend 🙂 It’s a little hard to find but I was able to pick it up at my local Whole Foods.

Does it matter what protein powder I use?

For the protein powder, I used Nuzest (affiliate), which is a vegan plant based protein powder without any added sweeteners or ingredients. This has become my go to protein powder, since I found out that other vegan plant based proteins were testing high on heavy metals. Use the coupon code above to get 15% off at checkout!

I cannot guarantee that this recipe would turn out edible if you used anything other than plant based protein powder (whey, collagen, egg white). Vegan protein powder has a different consistency and absorbs liquid differently than these other protein powders.

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Single Serve Brownies

These single serve brownies are the perfect dessert or afternoon snack! Gluten free, vegan, packed with protein and so simple to make! 

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 4 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 24 minutes

Servings 2 servings

Calories 386 kcal

Author Sam

Ingredients

• 2 medium bananas, mashed
• 2 servings chocolate vegan protein powder Nuzest
• 2 tbs ground flax meal
• 6 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp hemp hearts
• 1 tsp coconut oil or almond butter
• 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar optional
• 2 tbsp cacao nibs
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F

2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas and add the ground flax and water. Mix well

3. To the banana and flax mixture, add the chocolate protein powder and stir well until fully incorporated.

4. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well. 

5. Divide the mixture between two ramekins that have been sprayed with non-stick spray. 

6. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 350F

Nutrition Facts

Single Serve Brownies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 386 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17g 26%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Polyunsaturated Fat 5g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Sodium 352mg 15%

Potassium 548mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 16g

Protein 27g 54%

Vitamin A 1.5%

Vitamin C 12.4%

Calcium 9%

Iron 24.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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