Cottage Cheese Brownies

Cottage Cheese Brownies

from thebalancednutritionist.com
Dessert
35 min
16 servings
143 kcal / serving

Fudgy delicious brownies made with a few "healthier" ingredients like cottage cheese and whole wheat flour.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupchocolate chips or chopped chocolate (melted)
  • 1 cupcottage cheese
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1egg
  • ¼ cupmelted butter (or avocado oil)
  • ¾ cupmilk
  • ½ cupsugar (coconut sugar, or sugar-free alternative)
  • ½ cupcocoa powder
  • ¾ cupwhole wheat flour (i prefer king arthur white whole wheat)
  • ½ tspbaking soda
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • ⅓ cupmini chocolate chips

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. 2

    Start by adding cottage cheese, melted chocolate, melted butter, vanilla extract, egg, milk, sugar and cocoa powder to a food processor. Process on high until blended. Note: Avoid cracking the egg right on top of the melted chocolate or butter in the food processor if those ingredients are hot.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt.

  4. 4

    Combine blended wet ingredients with dry ingredient and mix until just combined. Fold in mini chocolate chips.

  5. 5

    Transfer to a 9x9" baking dish lightly oiled or lined with parchment paper.

  6. 6

    Bake for 20-25 minutes in the oven, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Note: different ovens may vary so make sure to test the center before removing from the oven :)

  7. 7

    Allow to cool and then slice into 16 brownies.