5 Ingredient Chocolate Cherry Protein Brownies
Delicious and moist cherry chocolate brownies that are great for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 9 Brownies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Scale
Ingredients
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
4 Tbsp cacao powder
1 20 oz. can of No Sugar Added Cherry Pie Filling
1 tsp baking powder
1 scoop protein powder (I used Dymatize Birthday Cake Flavor)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° and grease an 8 x 8 baking dish
- Mix together all of your dry ingredients
- Add the creamy peanut butter to the dry ingredients and mix well
- Open the can of NSA Cherry Pie filling and take out the cherries leaving as much of the filling behind. Set the filling aside for later use.
- Fold the cherries into the rest of the ingredients
- Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake the brownies at 350° for 25 minutes
Notes
I used Dymatize ISO 100 for these brownies but feel free to use your protein of choice. If you prefer slightly crispier brownies over gooey ones, bake the brownies for 5-7 minutes longer depending on how crispy you like them.
For the frosting, mix together 60 grams of pie filling with 10 grams of cacao powder. I suggest adding some sweetener like liquid stevia to give the frosting a slightly sweeter taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Brownie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 93
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 2
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 1
Keywords: brownies, dessert, protein dessert, low calorie, chocolate, cherries