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Brownie Bites

Holiday Peppermint Brownie Bites
Holiday Edition- Peppermint Brownie Bites


Brownie Bites

Makes approx 5 dozen mini bite cores


Ingredients:

  • Old fashioned oats: 1/2 cup - Blitz into flour using a spice grinder*
  • Maple syrup: 1/8 cup **
  • Cottage cheese: 12 oz
  • Vanilla extract: 1/2 TBS
  • Peanut butter: 1/4 cup plus 2 TBS
  • Protein powder: 1/2 cup (60 g), chocolate or vanilla
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder: 1/4 cup
  • 1/8 cup mini chocolate chips or finely chopped nuts- OPTIONAL

* May sub 1/4 cup almond flour if desired. 

** May sub 1/8 cup honey if preferred.


Instructions:

In a blender,maple syrup, cottage cheese, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth. 

Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add in peanut butter. Mix well.


Fold in protein powder and cocoa powder. Mix until fully combined. Fold in 1/8 cup of the chocolate chips or nuts if using.


Use a 1/2 teaspoon measure to dough evenly. Roll the portioned dough into balls and place them on a sheet pan.


At this point, you can freeze the dough cores or proceed to making cups. 


To make 24 mini brownie bites:

  • Coconut oil: 1 tbsp (15 ml), melted
  • Chocolate chips: 5oz dark or semisweet or a mix of both
  • Flaky sea salt
  • 24 brownie cores


In a double boiler melt the coconut oil and chocolate until smooth. 


While the chocolate melts, lay out 24 silicone mini muffin liners on a metal sheet pan. Once melted, place 1/2 tsp of melted chocolate into the bottom of each liner. Add a brownie core. Top with another 1/2 tsp of melted chocolate. Sprinkle with coarse or pyramid salt. Freeze. 


To make mint chocolate version, add peppermint extract to melted chocolate. 


 

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