I love a brownie. Locally to us, we have the most amazing brownie maker - Choccolicious. They are divine. I have tried a few healthy brownies in my time, but I wanted to create something that used high protein foods, and as little natural sugar as possible, but still giving it its yummy gooey taste. I have used chocolate protein powder in these, but you could easily swop for cocoa or even better cacao. Cacao is a great ‘pick me up’ if you are feeling low, or fancy something sweet, but without all the sugar and calories. It contains theobromine, which has a similar effect as caffeine.

The recipe is -

• 100g of dates, soaked in hot water for 15min
• 2 tbsp of chia seeds, soaked in 6tbsp of how water for 10min
• 75g of almond butter
• 45g of coconut butter
• 50g of chocolate protein powder
• 20g of ground almond
• 50ml of almond milk (or other milk)
• 1/2 tbsp of vanilla essence
• 1/2 tsp of sodium of bicarbonate
• A pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp of maple syrup