Healthy Brownie Protein Bites (No Bake)

Brownie protein bites are gluten free and dairy free, with ingredients that make a filling and healthy snack or breakfast treat.

I’ve learned that quick, healthy snack ideas can be hard to come up with unless you have a good recipe arsenal at the ready.

Otherwise, I find myself reaching for quick and easy – but definitely unhealthy – choices.

Things like prepackaged, processed snacks might satisfy that sweet craving temporarily, but they leave you hungry and weak and usually craving more sweets. It’s a vicious cycle!

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Making your own protein-rich snacks ahead of time is really the solution for making better choices.

Plus, brownie bites are totally portable and great to pack as you head out the door.

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Brownies as a Health Food??

With all that said about “better choices”, you might be thinking, how can anything including the word brownie be healthy?

The key, of course, is what you put in them! That, and probably moderation.

Chocolate protein powder gives these the “brownie” flavor, and maple syrup as a sugar substitute lowers the glycemic index. (It’s also a natural sugar versus a processed sugar in its pure form).

Of course, the melted chocolate chips do add extra sweetness, but not *too* much.

Vertical close up image of brownie bite on a white plate.

You could substitute carob chips, but you will want to add a little melted coconut oil to get it to melt properly.

With the added high protein content, you will have an easy AND overall healthy treat you can feel good about.

How to Make Brownie Protein Bites (and substitution notes)

First of all, this recipe is written featuring ingredients that are considered the least inflammatory and are “clean” overall.

The type of milk (oat, almond, coconut, dairy) is pretty interchangeable. And I believe you could swap the maple syrup for other liquid sweeteners (but I have not tried them yet- disclaimer).

I would probably avoid swapping the maple syrup for granulated sugars (only), as you would end up with less liquid content and the brownie bites may not hold together as well for this recipe.

Ingredients for protein brownie breakfast bites.

As far as the type of protein powder used, just know that protein content might vary. But I would use the protein powder you prefer.

Personally, I use a plant-based protein powder because I can’t tolerate whey or soy-based protein powders (stomach pain/inflammation).

Some to try:

Garden of Life Chocolate Organic Protein Powder

Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein & Greens Chocolate Cacao

Orgain Creamy Chocolate Protein Powder

Creating No-Bake Protein Brownie Bites

Protein brownie bites are really easy to pull together, especially since you don’t need to bake them!

You’ll start by mixing together your almond flour, protein powder and maple syrup until well blended. A small blender makes this really easy!

Then you’ll add the almond milk (or your choice of milk). If it seems dry, keep stirring as it can take a little bit for the flour to absorb the liquid. Add more milk as needed.

Adding milk to protein brownie mixture in blender.

Once mixture has a soft dough filling, you’ll press them into the wells of a mini muffin tin, then pour the melted chocolate chips over each brownie bite and top with a dash of sea salt.

Brownie mixture pressed into mini muffin tin.

These will firm up in the fridge and should be ready to eat in about 20 minutes. Keep in the fridge all week for a tasty, protein-rich treat.

See full recipe card below!

Yield: 20

No Bake Protein Brownie Bites

A simple and portable protein-packed treat!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
1 cup chocolate protein powder
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup almond milk (approx)

Topping

1 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt

Instructions

In a mixing bowl OR in a blender, mix together almond flour, chocolate protein powder and maple syrup until combined.
Add the almond milk slowly, mixing as you add it. It can take a little bit to absorb the liquid, but add more milk as needed until the mixture is thick, soft and moldable.
Press into the wells of a mini muffin pan, about 3/4 full.
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave a few seconds a time, stirring until smooth.
Pour & spread the melted chocolate over each protein bite.
Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
Place muffin pan in fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving. Then transfer to an airtight container and store for up to a week in the fridge.

Notes

*If you are sensitive to soy or whey protein powders, try a plant based protein powder (see bottom of this recipe card)

*You can swap the almond flour for coconut or oat flours but may need to adjust the amount of milk.

*You can swap the almond milk with coconut or oat milk if desired.

Healthy Brownie Protein Bites (No Bake)

Brownies as a Health Food??

How to Make Brownie Protein Bites (and substitution notes)

Creating No-Bake Protein Brownie Bites

No Bake Protein Brownie Bites

Ingredients

Topping

Instructions

Notes

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