Fitness Brownie Bites

                                                                               

I'm working on developing a nutrient dense, high protein, all natural, soy free, gluten free, paleo, non-gmo and vegan fitness bar, and so far I've come up with these lovelies. I'm calling them Fitness Brownie Bites. Given their macros, these make a perfect preworkout food, and the use of barley flour makes them rich in fibre and calcium. And with just 4 ingredients, they're super quick and easy to make.      

What you need:

1 cup MaraNatha dark chocolate almond spread
1 cup barley flour
1 Ener-G egg replacer
3 tbsp non-dairy milk

What to do:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare 2 cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray.

2) In a stand mixer, whisk together 1-1/2 tsp Ener-G powder with 2 tbsp water. Whisk until foamy about 3 minutes.  Scrape down sides of bowl if needed.


3) Add the cup of almond spread and the milk to the Ener-G mix blending well. Then add the cup of barley flour. Blend until smooth. The batter should have the consistency of cookie dough.

4)With the use of a mini ice cream scooper (or a tablespoon) drop the dough onto cookie sheet leaving an inch of space between each mound. I got 17 brownies using the mini scooper.

5) Bake for 20 mins or until centre of brownie is firm to the touch.

6) Cool on a wire rack and transfer to air tight container. Keep at room temperature for 2 weeks.

         

      

Macros per brownie:

energy: 123 calories

fat: 6.7 grams

carbs: 11.6 grams

protein: 2.8 grams 

***(bump up the protein to  3.7 g if  using Chocolate Dreams peanut butter chocolate spread)

Additional nutrients per brownie:

 iron: 8% daily value
calcium: 5% daily value