Recipe: Fudgy Protein Brownies

Sunday, August 16, 2026

These Fudgy Protein Brownies from PrettyDeliciousLife came out pretty good! Once again, not amazing, but a great satisfying/filling chocolate snack. It's one of the many recipes that does not call itself "peanut butter + _insert_chocolate_option_here" that should call itself peanut butter brownies....but the peanut butter is at least not terribly overwhelming here.

Ingredients

• 16 oz cottage cheese
• 1 c natural peanut butter
• 1 c unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1 scoop protein powder (optional)
• 3 Tbsp chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Prepare to bake. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal and set aside.
2. Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
3. Transfer the cottage cheese to a mixing bowl and add peanut butter and the remaining dry ingredients (not the chocolate chips).
4. Using a fork or silicone spatula, mix the batter until combined. This batter will be very thick, much thicker than traditional brownie recipes.
5. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, smooshing down with the back of a spatula until it is evenly distributed in the pan.
6. Top the batter with chocolate chips and bake for 15-20 minutes for fudgy brownies or 25 minutes for cakey brownies.
7. Once finished baking, leave them in the pan to cool.