Healthy Protein Brookie Bars (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Oil-Free, Low Sugar)

This is the best brookie because you can enjoy it knowing it’s serving your health too! Who doesn’t love brownies or chocolate chips cookies? And combining them into brownie cookie bars has always been a win-win, but brookies have a lot of sugar and can leave you with that hangover feeling. These brookie slices are great because they are gluten-free, dairy-free, lower in sugar, oil free, and have some sneaky protein in there to help balance your blood sugar. We are all about the healthy, allergy friendly treats around here!

Ingredient Notes

Flours: This recipe calls for a combination of 1:1 gluten free flour and tigernut flour. You can substitute almond flour for the tigernut flour.

Protein: You do need a vegan protein powder in this recipe. I used pumpkin seed protein, but you can also use a pea protein. These proteins act like flour, so they absorb liquid rather than dissolving. This is key for this recipe!

Yogurt: I used a vegan yogurt in this recipe, and any vegan yogurt will do. If you can eat dairy and want an even higher protein treat, try using Greek yogurt!

We are all about the healthy, allergy friendly treats around here! So tell me, if you had to pick one (which of course you don't now, thanks to this recipe) would you pick brownies or chocolate chip cookies?! Leave a comment letting me know

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Healthy Brookie Bars

These healthier brookie bars are gluten free, dairy free, lower sugar, and higher protein! A delicious and nutritious treat? You bet! The perfect combo of brownies and chocolate chip cookies for when you can't decide between them.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword allergy friendly, brownies, chocolate, cookies, dairy free, healthy, high protein, nut free

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours

Servings 8 slices

Author Victoria Faling

Ingredients

Base Batter

• 1 cup Tigernut flour or almond
• ¼ cup 1:1 gluten free flour
• ¼ cup vegan protein powder See notes above about what proteins work
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup applesauce
• ¼ cup yogurt I used Oatly vegan yogurt, but Greek would work too!

Brownie layer

• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoon milk of choice
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• ¼ cup chocolate chips or more!

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Sift all dry ingredients together for base batter (flours, protein, baking powder, salt) and set aside.
• Beat all wet ingredients for base better together until smooth (egg, maple syrup, applesauce, yogurt).
• Add dry ingredients to wet and stir to combine (or mix on low with paddle attachment until combined).
• Separate half the batter into another bowl and mix in the brownie layer ingredients except for the chocolate chips.
• Divide the chocolate chips between the two bowls and fold into each layer.
• Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spread the brownie layer on the bottom. Then spread the cookie dough layer on top.
• Bake for 35-40 min until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 min in the loaf pan then remove to finish cooling on a wire rack.
• Try not to eat it all in one night!