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High-Protein Skillet Brownie

By Lilly Drucis

October 14, 2024

We’re in brownie season. (Okay, when aren’t we?) And a new trend sweeping social media is the skillet brownie, where you mix up your ingredients and pour into a cast-iron skillet and watch the magic happen.

With that in mind, we’ve decided to make a high-protein skillet brownie with some improved ingredients that still allow for plenty of brownie deliciousness.

The great news is that this high-protein skillet brownie is easy to make and even ends as a balanced macronutrient snack.

Benefits of making this skillet brownie

Why you will want to make this skilled brownie again and again? For the reasons:

• Great macros: 15 grams of carbohydrates (just 7 grams of sugar), 7 grams of fat and 9 grams of protein per 146 calorie serving.

• Rather than using a sugar-filled box mix, you're doing it from from scratch with superior ingredients.

• In under an hour, it will be ready to eat, as you can scoop the warm gooey goodness right out of the pan.

• It pairs especially well with some ice cream. Try our protein ice creams like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

Skillet brownie ingredients

Most brownie recipes are a flour and sugar festival. This skillet brownie features a much more diverse group of ingredients.

It starts with Ancient Nutrition Whey Protein Milk Chocolate. It combines high-quality whey protein, organic regenerative A2/A2 milk protein and clinically studied eggshell membrane collagen into one supplement. Each scoop delivers 23 grams of protein.

Next up is the cocoa powder. Go with an unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder for that smooth and definitive chocolate flavor.

You’ll need a little bit of flour, baking powder and brown sugar. You’ll also need an egg and melted butter to help make these brownies nice and moist.

A secret ingredient to add some fall flavor to this brownie is pumpkin puree. Then add either oat or almond milk, along with some dark chocolate chips.

As an option, you can drizzle on some chocolate sauce.

How to make a skillet brownie

First, select your skillet. We recommend a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, but you can use any oven-safe skillet that is between 9 and 12 inches in diameter.

Take the size of your skillet into consideration when calculating cooking time. If the skillet is smaller, the brownie will be thicker and need more time to cook. If it’s bigger, it’s the opposite.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a big mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, whey protein powder, cocoa powder, brown sugar and baking powder. Stir together.

Melt the butter at low heat in the skillet, which will also help grease it for later. Set aside.

In a smaller mixing bowl, whisk one egg and then add the other wet ingredients: melted butter, pumpkin puree and oat milk. Mix well.

Add the wet ingredients into the large mixing bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk together. Pour into the skillet and top with chocolate chips.

Place the skillet into the oven and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove when the edges are set and the center is almost cooked through but still soft.

As an option, drizzle some chocolate sauce on top. Let sit for 15 minutes and then feel free to dig in. Scoop our portions (perhaps with ice cream in a big bowl) or eat it together right out of the pan!

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