Rich and dense and just perfect Coconut Flour Protein Brownies with a ton of protein powder and cocoa powder! These healthy coconut flour brownies have no sugar, butter or oil and are low carb, low calorie and keto friendly too.
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These coconut flour brownies with cocoa powder really are one of the richest and most chocolatey brownies I’ve made! Almost ⅔ cup of cocoa in the one batch!
What more? Since this is a flourless brownie recipe – just the coconut flour here – they’re low carb and low calorie too.
And then no sugar, no butter, no oil either. Just a beautiful healthy protein brownie recipe!
Ingredients for Coconut Flour Protein Brownies
These low carb coconut flour protein brownies are made with cocoa powder and sweetened with chocolate protein powder for a sugar free and keto friendly recipe!
- Chocolate Protein Powder needed for high protein chocolate cake and also replaces most of the ‘sugar’. I used part whey-caesin Chocolate Milkshake protein powder from Quest Nutrition, and part Chocolate Protein World Whey for this recipe.
Code HAYLSKITCHEN gives a discount on ProteinWorld; - Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
- Non-fat Greek Yogurt contributes to the oil-free part of this low carb chocolate cake since it adds the moisture, and also extra protein
- Coconut Flour for a low carb protein cake
- Almond Milk or regular milk
- Egg
- Tahini
- Baking Soda
- Some Vanilla Extract
Tips for Coconut Flour Powder Powder Brownie Recipe
These coconut flour protein brownies are really easy to make, but here’s some tips to get them right!
- Use room temperature milk, yogurt and egg;
This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well to give the perfect low carb coconut flour brownies.
- Use Drippy Tahini also so that it mixes well into the batter.
- Don’t over-mix the batter!
Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
If you over-mix it, the protein powder will make the low carb protein brownies tough, dense and gummy.
- Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have a healthy coconut flour protein brownies with no sugar.
- Don’t over-bake the cake bars or they might get tough; Remove when the tester/knife comes out just dry; Little moisture is okay.
How to store Low Carb Coconut Flour Brownie?
This low carb coconut flour protein brownie recipe keeps well for a meal prep breakfast, dessert or post workout snack; Freezer friendly too!
Store healthy coconut flour brownies at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or in the fridge for a week.
To freeze the coconut flour protein powder brownie, freeze individually first on baking sheet, then wrap pieces in plastic wrap and place in freezer-safe zipper bags or air tight container; They should keep for 2-3 months.
Alternatives for Healthy, Low Calorie Coconut Flour Brownies
For the perfect high protein and low calorie coconut flour brownies, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and brands I recommended; I do have some alternatives you can try. I haven’t testing them all, so I can’t say how your recipe might turn out.
- Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
- Almond Milk: Any other milk
- 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular confectioners sugar or coconut sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
- Tahini: Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter or any nut or seed butter.
More Healthy Coconut Flour Protein Powder Recipes:
- Low Carb Chocolate Protein Cake
- Coconut Flour Protein Muffins
- Keto Chocolate Protein Muffin with Coconut Flour
More Low Carb Protein Brownie Recipes:
- Low Calorie Protein Brownies
- Black Bean Protein Brownies
- Fudgy Protein Brownies
- Half Baked Protein Fudge Brownie for One
Coconut Flour Protein Brownies – Rich, Low Carb, Awesome!
Ingredients
- ½ cup + 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, or Cacao Powder, 50g
- ¼ cup Whey-Caesin Chocolate Protein Powder, 23g
- ¼ cup Whey Chocolate Protein Powder, 23g
- ¼ cup Zero Calorie 1:1 Sugar Replacement, 48g
- 3 tablespoon Coconut Flour, 21g
- ⅓ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 cup Non-fat Greek Yogurt, 225g
- ½ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 120ml
- ¼ cup Runny Tahini, 64g, see post for subs
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Optional Coconut Flakes for Topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8” x 8” brownie pan or baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk cocoa powder, whey and whey-caesin chocolate protein powder, zero calorie sugar replacement, coconut flour and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, almond milk, tahini, egg and vanilla.
- Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the brownies tough.Batter should be thick and pourable.
- Transfer batter into pan, smoothen with a spatula or back of spoon.Top with optional coconut flakes.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the top is set. Toothpick inserted into the center should come out almost dry, with a few crumbs attached.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Notes
- Nutrition details are calculated using products recommended below.
- See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.
- Quest Nutrition Chocolate Milkshake Protein Powder
- ProteinWorld Whey Protein Powder
- Use code HAYLSKITCHEN for 30% off your order
- Lakanto 1:1 Sugar Substitute
- Use code HAYLSKITCHEN for 15% off your order
- Servings: 16 pieces | Serving size: 1
- Calories: 64kcal
- Fat: 3.4g | Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Carbohydrates: 6.9g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.7g
- Protein: 5.4g
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