Grab your heaviest baking sheet and get ready for some gut-friendly gains with our Farmer Cheese Protein Brownies. This easy-to-make recipe uses a blend of Lifeway Kefir and Lifeway Farmer Cheese in the batter for an absolutely perfect, gooey cake. We add vanilla protein powder to the mix to support the health of muscles, skin, hair, and bones a little extra love. Last, we top with more Lifeway Farmer Cheese to create the delicious swirls that make this treat look as wonderful as it tastes.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, and even help support healthier blood sugar levels and improve levels of satiety due to how ittriggers the release of GLP-1 since it is an excellent source of protein and high in bioavailable nutrition.
Lifeway Kefir contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Lifeway also offers our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy cultured cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that is also an excellent source of complete protein.
Ingredients
For the Brownie Base:
- 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/8 cup coconut sugar or stevia-based baking sweetener
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup raw almond butter or raw cashew butter
- 1 cup Lowfat Plain Kefir
- 1/2 cup, divided Farmer Cheese
- 6 egg whites
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line an 8x8 brownie pan with parchment paper
- In a medium bowl, whisk vanilla protein powder, cocoa powder, almond flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar (or baking stevia) and baking soda.
- In a standing mixer, whisk together almond or cashew butter, Lifeway Kefir, 1/2 cup Lifeway Farmer Cheese, egg whites, and vanilla.
- Gently fold in dry mixture into wet mixture.
- Add to baking sheet and set aside.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool and enjoy!
