This is a delicious treat that our oldest, Micaiah, loves to make and helped me create. It has a sneaky ingredient that’s good for your brain. Can you guess what it is? Hint, hing: Pop-Eye the Sailor Man loves to eat it!
Try these out with your kids and see what you think! They are flour-less (a huge plus for those with gluten issues!), have a healthy fat, and are packed with fiber and nutrients from the Spinach and flax meal! These brownies also call for Shaklee Instant Protein to give you 23 amino acids in every bite! We look for ways to sneak aminos into every dish…even dessert!
**The flour has been substituted with Shaklee Instant Protein
Micaiah’s Brainy Brownies
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2/3 cup agave
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup flax meal
- 1/3 Shaklee Instant Protein Mix (may work with Shaklee Vanilla Protein as well)
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1/2 chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
The easiest way to make these brownies is to put the melted oil, agave, eggs, vanilla, and spinach in a high powered blender until spinach is completely blended.
Next, add in dry ingredients and blend until smooth. (If you double this recipe, which we like to do, double all the wet ingredients and spinach, blend in a blender, and then pour into a bowl and add dry ingredients and finish with a hand mixer. Our container will not hold all the wet and dry ingredients when it’s doubled! We’ve made a few messes trying!)
Pour batter into lightly greased glass dish (8 x8 if single recipe, 9 x 13 if double).
Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes. We like our brownies gooey, so cook them a bit longer if you prefer. You know they are done if a toothpick inserted into the middle is clean (but we never like ours all the way clean! The gooey-er the better!).
Add in Chocolate chips and chopped almonds before baking for a even tastier treat!
If you make our brainy brownies, Micaiah would love to know if you like them!! Leave your comments below for her to see.
would love to have this recipe, you guys are doing such a great job! Wonderful role models.
Go Micaiah!!
Hi Micaiah! I made your brownies with some friends last weekend, and everybody enjoyed them! We had to substitute whole wheat flour in for the protein, but the whole process from blending to eating was so fun! Thanks for sharing the recipe : )
I’m Sooo Excited to try this great recipe on me and my family. We eat gluten free. Plus LOVE the Shaklee products!!
Great! Let me know what you think when you try it!!! I love them best with chocolate chips in them! You can get gluten free dark chocolate chips. Yum!!
Micaiah – We made the brownies for my girls and our neighbors. They were a hit. Great to know there is some brain power in there, I could use little:) Awesome job! I had fun making them with my girls.