Luke Coutinho (Disti Vira (Nutritionist and lifestyle expert; Certified diabetes educator)

Chocolatey quinoa and Raw banana brownie

A shoutout for everyone who is craving for chocolaty yet healthy and tasty brownie to fulfil the sweet cravings.The dense, moist and chocolaty texture is not less or even better than the store brought brownies.It is high in fibre, resistant starch, proteins, micronutrients, prebiotics, and has a super satiating effect on the body as compared to other high fat, high refined sugar desserts available in the market.Enjoy the Guilt free binge with family and friends .

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings: 8

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Calories: 148

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

3/4 cup Raw Banana boiled and grated or mashed
1/2 cup Quinoa Flour or Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats Flour
3/4 cup Jaggery / Soaked Dates / Coconut Sugar/ blend of jaggery and mashed ripe banana .
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Peanut butter / Almond Butter / Seed Butter adjust as per taste
1/2 cup Raw Cacao Powder
1 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 cup Almond Milk or any plant-based milk Adjust as per cookie dough consistency

Equipment

Baking tray
Mixing bowl

Method

Combine Quinoa flour, raw banana, soaked dates, peanut butter, raw cacao powder, vanilla extract together in a blender or a mixing bowl.
Either blend or mix them well.
Add the baking powder and mix again.
Lastly slowly add the plant milk till you get a cookie dough consistency.
Grease a baking tray and pour the batter in it.
In a preheated oven bake for 20-30mins at 250 Degree Fahrenheit.

Nutrition

Calories: 148kcalCarbohydrates: 15.2gProtein: 3.4gFat: 9.2g

Notes

The cooking time may slightly vary as per the batter consistency.
You can also garnish it with chocolate chips / Nuts and seeds / Melted dark chocolate.