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Salted Caramel Protein
Brownies Recipe
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Words: Elisha Martin
Loop & Scoop Review
Words & images: Elisha Martin
I
’d heard rave reviews of Loop & Scoop for a while from various
non-vegans, so I was very excited when I found out that
they actually offer a whole bunch of vegan options. Not just
one or two boring offerings either, but options which sound
legitimately incredible! Loop & Scoop’s signature dessert
consists of generously sized scoops of ice cream served in a
tub, with a freshly made churro looped around it (hence the
name Loop & Scoop). I’ve been twice already, and I know
for certain that I’ll be back again soon, it’s that good! Their
churros (and a number of the toppings options) just happen to
be vegan already, so non-vegans will be routinely consuming
entirely vegan options and completely oblivious to it, which
I always enjoy seeing. Here’s a few options I’ve tried so far.
The Loop & Scoop
As I mentioned, their signature dessert is the loop & scoop,
so of course this was going to be the first thing I tried. I went
with a vegan friend of mine and we went for two different
variations – a chocolate hazelnut churro looped around
strawberry ice cream, and a chocolate Oreo churro looped
around coconut ice cream. Both ice cream flavours were
lovely, and I’d say the coconut was my favourite, although I
do hope that they extend their range of flavours to slightly
more exciting ones. They usually have three vegan ice cream
options available each day, and often have mint choc chip ice
cream which I’d really like to try, but I’m hoping some Biscoff
and Oreo flavours will be next up! The churros coated in
chocolate, nuts and Oreos were insanely good, like seriously
so decadent and delicious, and they were made even better
dipped into a side of biscoff sauce. Prepare for your hands
to get VERY messy, but when desserts taste this good, who
even cares about the mess? GO TRY IT NOW.
was pleasantly surprised by just how good the MISSFITS
I protein flavours were when I tried them for my protein
powder review article in the last magazine issue, so I was
really excited when I heard they were launching a new vegan
salted caramel flavour. I’m a big fan of salted caramel everything,
and this flavour does not disappoint. I firstly tried it
in my usual frozen banana and cacao protein smoothie for
breakfast, which tasted like a chocolate caramel milkshake.
I was sold. Next, I thought I should try it in my first ever recipe
using protein powder within baked goods. Salted caramel
protein brownies sounded amazing, and I knew I wanted to
make them as healthy as possible, but of course still taste
amazing! The recipe I’ve come up with uses entirely healthy
ingredients; it’s completely oil free, flourless, and refined
sugar free. This makes about six generously-sized squares
but you can adjust it to make however many brownies you
like. The macros on these are great – per brownie there’s
approximately 11g of protein, 17g of carbs, 8g of (healthy)
fats, and just 162 calories. They’re super fudgy and filling,
so make for the perfect snack. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
• 2 medium very ripe bananas
• 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 scoops MISSFITS salted caramel vegan protein powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
1. Pre-heat your oven to 180 (fan oven) and line a baking
tray with parchment paper.
2. Mash your bananas using a fork until they’re smooth,
then add your peanut butter and vanilla extract and mix
well. I used peanut butter made from 100% peanuts, but
if you’re using a thicker nut butter then you may want
to heat it in the microwave briefly to melt it slightly.
Cashew butter would be AMAZING in this recipe too,
or any other nut or seed butter you like! Add around
half a cup of water to thin out the mixture, giving you
a smooth consistency.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the MISSFITS protein powder
with the cocoa powder. I used raw cacao powder for
mine – it’s slightly more bitter than cocoa powder but
it’s unrefined and so it retains all of its original minerals.
4. Add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients, and mix
well so that a well-incorporated thick batter is formed.
Pop the mixture into your baking tray and bake in the
oven for around 25-30 minutes.
5. Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
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Dipping Churros
The second time I visited Loop & Scoop, I opted for their dipping churros, which is just a portion of freshly made churros –
coated with sugar or cinnamon sugar – with your choice of dips on the side. I went for churros coated in cinnamon sugar,
and I tried each of the three vegan dipping sauces they offer: peanut butter, dark chocolate, and Biscoff. The size of dips
on the side are pretty generous, and all of them are delicious, additionally so when mixed together (HELLO dark chocolate
peanut butter mixtures). They also offer other churro variations with their sauces, including churro bites covered in your
choice of sauce, and even filled churros!
Loop and Scoop is located perfectly on Great Western Road, close to a bunch of lovely bars, vegan cafes, and restaurants
with vegan options. It’s definitely worth a visit, and hopefully with an increase in demand for their vegan options, they’ll
expand the range even further!
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