Peanut Butter Brownies

The peanut butter topping sinks to the bottom, and you get fudgy brownie on top and chewy peanut butter cookie on the bottom.

YIELD: 16 brownies

INGREDIENTS:

BROWNIE LAYER

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Splenda
• 1 teaspoon liquid saccharine
• 3/4 cup vanilla-flavored whey protein powder
• 2 tablespoons oat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder

PEANUT BUTTER TOPPING

• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons Splenda
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored whey protein powder

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2.  Melt the butter and stir in the cocoa. Add the eggs, cream, water, vanilla, Splenda, and saccharine, and mix well.
3.  Add the protein powder, oat flour, and baking powder, and mix just until well moistened.
4.  Spray an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, and pour the batter into it.
5.  Mix the peanut butter, butter, Splenda, egg, and protein powder together, and spoon the mixture on top of the brownie batter.
6. Bake for 15 minutes-do not overbake.

PER SERVING:

• 5 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 4 grams of usable carbs and 12 grams of protein.