Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Protein Brownies -

Ingredients

• For the Brownies:
• 1 cup pure pumpkin purée (canned--not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1/2 cup raw cashew butter or almond butter
• 1 cup Lowfat Pumpkin Spice Kefir
• **or you can use Lowfat Plain Kefir
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (about 30 grams)
• 1/8 cup raw coconut sugar or alternative
• 1/2 - 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mix (depending on how much you prefer)
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• For the Frosting:
• 3/4 additional Pumpkin Spice Lifeway Kefir (or Plain)
• 1 cup additional dark cocoa powder or cacao powder
• 2-3 tbsp. additional chocolate protein powder
• 1/3 cup raw honey or pure maple syrup
• optional: dark chocolate drizzle