Saturday, March 2, 2013

Family Fun "A Better Brownie"

Cleaning out my old Family Fun magazines and I was going through them page by page, to make sure that I didn't throw away something that I'd want later. I came across this recipe. It was called A Better Brownie. "Sarah Phillips, author of The Healthy Oven Baking Book and founder of baking911.com tweaked an old family brownie recipe and came up with a moist, chocolaty treat with less fat and sugar than the typical version."
I was really impressed by the nutritional information and I hope that one of you guys decides to try this along with me. I'll post the recipe today, and then sometime in the near future, and give pictures and maybe the step by step. So here it is!
"A Better Brownie"
1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. cocoa powder (or carob)
1/2 t. baking powder
1/8 t. salt
1/4 c. apple sauce (or oil if you don't want it fat free)
2 oz carob or chocolate chips
2 fake eggs (Energ Egg Replacer) (follow instructions, like adding water)
1 T. canola oil, or apple sauce
2 t. vanilla extract

  1. heat oven to 350. Lightly coat an 8" square baking pan with cooking spray. 
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set the mixture aside. Melt the carob chips and let them cool. 
  3. In a medium bowl, lightly whisk the cooled carob/chocolate mixture, sugar, applesauce or oil, and vanilla together until combined and smooth. Stir in the flour mixture but DO NOT OVERMIX THE BATTER. It will become glutenous and not very nice at all. 
  4. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake the brownies on the center oven rack until the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 25 minutes. The brownies will look under baked (a cake tester will come out with a few moist crumbs), but they will set up more as they cool. Place the pan on a wire cake rack to let the brownies cool, then slice the batch into 24 pieces. 
Nutritional Information for 1/24 of recipe
Calories; 84
Fat 3.5 g
Saturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium 25mg (1% DV)
Carbohydrates 2.5g
Sugar 9.5g
Calcium 6.5mg

Have fun baking and tell me how it turns out!! 

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