Let's be real for a moment. I could sit down and eat an entire pan of brownies. All. By. Myself.
It is the one and only dessert that I have a weakness for.
You can have the cheesecake.
You can have the pie.
You can have the cookies.
HANDS OFF THE MOTHER *@^#&$% BROWNIES!
With that being said, it was Valentines Day and my heart was open, so I shared.
I shared this lovely pan of fudgy chocolaty brownies with my little family.
I even packed up the last brownie today for my son's lunch.
Oh how I would love to have that little bit of goodness right at this very moment.
What a fool I am!
Fudgy "No-Guilt" Brownies
Yield 12 brownies
Ingredients:
Yield 12 brownies
Ingredients:
- 4 oz. bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 4 T. unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 t. instant espresso powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 egg whites
- 2/3 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1/4 t. kosher salt
- 1/4 t. baking powder
- 1/2 cup chopped walnut, toasted
- Powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350. Line inside of an 8-inch baking pan with foil; spray with Pam.
- Microwave chocolate, butter, cocoa and espresso powder in a large bowl on high setting, stirring every 45 seconds until smooth. Let cool for a moment.
- Stir in sugar, applesauce, and egg whites. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and blend to incorporate. Fold in walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; about 25 - 30 min. Cool brownies in pan. Lift out and peel foil away; dust with powdered sugar.
- Eat them for yourself, I won't tell!
Servings: 1 brownie
Calories: 156
Total Fat: 11 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg.
Sodium: 75 mg.
Protein: 3g.
This is a great one when it comes to squelching that craving without having to worry about the fat grams! I do not know of anyone that cannot resist a brownie. Thanks for sharing this one Dee!
ReplyDeleteGreat brownie recipe Dee. And no guilt, how cool is that.
ReplyDeleteDee! I have been thinking about you! Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's day! Love these guilt free brownies....I feel about my brownies the way you do! They are MINE!!! Glad you shared this recipe....and love the 'heart attack' too! : )
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see this in my Google Reader....I missed you, Dee! I love the espresso powder in here...adds extra flavor!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dessert. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful Dee.! I loved the recipe. Can you specify how long yours took to bake (roughly)!. Would love if you could link up to my ongoing event... http://sumeesculinary.blogspot.com/2012/01/announcing-bon-vivant-moments-1-sweet.html
ReplyDelete@Anne, Joanne - Hi! Feedburner was the culprit for my posts not showing up in Google Reader. I'm hoping I fixed it and it won't happen again. Fingers crossed! I've missed everyone!
ReplyDelete@Sumee - Ooops, forgot to include that! 25 - 30 minutes
Thanks Dee. :o)
DeleteSo divine, my mouth has been watering! Thanks Dee for visiting me and for your nice words :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I love the honesty. I can gladly share pie, cheesecake, brownies... cookies, we may have a problem. Cake? You need to back off, pronto.
ReplyDeleteI would eat the the entire pan with ice cream. Glad to have this recipe!
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