Lighten-Up Whatever Floats Your Boat Brownies #32204
"The original recipe for these brownies was submitted by Chef Karen =^..^=. I tried this recipe for the lighten up game. I substituted the butter with an equal amount of applesauce to try to lower the fat content. WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT is what you add in. Like 1-2 cups of chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, m&m's, nuts, raisins or whatever you like. I did not include any in this recipe so you would what the nutritional values were before adding in whatever floats your boat! The original recipe had 180 calories and 9.9 grams of fat."
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- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray an 8 inch square pan with cooking oil.
- In a medium bowl mix applesauce and cocoa until the cocoa is dissolved.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Add eggs one at a time until well combined.
- Stir in vanilla, flour and salt until you can no longer see the flour.
- Do not overmix!
- Fold in WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.
- Put in pan and bake for 25 minutes.
- Do not overbake or your brownies will be dry. If you do the toothpick test it should come out with moist crumbs.
- Cool completely and cut into squares.
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Another way to reduce the fat content (without diminishing fudgy flavour) is to substitute "baby food prunes" for the applesauce. I don't know why, but the prunes totally enhance the chocolate flavour - and would contribute a bit of fibre as well. A friend regularly makes this brownies when her young son is a bit "irregular" and she finds giving him a couple of brownies at snack time is a lot easier than coaxing him to down some fibre beverage or swallow some medicine -- and the prune brownie has him back on track within a day or so. Also if you sub 2 eggwhites for the eggs, I would guess the cholesterol and fat content would come down...heck, by that point this recipe would surely be "Health food", right? -
For a low fat version of a brownie....this was delicious!!! I used pumpkin instead of applesauce and I used 1 cup rather than 1/2 because it seemed dry and was hard to mix in the cocoa......I also used egg substitute and only 3/4 cup sugar....next time I will use 1/2 cup. Definitely a keeper! I will be making these again! Made the regular version of this recipe and it was definitely delicious and just like a boxed brownie only you know what you are putting in it! I will make the regular version again too, but this low fat version is a great treat! Thanks for posting! -
I made these and the original full-fat version. The full-fat version was better, obvs. This version was way drier. I would recommend making the full-fat version and eating less to save calories instead of making these; however, if you are desperate for chocolate and on a serious diet, these will do. Maybe use one less egg. Or maybe half butter and half applesauce. -
These brownies get a 5 because of how ridiculously simple they are to make combined with the fact that the recipe results in low-fat but very satisfying brownies. I cut the recipe in half and baked the brownies in a tiny casserole dish. I put in half the batter, drizzled in a little peanut butter, put in the rest of the batter, and plopped some ribbons of marshmallow fluff on top (fluff is also fat free, by the way). The peanut butter made the brownies a little too salty, so I wouldn't recommend it. However, the fluff turned into toasted marshmallow in the oven! Next time, I'll use twice the fluff and none of the peanut butter. -
I've been having a major brownie craving lately and I have a hard time using all that butter. These were decent, but not fudgy enough to truly satisfy my craving. That said, they will be a great luncbox addition. I added chocolate chips and pecans. Thanks for lowering the fat Junebug!
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For a low fat version of a brownie....this was delicious!!! I used pumpkin instead of applesauce and I used 1 cup rather than 1/2 because it seemed dry and was hard to mix in the cocoa......I also used egg substitute and only 3/4 cup sugar....next time I will use 1/2 cup. Definitely a keeper! I will be making these again! Made the regular version of this recipe and it was definitely delicious and just like a boxed brownie only you know what you are putting in it! I will make the regular version again too, but this low fat version is a great treat! Thanks for posting!
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Junebug
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I am a wife, Mother and Grandmother. I am a native Texan and can't imagine living anywhere else. My Grandmother taught me to cook before I could see the top of the counter. I remember standing on a stool in her kitchen learning to make pancakes. My Mother loved to cook and it seems she was cooking (or cleaning) most of the time. So those are the two ladies responsible for nurturing my love of cooking!
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