Having no idea how I can possibly live without chocolate I needed to find a recipe for something sweet, chocolatey, satisfying and low fat. Is there such a thing? Thanks to my pal Lori and her great cookbook collection I baked these brownies today.
Low Fat Chocolate Brownies
2 oz semi sweet chocolate ( I used a Cote d'Or 70% cocoa bar)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons butter
2 tsp baby prune puree
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
5 Tablespoons cocoa powder (I used Fair Trade camino)
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
3 egg whites at room temp
Heat oven 300 degrees.lightly oil an 8 inch square baking pan.
Combine chocolate, butter and oil in a pan over low heat. Stir until chocolate and butter have melted. Stir in prune puree, remove from heat and set aside.
Sift together 1/2 cup sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Whip egg whites and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a separate bowl until soft peaks form.
Fold half the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture, gently fold in the beaten egg whites, then add the remaining flour mixture.
Spread batter into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes. Cool before cutting.
Note: these were quite tasty and did satisfy my chocolate craving. I like my brownies chewy and nutty so next time I would bake about 4 minutes less and I would add some nuts to the batter. Since I follow a mostly veg diet it would be good for the extra protien.
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