Chewy Chocolate Brownies Recipe

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Cap off lunch with this sweet treat from Michele Doucette of Stephenville, Newfoundland. These chewy and fudgey brownies are so yummy, it's hard to believe they're just 124 calories each!

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Chewy Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
1 egg white
2 tablespoons canola oil
4-1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, applesauce, egg, egg white, oil, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat in chocolate until blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat into brown sugar mixture just until blended.
Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 brownie equals 124 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Chewy Chocolate Brownies in Healthy Cooking August/September 2008, p46