Its Friday and all I can think about are these chocolately chewy brownies. A few years ago I was watching an interview where the actress Jenna Fischer, from the hit TV show The Office, was talking about these amazing 88 calories brownies that she made. I had to try them right away and sure enough they were as amazing as she said. When I did the calculations though they came up a little bit over what she said, but at 108 calories a brownie you don’t have to feel guilty about eat one (or a whole pan, lol). Not only are these a smarter dessert choice, but they are also super easy to make. Try them this weekend and you won’t regret it.
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As you can see, I never got around to taking a picture of an individual brownie because some friends came over and these were gone in no time, but they work out to be about 2″ x 2.5″ for each brownie.
What you’ll need:
1/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce (I used some from my Homemade Applesauce recipe)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 Egg Whites
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Unbleached All-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2 tsp Instant Espresso Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8″ x 8″ pan with cooking spray.
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In a medium mixing bowl, add the applesauce, vanilla, egg whites and sugar.
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Using a sturdy whisk or spatula, mix until they are well combined.
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Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder and salt. Stir until just combined and no lumps remain.
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Pour into prepared pan.
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Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. I love these little guys and couldn’t help but eat a few from the bag as I did this. So chocolatey and crunchy.
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Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry (a few crumbs are okay).
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Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow them to cool for 5 minutes. Cut into 12 equal brownies.
A little trick that I’ve learned for cutting neat brownies, is to use a plastic knife in little sawing motions. If it starts to collect on the knife then I just give it a little rinse and wipe all the water off and keep going. It works so much better than a metal knife. Weird, eh?