Delicious Healthy Brownies???

For reals? 

Yes.  For reals.

Let me give you a bit of a rundown on these brownies:

Typical Brownie Recipe (12 servings): 

295 calories

16.4 fat

46 grams carbohydrates

For Reals? Brownie Recipe (not including walnuts because I hate nuts in my brownies but if you like them, add 16 calories and 1.5g fat per brownie ):

99 calories

0.5 grams of fat

23.4 grams of carbs

'Nuff said.

Now, you may think that these brownies are too good to be true.  "They must taste like low-fat grossness," you say to yourself.

Well, you are wrong.

When I handed these brownies to Jack, he looked at me with confusion and said, "I thought these were low-fat brownies".

Nice!

Since they are low-fat, he uses that as an excuse to eat 3 at a time (which kind of defeats the purpose) but even if he does, it is still 15 less grams of fat per "Jack serving".  And he has super fast metabolism, so he can eat whatever he wants and still be thin.  Sigh.

Now, don't get me wrong. There is no way to imitate the wonderful deliciousness that goes into regular, full fat, butter filled, artery clogging, egg yolk-having, cholesterol-toting brownies.  But these are damn close. For low fat brownies, these are fantastic. 

These are fudgey, incredibly moist, and delicious and taste best (in my opinion) when heated and served with a dollop of whipped cream (if you want to keep it healthy, have it with Cool Whip and only add 25 calories!). A-MA-ZING.  

I'll never look at brownies the same way again.

Healthy Brownies adapted from Maple N Cornbread

Serves 16

1/2 cup good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 tsp fine sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp instant coffee granules 
1/2 cup white whole wheat pastry flour 
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an individual brownie pan or 8 inch square baking pan, with non stick cooking spray.

In a large bowl mix together all of he dry ingredients. Mix the applesauce and egg whites and gently fold into the dry mixture. Stir only until moistened. 

Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until desired texture is reached. Less time will result in a more dense, gooey brownie and longer time will produce a cake like brownie. When cool, cut into 12 pieces.  

Comments

[Eliana]

Healthy Brownies - I'm still a bit of a skeptic. I'll have to try these myself.

[Phyllis]

A healthy recipe - phew! Not that I didn't appreciate your recipes for tiramisu bread pudding and chai spiced cake, but I need to be able to fit into my skinny jeans before they go out of style!

Seriously, this recipe looks easy and I bet it tastes delish (applesauce is a great low fat secret ingredient). Thanks!

[Jen Schall @ My Kitchen Addiction]

These brownies look wonderful! I am trying to lose weight, but I love dessert - so these sound like a good treat that won't wreck my progress so far!

[lisaiscooking]

They look incredible! The egg whites must keep them light and airy, and I love walnuts in brownies.

[Maria]

I have got to try these. Brownies are my weakness, I need a healthier recipe in my mix! Thanks girl!

[RecipeGirl]

Yum! Clearly I should be making these instead of Milky Way brownies that have like a zillion calories in them, I'm sure!!

[Amy]

Ok, I gotta try these... yum!

[AmyRuth]

Teanna,
I actually have a bit of WWPF in my pantry that I have been looking at ???? what to do. So... thank you for the nudge and I would love to try this recipe. They look good and I'm hungry. Time to go for a run before I jump back into the frig. he he thanks for the recipe.
AmyRuth

[Cathy]

I am making these ASAP. I even have three egg whites in my fridge - it is fate! They look incredible!

[Cate O'Malley]

I'm all for a low-fat brownie that doesn't skimp on taste - looks delicious!

[pinkstripes]

OMG. They sound and look amazing. Do the calories include the walnuts?

[The Duo Dishes]

Yes, the applesauce trick works everytime. More brownies for everyone. This is better than the No Pudge box mix for sure!

[jenn]

Healthy, check. Chocolate, check. Brownies, check. Please tell me you've got more???

[Tangled Noodle]

I'm reading your healthy brownies first before I move on to the tiramisu - this way, I won't feel as if I've gorged myself before I get to 'taste' all the treats!

[Michelle]

I want to make these!

[Michelle from Baken]

They certainly look good! Thanks for posting, I'm actually excited to try this recipe because anything low fat would be a nice addition to all that I bake!

[Megan]

Hmmm. I may have to test this theory for the The Brownie Project.

Does a shot of Amaretto make them less healthy?

[pamela]

Whoa! Decadence on a plate!

[Sara]

I know many a time people will comment on blogs and say "oh, i am going to try this, i am bookmarking this, blah blah blah. (I may or may not do that myself) However, I am for sure going to be making these as soon as possible.

[Cakelaw]

Wowee, wow, wow - healthy brownies that taste good?? I am so there!