Light Decadent Brownies

Name: Light Decadent Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups icing sugar; 2 100-g pkgs ground almonds, about 2 cups; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Fry's; 1/8 tsp salt; 4 egg whites; 2 tsp vanilla

Prep Time10 min
Total Time50 min
Makes16 Servings

By Chatelaine

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

These have two-thirds the calories, half the fat and three times the amount fibre of ordinary brownies. You can even dress up these brownies with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit. (We used raspberries and kiwi berries).

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 100-g pkgs ground almonds, about 2 cups
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Fry's
1/8 tsp salt
4 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-in.-square pan with parchment, letting it hang over the sides of the pan.
Whisk sugar with almonds, cocoa and salt in a large bowl. Stir in egg whites and vanilla. Batter will be thick. Scrape into prepared pan. Smooth top.
Bake in centre of oven until top of brownie is shiny and crispy and a cake tester inserted in centre comes out almost clean, 40 to 45 min. Run a knife around sides of the pan. Use parchment to lift brownie out and let cool completely on a rack.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 157, Protein 4g, Carbohydrates 23g, Fat 7g, Fibre 3g, Sodium 32mg.

A tray of light decadent brownies lined with parchment paper next to a glass of milk

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Prep Tip:

To keep parchment paper in place, lightly spray pan with oil before lining with parchment.

Find more of our favourite brownie recipes in this decadent collection.

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