Light Decadent Brownies
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- Prep Time10 mins
- Total Time50 mins
- Makes16 Servings
(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.
Prep Tip:
To keep parchment paper in place, lightly spray pan with oil before lining with parchment.