Heart-y Lowfat Valentine Brownies
Nutrition Score per serving
(1 brownie): 148 calories
8% fat (1.41 g; 0.6 g saturated)
82% carbs (33 g)
10% protein (4 g)
15 mg calcium
1 mg iron
2 g fiber
127 mg sodium.
Serves: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
Ingredients
| Parchment paper | ||
| Nonfat cooking spray | ||
| 3⁄4 | c | white sugar |
| 3⁄4 | c | dark brown sugar |
| 1⁄2 | c | plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened dark cocoa powder |
| 2 | whole eggs | |
| 4 | egg whites | |
| 1 1⁄4 | c | prunes, puréed in a blender or food processor with 1/2 cup warm water |
| 1 1⁄4 | t | pure vanilla extract |
| 1⁄2 | t | salt |
| 1⁄2 | t | baking soda |
| 1⁄2 | c | white flour |
| 1⁄2 | c | whole-wheat flour |
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Set aside. Combine sugars, cocoa powder, eggs and egg whites in an electric-mixer bowl and beat until light and creamy; about 5 minutes. Slowly add puréed prunes and beat on low until completely mixed in; about 1 minute. Add vanilla and salt and mix 30 seconds more. Sift baking soda and flours together and stir lightly into the batter by hand until just absorbed. (Do not overmix.) Pour into prepared pan and bake 35-40 minutes, until brownies are still soft (but not liquid) in the center. Cool thoroughly and cut into 3-by-3-inch squares.
