I am cutting way way back on sugars and as such I wanted a treat I could still eat that gave me all the tastiness of a brownie and dark chocolate without all the fat and sugars of a regular brownie.
This recipe uses no butter, whole wheat flour (so you get some fiber in there), and plain yogurt. Warning, these are not very sweet, but they taste great. They definitely taste like a dark chocolate brownie, so if you love really dark chocolate you will love these guys!
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 c. sugar (I use the raw sugar but you can use any kind really)
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 c. whole wheat flour (you can use all purpose if you wish)
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. of baking soda
1/4 t. vanilla extract
1 c. plain yogurt (greek or regular)
1 T. vegetable oil (I used canola)
2 T. water
1/4 or 1/2 c. semi sweet chocolate chips (optional)
If you would like more cake-like brownies then add:
1 egg (optional)
STEPS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a mini muffin pan by spraying it with non stick spray or greasing it if you don't have spray.You can also use the mini paper liners if you so choose but they may stick to the brownies a bit.
Mix the dry ingredients together (flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar). Once they're all mixed together you can add the wet ingredients (yogurt, vanilla, oil, water, and egg if you're making the more cake-like mini brownies).
Once all the ingredients are mixed together the batter will be thick but pretty wet. If it's not you can add another Tablespoon of water to keep it moist.
Then drop a spoonful into each mini muffin pan opening until you have filled them all. IT makes 24 mini dark chocolate brownies. Bake them at the 350 degrees for about 11 to 12 minutes or until the tops are springy and done.
Enjoy!!!
