Recipe: Fudgy Brownie Squares
Jan. 9 -- For a low-fat, delicious dessert, try Fudgy Brownie Squares, one of the recipes featured in Good Morning America's "Lock the Door, Lose the Weight" series.
Ingredients
• Nonstick vegetable oil spray• 4 tablespoons butter• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips• 1/4 cup coffee-flavored liqueur• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa• 1/4 teaspoon salt• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar• 1/4 cup Splenda• 1 egg• 1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square baking panwith nonstick vegetable oil spray.
2. In small glass bowl, combine the butter and chocolate chips. Heat inmicrowave for 2 minutes or until melted. Stir and set aside to cool.When cool, stir in the coffee-flavored liqueur, vanilla extract andalmond extract.
3. In sifter, combine flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.
4. In mixing bowl, beat together the dark brown sugar, Splenda and eggfor 1 minute. Add the chocolate mixture and beat well. Add the flourmixture and beat until smooth.
5. Spoon and scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutesor until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Removefrom oven and cool for 15 minutes. Sift the confectioner's sugar overthe top. When completely cool, cut into 16 brownies.
Makes 16 small squares, 2 per serving:
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 99 Carbohydrate: 12 grams Protein: 1.4 grams Fat: 4.5 grams Saturated Fat: 2.5 grams Cholesterol: 21 milligrams Sodium: 92 milligrams
Recipe by Rosemary Black; adapted from The 90/10 Weight Loss Plan, © 2002.
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