Yeah, so I was baffled myself. But it’s true. If you cut these low-calorie brownies into 9, they are 37 calories each. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Well, take out your calculators and add up some numbers, and you’ll see it’s true. And the weirdest part about it is: they taste pretty damn good.
Now, normally I’m not a fan of low-calorie desserts, because I think it’s a joke. If you’re going to eat dessert, eat dessert. But one of my favorite bloggers, Rosie from The Londoner, put these babies up the other day and they looked so gooey and delish I just had to try them. Now, I made some changes to my liking, so if you use slightly different ingredients (regular yogurt vs greek, etc) they may come out differently.
I added about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips to my batter, just to live dangerously. This brings the calorie count up to about 65 calories per brownie. Not bad, not bad. You can also add some toasted nuts to the batter or dried fruit—doctor up these healthy brownies however you want! And, as Rosie says, be sure to undercook your brownies. They taste so so so much better that way!
More easy brownie recipes on Broma Bakery:
Secret Ingredient Bakery-Style Fudge Brownies
37 calorie brownies… and no, I’m not kidding.
- Yield: 9 brownies 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup nonfat greek yogurt (I used Fage 0%)
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Old fashioned rolled oats (like Quaker)
- 1/2 cup Truvia Baking Blend (or any natural/stevia based sweetener that pours like sugar)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a square baking dish (I used 8″x8″).
- Combine all ingredients into a food processor or a blender, and blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
- Pour into the prepared dish and bake for about 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 9 large squares. YAHM.
Notes
Optional: I added about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips to my batter, just to live dangerously. This brings the calorie count up to about 65 calories per brownie. Not bad, not bad.
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Donalda Johnson
I can figure out how to get the calorie count so low. I’m using almond milk, 0% vanilla greek yogurt, quaker rolled oats, truvia baking blend, and fry’s cocoa and I still get 60 calories per brownie. Advice?