Healthy Eggless Brownies!

Heya! Another brownie recipe because we love brownies that much! I was trying to find a healthier alternative to the traditional brownie but still kept that chocolatey goodness taste that everyone loves so much. I found a recipe from http://www.egglesscooking.com/2010/07/26/non-fat-fudge-brownies/comment-page-11/#comments and adapted it to what I had in my small kitchen. And again used the brownie maker that is so so good when you don't have an oven but love brownies. Also the brownies are eggless, which can be a bonus.

- 3/4 cup Plain Flour
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder (I used Chocolate Nesquick)
-  1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda ( I used Baking Powder- not sure if there is a difference)
-  1/2 cup chopped Pecans

- 1/2 cup of Chocolate- I used Dark Chocolate apparently it is healthier
- 1 cup plain yoghurt
- 1/2 cup water

1. Melt the chocolate, let it cool.
2. Add the sugar to the chocolate
3. Add the youghurt- careful the chocolate isn't too hot so it doesn't curdle. Mix well.
4. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and nuts into mixture. Stir to combine
5. Add water until it comes together as a cake-batter-like consistency.
6. Scoop into the heated brownie maker and cook until done- may take more than 20 mins for one batch.

So how does it taste? Well not like a traditional fattylicious brownie unfortunately. However, it still tastes nice, and you could definitely get used to it! It is just a different tasting brownie- the yoghurt flavour really comes through. It is a rather chewy brownie but in a foreign, rubbery way. At first this is a little off putting, but once you have eaten a few, you don't notice it as much. Also should mention these brownies didn't rise at all, and didn't appear to be cooking. I actually flipped the brownie halfway through as the top just wasn't cooking. I wondered if these brownies were actually healthy, considering the substitution of yoghurt for butter. But upon looking at the nutritional label of the butter it reminded me that butter is just a fat. Butter is around 80%  fat, where as yoghurt is around 8%. I'm not a dietitian or anything, but that is probably worth something. These brownies were easy to make, and are actually quite yummy, so give them a shot! Full credit goes to www.egglesscooking.com for the recipie- thanks! :)

BROWNIES

Hey guys whats cookin?! This is our first recipe and admittedly it is a bit of a rip off because we are using a packet mix. And also you will need a brownie maker- which probably isn't a staple kitchen item, but they are really helpful if you don't have an oven and love brownies as much as we do. You can buy heaps of packet mixes theses days, and we chose to use Betty Crocker's Brownie mix. You only need to add milk, butter or oil and 2 eggs. The biggest problem was the two eggs, as the smallest size egg carton you can buy is 6. Which just means you have scrambled eggs the next morning. So just follow the instructions - you don't need a mixer or anything, so it is a really good option for people living alone on a budget. Then you cook them in the Brownie Maker for the required time. And your done! We found that making brownies is a great alternative to baking a cake for an occasion like a birthday etc. We iced the brownies by separately melting white and milk chocolate in a sandwich bag in the microwave, then cutting off a corner. You can be really creative with them and they taste pretty nice! We hope to bring you more (healthy) recipes using the Brownie maker later on.