During the course of my recent revamp of the way I eat, I had a monster craving for chocolate and was at the limit of my calorie allotment for the day. (Pregnancy cravings didn't hold a candle to weight-loss cravings. YIKES!) In a moment of weakness, I began trolling Pinterest for recipes, preferably for only a single serving, but I was willing to eat a whole pan of brownies if I had to-you know, to hide the evidence. ;) Anyway, I found an awesome brownie-for-one recipe that is tasty and not super-bad for you! YAY!
ORIGINAL RECIPE ON SPARKRECIPES:
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP whole wheat flour
1 TBSP sugar (do not substitute)
1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa
a pinch of baking
sodaa pinch of salt
1 TBSP of low fat vanilla yogurt, add more if needed to blend the mixture
Directions
mix it all up, pop it in the microwave for just over a minute, enjoy :)
MODIFICATIONS:
I used full fat, plain yogurt instead of low fat vanilla. Low fat or non-fat plain yogurt would be just as good.
I also added about 10 chocolate chips (semi-sweet).
Clarification (not really a modification): I nuked mine for 1 minute and 15 seconds. (For reference, I have a 1050 Watt Microwave and used 100% power.)
I know, I know-Really! That's ALL I modified!
VERDICT
It was a little spongy (maybe cook it less?), but for a 'healthy' brownie, the taste was SUPER AWESOME! This will be a go-to in my house for those chocolate cravings when just a plain handful of chocolate chips ain't gonna cut it!
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Edit to add: I tried it again, and I cooked it for only 1:05. It wasn't spongy at all!
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Edit to add: I tried it again, and I cooked it for only 1:05. It wasn't spongy at all!
