Lets Talk Brownies
Over a year ago now I came out with this infamous recipe for brownies. Little did I know that it would go on to become my most popular recipe on YouTube. Now, that recipe is great…really really great actually, but it does have just one tiny flaw. Unfortunately that recipe contains dairy. And that doesn’t sound like a big deal, but actually the substitution question I get the most on it is, “What can I substitute for the Greek yogurt?”. Well, the truth is you can’t substitute the yogurt for anything.
That’s where this brownie recipe comes in and saves the day! These brownies have no dairy, and are actually sweetened naturally with honey. It’s actually my spin on Jillian Michaels’ brownie recipe. And I have to say these brownies are nothing short of spectacular. I mean, just take a moment to look at the photo. It screams fudge-y deliciousness!
Besides these brownies being t-a-s-t-y, tasty, their unbelievably easy to make. Seriously, making these from scratch is almost as easy as making them from the box. Plus, these guys are quite a bit more macro-friendly than the store bought kind, which is reason enough to make ’em for yourself!
So…What About The Macros?
Macros Per Brownie (makes 16):
80 Calories, 2g Fat, 14g Carbs (1g fiber), 1g Protein
- ½ Cup (60g) white whole wheat flour
- ¼ Tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ Tsp Baking Soda
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- ⅓ Cup (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- Just less than ½ Cup (168g) of honey
- ½ Cup (121g) unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 Tbsps (28g) coconut oil
- ½ Tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Egg
- In a microwavable safe bowl add the honey
- Microwave 30-45 sec (or until liquid-y)
- Now add in the unsweetened cocoa powder and mix until combined
- Set that bowl aside and get out a larger bowl for your dry ingredients
- Add all dry ingredients to the bowl and combine well
- Set that bowl aside and bring back your honey mixture
- Add the rest of your wet ingredients to the honey mixture and mix until smooth and chocolatey
- Now pour the wet ingredients into the dry and combine all of the ingredients until smooth
- In an 8x8 baking tray add your batter and bake at 350 degrees | 177 Celsius for around 25 minutes
- Cool in the tray for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling
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How can I find the original brownie recipe made with yogurt! I’m not scared of dairy!!!
I’ll post the link below for you :)
https://www.thedietchefs.com/healthy-brownies/
Loved, loved, loved these clean eating brownies!!!
I’m gonna try these with greek yoghurt instead of Apple sauce! I’ve seen greek yoghurt used as an apple sauce replacement in a few recipes now
I hope you enjoy them Shannon!
Wow, this tastes like brownies out of the box, but with 0 guilt!!