Many of my regular readers know that I am on the search for the best brownie recipe ever. Because I eat lower carbs, I am trying to find a recipe that I can adapt to my dietary needs. I have been baking my buns off and still haven’t found it yet but I did find the World’s Healthiest Brownie. Take a gander at this beauty …
Adapted from 101 Things To Do With Tofu by Donna Kelly and Anne Tegtmeier, this brownie recipe is extremely healthy. Although, it’s not my cup of tea it may be yours. You see, I prefer gooey, chewey, fudgey-type brownies and these were more like a snack cake. These were not dry and the taste was good, I just wouldn’t call it a brownie. As long as you don’t call it a brownie, I would make these again.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp espresso powder
- 3/4 cup Whey Low Granular (sugar substitute)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 Tbsp grapeseed oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 16 ounces silken tofu
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Blend wet ingredients together in a blender.
- Stir wet into dry ingredients.
- Stir in nuts, if desired.
- Spray 9x13 baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Pour in batter.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until firm on top.
- Makes 16 snack-size squares.
Recipe adapted from 101 Things To Do With Tofu by Donna Kelly and Anne Tegtmeier.
My search continues for the perfect brownie recipe but at least I’m having a lot of fun along the way :-)
WOW! Healthy indeed! I’ve never baked with tofu but would absolutely love to try this recipe! :)
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Hope you like it :-)
interesting. I wonder what the kids would think? And is the tofu content high enough to mean decent protein. Might be worth trying (as long as I don’t say “it’s a brownie,” right?)
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Exactly … Don’t use the B word or there will probably be frowns :-)
I’ve often seen tofu used in desserts and have yet to try it. I must try this!
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I hope you like it. As I said in the post, it tastes more like a snack cake to me :-)
C.J. I applaud your efforts to find a healthy brownie. Adding tofu? A creative solution. I’m always on the search for a low-cal treat. One I’ve made is a chocolate brownie cake with chocolate sauce and raspberry cream. (I confess it’s from Prevention Healthy Cooking’s cookbook. It is yummy.)
Judy … I would love to see that recipe … hint, hint, hint :-)
Thanks for embarking on the journey to find the world’s healthiest, most delicious brownie. Mankind thanks you!! ;-) Those look good and better some of the other “healthier” brownies that I’ve seen (like black bean brownies).
Nice to know I’m serving mankind, SSJ :-)
I can relate to your search, only mine’s been with cookies. :) These look great, nonetheless!
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Thanks for letting me know that I’m not out there all by myself on the crazy boat :-)
You surely know how to make food interesting. Thanks for sharing this, I’ve already had a lot of to do cooking from this blog. :)
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Thank so much, Sara … What a great compliment :-)
Wow, Brownies & they’re healthy?? Totally cool! How can anyone resist such a charm. Love it, dear!
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Thank you, Blackswan :-)