This recipe is courtesy of celebrity chef Devin Alexander. Devin is the chef on TV's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander on FitTv. This delicious recipe can be found in her book The Most Decadent Diet Ever! To read our Naturally Speaking interview with Devin, click here.
Ingredients:
From Devin:
"I showed up to my pitch meeting for [The Most Decadent Diet Ever!] with brownie batter on my jeans. I have had so much success with these brownies and another variety that I've been making for years that I rarely go anywhere without taking them. I truly believe that in the case of my cooking, tasting is believing.
They're so moist and chocolaty, they often end up on me or even on my publicist's cell phone as we scurry to wrap up pretty platters of them. But we don't mind because they've landed me tons of TV spots and even made this book possible.
I hope you'll enjoy baking them as much as I do and that you'll consider creating your own platters of them to give to people you care about. They're sure to love them and you'll be doing them a huge favor by saving them tons of fat and calories.
Note that they freeze extremely well if you want to keep them on hand for your children's after-school cravings or your midnight sweet tooth. With only 54 calories and less than 1 gram of fat each, you really can't go wrong!"
Naturally Savvy suggests that you use natural and/or organic varieties of these ingredients to further enhance the quality of these yummy brownies.
- Butter-flavored cooking spray (we recommend Spectrum's Canola Spray Oil, with Butter Flavor)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 large egg whites
- 2 cups raw sugar
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Steps/Methods:
Preheat the oven to 350F. Thoroughly mist two 12-cup non-stick mini-muffin tins with spray.
Use a sturdy whisk or spatula to mix the applesauce, vanilla, egg whites, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until well combined. Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt. Stir until just combined and no lumps remain. Working in batches, fill each cup until just barely full. Sprinkle about one-fourth of the chips evenly over the brownies in each of the tins. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry (a few crumbs are okay).
Transfer the tins to a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes. Use a butter knife to gently lift the brownies from the muffin tins (if they stick, carefully run the knife around the edge of each cup). Cool on the rack for another 10 minutes. Repeat with the second half of the batter and the remaining chips.
Each serving (2 brownies) has:
- 109 calories
- 2 g protein, 23 g carbohydrates
- 1 g fat, <1 g saturated fat
- 0 mg cholesterol, trace fiber
- 139 mg sodium
You save: 151 calories, 11 g fat, 2 g saturated fat as compared to traditional brownies.
A traditional brownie serving has:
- 260 calories
- 3 g protein
- 37 g carbohydrates
- 12 g fat, 3 g saturated fat
- 15 mg cholesterol
- 1 g fiber
- 165 mg sodium
Additional Tips:
From Devin:
"I showed up to my pitch meeting for [The Most Decadent Diet Ever!] with brownie batter on my jeans. I have had so much success with these brownies and another variety that I've been making for years that I rarely go anywhere without taking them. I truly believe that in the case of my cooking, tasting is believing.
They're so moist and chocolaty, they often end up on me or even on my publicist's cell phone as we scurry to wrap up pretty platters of them. But we don't mind because they've landed me tons of TV spots and even made this book possible.
I hope you'll enjoy baking them as much as I do and that you'll consider creating your own platters of them to give to people you care about. They're sure to love them and you'll be doing them a huge favor by saving them tons of fat and calories.
Note that they freeze extremely well if you want to keep them on hand for your children's after-school cravings or your midnight sweet tooth. With only 54 calories and less than 1 gram of fat each, you really can't go wrong!"
Naturally Savvy suggests that you use natural and/or organic varieties of these ingredients to further enhance the quality of these yummy brownies.
- Butter-flavored cooking spray (we recommend Spectrum's Canola Spray Oil, with Butter Flavor)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 large egg whites
- 2 cups raw sugar
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
