Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder (example – Nestle or Hershey)
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
½ cup applesauce
1 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
2 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts or almonds
Powdered sugar for dusting
Preheat oven 350 degrees:
Butter two – 8x8 baking pans and set aside.
In a large bowl combine the sugar, cocoa, all-purpose flour and baking powder.
In another large bowl, beat the eggs. Slowly stir in the applesauce, yogurt and vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer. Fold in the nuts and chocolate chips.
Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until the batter just begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Let cool and then sprinkle with powdered sugar.
These brownies are a treat for you and your figure.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
Rachana Kothari says
Thats indeed a figure friendly brownies...loved the addition of vanilla yogurt in there! Yummy!
Angie's Recipes says
Brownies made with yogurt and applesauce! You make me crave for some chocolate treat!
A Year on the Grill says
applesauce and yogurt... makes sense!
Need (and i mean NEED) to do more of these recipes
Fresh Local and Best says
These brownies look splendid!
Aysha says
i love these especially as they are figure friendly....yummy preparation
Chow and Chatter says
yummy love brownies
Michelle says
I have yet to try apple sauce as a substitute for sugar! About time too!!
*MrsMartinez* says
@ Catherine This post reminds me of my mom. She used to bake brownies when we were kids coming home from school. I love it! xoxo
Gulmohar says
apple sauce and yogurt...great idea..that's guilt free treats for sure ..
Chef Aimee says
I love brownies with applesauce and yogurt - they are so moist and you never miss the oil at all! These look absolutely fantastic! 🙂
Joanne says
And to think, I always thought that was an oxymoron! These look great.
petite nyonya says
Hi Catherine, thank you for dropping by..glad I found yr blog too! I like the title of this post - 'figure friendly'. Haha. I love brownies and I don't really mind if they're figure friendly or not 🙂
theUngourmet says
This is a great recipe. I'm nuts about brownies but don't have them often because of the fat and calories. I'll have to try these soon!
Joie de vivre says
Catherine,
Thank you so much for finding, and commenting, on my blog. You have such a lovely site here. I can't believe I've never been here before!!! I've signed up to follow you so I can keep abreast of all your new posts. 🙂
Stacie says
These sound fantastic. I have used applesauce in things instead of oil. I love that it's more moist. Have a great Monday.
Sarah says
Sure looks yummy!
Nina's Recipes says
These Brownies are not to friendly with my figure...I've already gain 2 pounds just by looking and reading the ingredients! ...I'm terrible.:))
Good job dear Catherine! XO
Nostalgia says
I like figure friendsly brownies 🙂 Nice recipe and pictures
love lives in the kitchen says
oh i was looking for something like that! figure friendly, great idea (and yummy i guess!)
have a sweet day,
justyna
Cool Lassi(e) says
Thanks for your lovely comments and following me. Now I have discovered yet another blog with fabulous recipes! Yours! Love the figure friendly brownies dear. I am mighty partial to them.
Jacqueline says
Yum ... I can smell the aroma of these brownies wafting through the air right now. Figure-friendly is an added bonus, of course. 🙂
Cinnamon-Girl says
What a scrumptious brownie! Love that you used yogurt and applesauce. I bet they are very moist and fudgy - just the way I like them.
gaga says
Ooh, I like figure-friendly recipes, especially brownies! I'm definitely bookmarking this one!