Thought for Food

Lynette has posted a delicious looking recipe for low-fat Chocolate Espresso Cookies that I have placed high on my baking to-do list.

One of my favourite low-fat chocolate treats is the One-Bite Brownie recipe from Julie Van Rosendaal's recipe book Grazing. A single brownie comes in at 85 calories and 2.1 grams of fat. The big problem with these beauties is sticking to one "bite".

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules, dissolved in 1 teaspoon water
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar until well combined. Add egg, egg whites, vanilla and coffee and stir until well blended and smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add to the egg mixture and stir by hand until just combined.
4. Spoon into mini-muffin cups that have been sprayed with non-stick spray.
5. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, until puffed up, but still soft to touch. Do not over bake!
6. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Makes a dozen or so brownies.

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