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Chocolate Lover's Low-Fat Brownies

6
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 20 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
1 hr 15 min
Serves
24
Difficulty
Moderate
Lentils do double-duty in these fudgy, cake-like brownies: replace fatty ingredients and give the crunchy texture of nuts.

Ingredients

Dry lentils

3 oz, about 1/2 cup

Fat free egg substitute

1 cup(s)

Sugar

1¾ cup(s)

Unsweetened applesauce

1 cup(s)

Vanilla extract

1 tbsp(s)

Whole-grain wheat flour

1½ cup(s)

Unsweetened cocoa powder

½ cup(s)

Unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

3 oz, about 1/2 cup

Water

2 cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Rinse lentils and combine with water in a pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender, 40 minutes. Remove from heat and drain any excess liquid.
  2. In a bowl, beat together egg substitute and sugar. Add applesauce, vanilla, flour, both cocoas and salt to egg substitute mixture. Stir in cooked lentils and chocolate chips.
  3. Press mixture into a 9 X 13-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes. Cool and cut into 24 pieces.