I was faced with an interesting challenge this weekend: make a holiday dinner for my family- one that they can enjoy and so can I- without everything tasting like crazy “health” food. I succeeded by using lots of vegetables, baked chicken, and being a little more generous with the butter than I would if I were cooking purely for myself, but my favorite thing I made?
90 calorie brownies.
And I didn’t tell anyone what they were until after they’d taken a few bites, because you’d seriously never know. Here’s the recipe: http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/04/diet-coke-brownies.html
Here's what you need:
12 oz Diet Coke
1 Package Pilsbury Sugar Free Brownie Mix
Makes 12 servings
Yes, for real, you just need a can of diet coke and some brownie mix. The original recipe is 115 calories per brownie, but by using the sugar free mix, I was able to cut it down to 90 calories!
My Domestically Impaired Requisite Cooking Goof-Up this time was using a special brownie pan that has a lift-out sleeve for cooling once the brownies are done baking. Don’t use those for this recipe, folks. The mix is going to be more liquidy than usual, and it will leak. And your kitchen will smell like burnt stuff. And it’ll take you three rounds of soaking your oven with 409 and scraping with a spatula to remove the burnt gunk. But your brownies are still going to taste amazing!
On to the instructions….
Just mix the diet coke with the brownie mix, pour it into a (non-leaking) pan, and bake according to the instructions. It might take a little longer than the package says for them to bake if you don’t like your brownies as gooey as I do. Either way, the result is going to be a rich, fudgy wonder akin to the flavor of a flourless chocolate torte. They're still not particularly nutritious (yeah, check out that carb content), but they're a pretty awesome alternative to your average calorie packed brownie!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 90
Fat- 2.5g
Carbs- 23.1
Protein- 1
Fiber- 3g
