Does this seem like a good light brownie recipe?

1/3 c Butter


1 c Brown sugar


1 ea Egg


1 ts Vanilla


1 c Flour


1/2 ts Baking powder


1/8 ts Baking soda


4 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips


1/2 ts Salt


1/2 c Chopped nuts, optional





Melt butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Remove from heat, add to brown sugar and mix well. Allow mixture to cool. Stir in egg and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix well. Pour mixture into greased baking pan (8x8 or 11x7).


Bake at 350 deg. F for 20 to 25 minutes








if you know any better low cal/low fat brownie recipes, please post.





and another question what does ';ea'; mean in ';1 ea Egg';





thanks so much in advance :)Does this seem like a good light brownie recipe?
Low Carb Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies Recipe courtesy George Stella


Show: Low Carb and Lovin' It


Episode: Deceiving Desserts























1 1/2 tablespoons wheat bran, or oat bran


1 1/4 cups plus 1/2 tablespoon soy flour


4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate


1/2 cup unsalted butter


2 cups sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)


1/2 cup heavy cream


5 large eggs


1 tablespoon no sugar added vanilla extract


2 teaspoons baking powder


1/2 cup chopped walnuts


Low Carb Chocolate Frosting, recipe follows


Special Equipment: 8-inch square baking pan








Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.


Spray pan with nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside. Mix wheat bran and 1/2 tablespoon soy flour together and sprinkle evenly over the inside of the greased pan, also coating the sides.





Place the unsweetened chocolate and butter in a steel bowl and melt over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk in 1 cup sugar substitute and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Once thoroughly blended, turn off heat and keep warm until needed.





With an electric mixer on high, beat the eggs, 1 cup sugar substitute and the vanilla extract just until blended. Reduce to low speed and then blend in the chocolate mixture.





With a wooden spoon, mix in the baking powder, 1 1/4 cups soy flour, walnuts, and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Spread evenly into the prepared pan and bake on the center rack for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Do not over-bake or brownies will be dry and hard.) Cool completely before frosting with low carb chocolate frosting. Cut into 5 rows by 5 rows to make 25 pieces.








Low Carb Chocolate Frosting:


3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (not melted)


5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


1 cup sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)


1/3 cup heavy cream


1 teaspoon no sugar added vanilla extract


Few drops hot water, as needed, to thin consistency





Place all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Use to frost brownies, but make sure brownies are completely cooled, or the butter in the frosting will melt.





Nutrition Information


Nutritional Analysis per serving Calories 152


Fat 14 grams Saturated Fat 7 grams


Carbohydrates 6 grams Fiber 2 grams


Net Carbohydrates 4 gramsDoes this seem like a good light brownie recipe?
The last thing that recipe is... is light. There's nothing light or low-cal about it. It looks good though. Butter, brown sugar flour, chocolate (even if it's semi-sweet) aren't light ingredients. Maybe you could switch out the butter and use canola oil. There are recipes that call for applesauce to replace the oil (it's usually oil in brownie recipes) in the recipe. So I would look for something like that.





I've never seen ';ea'; used the way you show it. Usually ';ea.'; would be use in a list, like ';1/2 tsp each ea. baking soda, salt, sugar.'; I would find another recipe.





Here;s one I found that is low in fat :


● 7 tablespoons flour


● 1/2 cup cocoa (that's the unsweetened kind)


● 1/4 teaspoon salt


● 2 egg whites


● 1 large egg


● 3/4 cup white sugar


● 6 tablespoons applesauce


● 2 tablespoons oil


● 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla


● 1 tablespoon walnuts (chopped)





Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; mix well.


Whisk together egg whites, egg, sugar, applesauce, oil, and vanilla.


Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Mix until blended, but DON'T overmix.


Pour into greased 8 inch pan.


Sprinkle with walnuts.


Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.





There are many more to choose from. Try Google and plug in ';Brownies with applesauce recipes';
It seems okay. But here is one even better.





90 CALORIE BROWNIES





8-oz. whole chocolate graham crackers (about 16)


2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder


1/4 tsp. salt


2 large eggs


1 large egg white


1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed


1/3 cup granulated sugar


2 tsp. instant coffee granules


2 tsp. vanilla extract


2/3 cup pitted dates, chopped


1/4 cup chocolate chips





Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a low-fat, non-stick cooking oil onto an 8-1/2 x 11-inch baking dish. Mash graham crackers into crumbs in a food processor or blender and prepare 2 cups of crumbs. Transfer to a small bowl and add cocoa and salt, mix well and set aside.


In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, egg white and both sugars. Beat with a mixer at high speed until thickened, about 2-minutes. Blend in coffee and vanilla. Gently fold in dates, chocolate chips and reserved cracker crumb mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking dish, shake gently to spread evenly.





Bake brownies for 25 to 30-minutes, or until the top springs back when gently touched. Let cool completely in the pan or on a wire rack before cutting to serve. Store in an airtight container for up to 3-days or freeze for up to 3-months. Yield: 24 servings
seems ok