Low Fat Blueberry Brownies

Submitted by Jessi Garcia

"I love fresh blueberries so that is why I like this recipe so much, the cocoa gives it a great chocolate like taste"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 cup applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 cup unbleached white flour
• 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup fresh blueberries or 1/2 cup frozen blueberries

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8 inch square baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine applesauce, sugar, and vanilla.
3. in a another bowl, whisk together flours, cocoa, baking powder and soda.
4. Make a well in the center and add wet ingredients; mix until just combined.
5. Gently fold in walnuts and blueberries.
6. Spread mixture into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and not sticky.
7. Let cool completely before slicing.
8. Makes 16 brownies.

Reviews

[Dessert Rose]

This is a great healthy treat. It was enjoyed and will make again. You would never know it was made with wheat flour. I added 1 tablespoon oil. Wonderful getting a burst of blueberry when eating.

 

[sweetpotaato]

I have made the recipe MANY times...love it, I switch up some of the ingredients ,great for those trying to eat healthy:)

 

[KikiChowHound]

This recipe could use some additions. It has potential but it definitely was not sweet enough. Next time I'll add more sugar or maybe just some dark chocolate chips as other reviewers suggested. Very moist and rich though. You can barely notice the blueberries, just little blobs within the chocolate.

 

[ladypit]

Definitely tastes like a fat free baked good, but was pretty nice. I doubled it and used white wheat flour.

 

[lbandbuggy]

We loved these, I added a very small handful of mini chocolate chips just to up the chocolate factor a little bit. I only had chunky applesauce on hand, and it turned out great with the chunks of apples and blueberries, I didn't use the nuts.