Dessert

Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies is for Dessert.

Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies takes 20 minutes to cook.

Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies are:

1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup raw sugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tablespoon Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons soy milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 cups 60 percent (or greater) cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups (dairy-free) chocolate chips or chunks

Here is how you make Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies:

These brownies are the creation of Engine 2 participant and baker extraordinaire Lydia Heckendorf. Lydia started cooking two years ago and is a natural at knowing how to make food so terrific tasting no one knows it's healthy as well.Makes about 20 browniesPreheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine the sugars and applesauce with an electric or handheld mixer. Beat in the Ener-G mixture, soy milk, vanilla, and vinegar. Combine the dry ingredients (except the chocolate chips) in a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, then stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into a sprayed 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake for 16-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.Simply ChocolateHere's the easiest dessert of all: Buy any (milk-free) chocolate bar that is 70 percent cocoa or greater. But use restraint! Don't eat the whole bar!From THE ENGINE 2 DIET by Rip Esselstyn. Copyright (c) 2009 by Rip Esselstyn. Used by permission of Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved.

The nutritional information for Engine 2 Diet: Dark Chocolate Brownies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 161.3

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 129.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 3.8 g