Choc-berry brownies

This HFG low calorie makeover choc-berry brownie recipe, is the ultimate healthy treat and can be made gluten free.

Serves: 16 (makes 16 brownies)
Time to make: 40 mins
( Hands-on time: 15 mins )

Total cost: $ 5.60 / $ 0.35 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

oil spray
80g reduced-fat spread, melted
½ cup packed soft brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
2 eggs
½ cup trim milk
1 ripe banana, mashed
⅓ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup flour
½ cup self-raising flour
50g dark chocolate, chopped
150g frozen mixed berries
2 teaspoons (total) icingfrostingX sugar and/or drinking-chocolate powder, to dust

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Coat a 20cm-square cake tin with a light spray of oil then line tin with baking paper.

2 Beat spread and sugar with a wooden spoon. Add eggs and beat to combine. Fold milk, banana, cocoa and flours into egg mixture until just combined. Fold chocolate and berries into brownie mixture.

3 Spoon mixture into tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm to the touch. Leave cooked mixture to stand in tin for 10 minutes. Slice in 16 squares. Dust brownies with icing sugar and/or chocolate powder.

How we did it

Halved the sugar and sweetened with a banana.
Used 75 per cent less chocolate and added cocoa powder for richer flavour.
Replaced butter with reduced-fat spread to lower saturated fat and kilojoules.
Swapped walnuts for mixed berries to cut kilojoules.
Used trim milk rather than dark-blue-top milk to cut fat.

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470kJ/113 cal
10g fat
4g sat fat
8g sugars

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 570kJ

Calories 134cal

Protein 3g

Total fat 5g

–Saturated fat 2g

Carbohydrates 20g

–Sugars 10g

Dietary fibre 2g

Sodium 60mg

Calcium 3mg

Iron 0.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.