Hi! Hi! Hi! Is anybody still lurking around this abandoned blog? I wish I had posted at least once a week, that was my plan initially, but we all know that executing a plan is not as easy as we think it is. So here I am nearly after 2 months of my last post. We recently bought our first home and it has taken me so much time to settle down and I went on a baking spree last week after 4 months. So you can expect a couple of interesting egg free baking recipes in the days to come.
It all started with this "Nearly No Fat Fudge Brownie" recipe I found in the yogurt container. A baking recipe couldn't possibly be any simpler. I had all the ingredients at home and it was already egg free; so I was good to go. This is also a one bowl recipe if you have a large microwave safe bowl. If you are a regular follower of this blog you would know that I try to bake healthy; include a lot of whole grains, reduce the quantity of fat, sugar. So our taste buds have accustomed pretty good. The brownies tasted very good. We did not miss the fat at all. It was chewy and fudgy. Maybe those with a sweeter tooth can increase the quantity of sugar to 3/4th cup, but it was fine for us.
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Almost Fat Free Fudge Brownies Recipe
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25 Mins
One 8x8 inch pan (16 squares)
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Madhuram
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Almost Fat Free Brownies4.6 from 18 reviews
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Dry Ingredients:
3/4 cupAll Purpose Flour
1/2 cupGranulated Sugar
1/2 cupCocoa Powder
1/2 teaspoonBaking Soda
1/2 cupChopped Pecans (or any other nuts optional)
Wet Ingredients:
1/2 cupSemi Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cupPlain Yogurt (I used fat free)
1/2 cupWater
Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Lightly grease an 8x8 inch square pan and line it with aluminum foil, with some extra foil hanging around the edges so that it is easy to lift the brownie. You wouldn't believe how much time saving and mess free is this simple step of lining with foil.
In a large microwave bowl melt the chocolate chips. It took about 45 seconds for the chocolate to melt. Do not set the time all at once, melt it in increments of 15-20 seconds because the cooking time in microwave ovens differ from one to another. Use a whisk to stir the melted chocolate to see that its smooth. Let this stand for a minute or two.
To the melted chocolate add the yogurt and sugar; mix until combined.
Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and nuts (if using) and stir until just combined.
To this mixture add water and stir carefully until the batter comes together. This batter looked more like a cake batter.
The original recipe mentions to bake the brownies between 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Mine actually took 32 minutes. So start with the minimum amount of time mentioned in the recipe and increase the time in small increments if it doesn't bake.
Remove the pan from the oven and leave it on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes carefully lift the foil and let the brownies cool completely before you can cut it. If you don't use the aluminum foil the cooling time will be much longer. You would have to leave it overnight too. I was able to cut it beautifully within 2 hours.
My Notes:
If you have a sweet tooth I would suggest increasing the quantity of sugar to 3/4th of a cup. I also felt a mild sourness from the yogurt (my husband and son did not notice it). So I think the increased quantity of sugar will mask that too.
If you do not want to increase the quantity of sugar try testing/tasting the yogurt before hand. The original recipe had mentioned to use Balkan style yogurt, maybe that isn't as sour as the plain yogurt I used. I have tried the Stoneyfield organic yogurt and it is not sour at all (at least immediately after opening). Maybe you could try that in this recipe.
Update: Forgot to write this point before. I was not sure if the melted chocolate mixture would curdle if I immediately added yogurt to it. So I waited for about 5 minutes after I melted the chocolate in the microwave oven before adding the yogurt. To be even more sure I first mixed the sugar to melted chocolate; mixed it well and then added the yogurt.
I am a bit hesitant in making this brownie as I think it will taste more like a chocolate cake as you are adding yogurt. Could you tell me what exactly is the difference in the recipe of an egg less chocolate cake and a brownie.
Brownie recipes ususally don’t have baking powder because it need not rise like cakes. So cakes are lighter than brownies or brownies are dense than cakes.
Hi! I tried this recipe using greek vanilla yogurt and Splenda. Did not work very well. The consistency reminded me of GummyBears and the overall taste was disappointing. I don’t recommend this recipe for weight loss / calorie counting purposes, because I rather have a small bite of a really good brownie. But if you are baking it because you can’t or won’t eat eggs, dairy, etc. then you might as well try it.
OMG! What a coincidence – I opened an Astro yogurt container yesterday and found the same recipe which I thought I have to save because my daughter volunteered me to bake for her gr. 3 Valentine’s party next week and there is a boy in her class who is allergic to eggs and nuts. My husband, though, acdidentally threw the foil cover on which the recipe was – DISASTER! And when I saw this today with pics, I felt I was saved. I am going to replace the nuts with roasted non-salted sunflower seeds (which I started doing 3 years ago when my daughter had her fist awful allergic reaction to tree nuts – pecans, walnuts, etc. They have the same taste after baking as walnuts, same consistency, same oil content, just smaller…) Thank you so much for posting it! Roxana
You’re welcome Roxana. That was a nice tip about adding raosted sunflower seeds instead of nuts. I will also give it a shot one of these days. FYI, the recipe is available in Astro’s website too.
Excellent, I did a few small substitutions, I used 1/2 all purpose flour and 1/2 whole wheat flour. I increased the baking soda to 1 teaspoon (I did this by accident – but it worked) and I decreased the sugar to 2 Tablespoons. I used only 6 oz of yogurt – Greek yogurt. I too am following Weight Watchers and left out the nuts so this now becomes 3 points for 1/9th of a brownie pan.
I used 2/3 cup light sour cream and 1/3 cup natural yogurt and it turned out well. I also had to keep the chocolate on the double boiler while I added the yogurt/sour cream because the chocolate immediately hardened when I added the cold yogurt. It is a fantastic recipe, and when I added up the Weight Watchers pro points for this recipe (excluding nuts) it came to 3 pp per slice – not bad! guilt free way to indulge the chocoholic!
I made these brownies tonight for my wife. She loved them! She really loves brownies so for her to like them is really saying something. We both went back for seconds which kind of defeats the purpose of healthy brownies but I guess it is better than two regular brownies or other dessert alternatives.
Since this was the first time I followed the recipe exactly with the only change being Lucerne Light (fat free) Vanilla Yogurt instead of plain yogurt.
I plugged all of this into a recipe nutrition calculator and found that the whole batch has about 1,200 calories and 14 grams of fat compared to a regular box mix of brownies with 2200 calories and 30 grams of fat prepared. These brownies are definitely way better for you.
Next time I make these brownies I am going to swap the sugar with a no calorie sweetener which would eliminate about 400 calories.
I would also like to see if I can make them a bit less cake-y. I haven’t figured out how to do this so if anyone has any suggestions feel free to share them.
Thanks again for the wonderful recipe. This really is a winner and our waist lines also appreciate it!
Mmmm, I made these and they turned out super tasty. I used 3/4 cups of cocoa powder, whole wheat flower instead of AP, and substituted the yogurt for a half cup of prunes I pureed in a half cup of soy milk. It added a nice amount of natural sweetness and extra fiber. I also mixed in a small handful of chocolate chips and toffee chips. It was much more of a cakey texture than brownie, but so good. Thanks for this fantastic recipe! I will absolutely make this again.
Made these brownies last night…yum! I didn’t have chocolate chips so substituted 3 squares of semi sweet baking chocolate. It’s my first time making the recipe so I can’t yet compare it to actually following the recipe, but they were delicious so I’ll be making them again, especially since my husband is allergic to eggs. Thank you for sharing your eggless recipes,
I have made these brownies twice. I must say these are the best tasting brownies I have ever had.
I made following changes.
I used 60% Ecuador dark chocolate instead of semi sweet chips and walnuts instead of the pecans.
First time I used vanilla yogurt and increased the chocolate quantity to 2/3 cup. I increased the quantity of chocolate because I broke the pieces by hand and wasn’t able to properly pack the measuring cup.
Second time I used Vanilla yogurt with chocolate flakes. This time I kept the quantity of chocolate to 1/2 cup.
I hardly eat chocolate (can not stand milk chocolate) but for some strange reason I have always liked dark chocolate brownies. Now thanks to your low fat, great tasting recipe I can enjoy them more often. 🙂
Just wanted to add that I made the brownies again today. I used natural yoghurt which was a little tart to taste. I added 1 extra table spoon of sugar and brownies came out delicious as ever.
I tried this recipe today..it came out nicely.. but tastes more like a rather dense chocolate cake than a brownie.. the substitutions I made were using brown sugar and homemade yogurt as I was out of the store bought one.. You think this made the difference ? Also, the taste of the chocolate is rather overpowering..I used Nestle cocoa powder (it says for Baking purposes on the box) ..Was that also wrong?
Radha, I googled “using brown sugar for brownies” and got some results. Most of them said that it tasted different from the usual brownies. Some say that it enhances the flavor of chocolate (maybe that’s why you felt that the chocolate is overpowering and was more like a chocolate cake). The feedback is mixed; some like brown sugar in brownies and others don’t. Could you rate the recipe?
Thanks for your detailed reply Madhuram. Maybe next time I will try it with granulated sugar.
I would like to rate a 3 star for the recipe (based on how it turned out for me) But for some reason, it will not allow me to select anything less than a 5-star ! 🙂
I have been following your blog for a while and its awesome how you come up with all these eggless recipes!
I was planning to make these brownies and the vegan blueberry muffins for a party on sat (today is wed) and wanted to know if they will still taste as fresh amd moist if i make them well in advance – on thurs?
would appreciate your feedback. thank you!
Thanks Hiral. I would suggest you to bake them on Friday instead. It will taste good if you bake it on Thursday but the muffins especially become sort of sticky (I tried it recently) after 2-3 days.
I’m glad this is my first eggless recipe
it is so delicious ,, next time I cook this recipe I’ll increase the sugar ,,,but it shows we don’t need egg to make good baking
It looks really great!
But where I live it’s really hard to find soy yogurt (I don’t drink milk).
So I would like to know if it’s possible to change yogurt for silken tofu.
Thanks in advance!
I’m trying to get back into shape after snapping my achilles and it was a god-send to find such a recipe. I’m gonna give it a whirl, but just wanted to know, how many calories are we talking about here?
I made these brownies yesterday, and they were so good! My boyfriend is allergic to eggs, so he can’t normally eat brownies. Which has been a loss for me, since I love them. But now we can both enjoy, he loved them. And they did taste like “normal” brownies, not like a bad subsitute.
Thank you!
You’re welcome Dobby. I’m very glad that you two were able to enjoy these brownies.
Tried this recipe last night, had no yogurt so I used 1tsp of plain eggless mayo and 1/3 cup of milk.It was YUMMYYY!!!Super chewy!
Love your recipes, amazing!
Thanks for the feedback, Devi. Using egg less mayo is a nice trick.
I am a bit hesitant in making this brownie as I think it will taste more like a chocolate cake as you are adding yogurt. Could you tell me what exactly is the difference in the recipe of an egg less chocolate cake and a brownie.
Brownie recipes ususally don’t have baking powder because it need not rise like cakes. So cakes are lighter than brownies or brownies are dense than cakes.
Hi! I tried this recipe using greek vanilla yogurt and Splenda. Did not work very well. The consistency reminded me of GummyBears and the overall taste was disappointing. I don’t recommend this recipe for weight loss / calorie counting purposes, because I rather have a small bite of a really good brownie. But if you are baking it because you can’t or won’t eat eggs, dairy, etc. then you might as well try it.
OMG! What a coincidence – I opened an Astro yogurt container yesterday and found the same recipe which I thought I have to save because my daughter volunteered me to bake for her gr. 3 Valentine’s party next week and there is a boy in her class who is allergic to eggs and nuts. My husband, though, acdidentally threw the foil cover on which the recipe was – DISASTER! And when I saw this today with pics, I felt I was saved. I am going to replace the nuts with roasted non-salted sunflower seeds (which I started doing 3 years ago when my daughter had her fist awful allergic reaction to tree nuts – pecans, walnuts, etc. They have the same taste after baking as walnuts, same consistency, same oil content, just smaller…) Thank you so much for posting it! Roxana
You’re welcome Roxana. That was a nice tip about adding raosted sunflower seeds instead of nuts. I will also give it a shot one of these days. FYI, the recipe is available in Astro’s website too.
Excellent, I did a few small substitutions, I used 1/2 all purpose flour and 1/2 whole wheat flour. I increased the baking soda to 1 teaspoon (I did this by accident – but it worked) and I decreased the sugar to 2 Tablespoons. I used only 6 oz of yogurt – Greek yogurt. I too am following Weight Watchers and left out the nuts so this now becomes 3 points for 1/9th of a brownie pan.
Anna, thanks for rating the recipe.
I used 2/3 cup light sour cream and 1/3 cup natural yogurt and it turned out well. I also had to keep the chocolate on the double boiler while I added the yogurt/sour cream because the chocolate immediately hardened when I added the cold yogurt. It is a fantastic recipe, and when I added up the Weight Watchers pro points for this recipe (excluding nuts) it came to 3 pp per slice – not bad! guilt free way to indulge the chocoholic!
Sour cream is a good alternative. Thanks for trying the recipe and rating it as well Bethany.
This is a followup to my last message as I forgot to rate it. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
Thanks Again!
Thanks Clif.
I made these brownies tonight for my wife. She loved them! She really loves brownies so for her to like them is really saying something. We both went back for seconds which kind of defeats the purpose of healthy brownies but I guess it is better than two regular brownies or other dessert alternatives.
Since this was the first time I followed the recipe exactly with the only change being Lucerne Light (fat free) Vanilla Yogurt instead of plain yogurt.
I plugged all of this into a recipe nutrition calculator and found that the whole batch has about 1,200 calories and 14 grams of fat compared to a regular box mix of brownies with 2200 calories and 30 grams of fat prepared. These brownies are definitely way better for you.
Next time I make these brownies I am going to swap the sugar with a no calorie sweetener which would eliminate about 400 calories.
I would also like to see if I can make them a bit less cake-y. I haven’t figured out how to do this so if anyone has any suggestions feel free to share them.
Thanks again for the wonderful recipe. This really is a winner and our waist lines also appreciate it!
I see a lot of brownies in our future.
You’re welcome Clif. Thanks for writing about the nutrition info too. Could you take a moment and rate the recipe?
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Mmmm, I made these and they turned out super tasty. I used 3/4 cups of cocoa powder, whole wheat flower instead of AP, and substituted the yogurt for a half cup of prunes I pureed in a half cup of soy milk. It added a nice amount of natural sweetness and extra fiber. I also mixed in a small handful of chocolate chips and toffee chips. It was much more of a cakey texture than brownie, but so good. Thanks for this fantastic recipe! I will absolutely make this again.
I too add pureed prunes in chocolate flavored baked goods and it turns out great.
Hi Madhuram
Made these brownies last night…yum! I didn’t have chocolate chips so substituted 3 squares of semi sweet baking chocolate. It’s my first time making the recipe so I can’t yet compare it to actually following the recipe, but they were delicious so I’ll be making them again, especially since my husband is allergic to eggs. Thank you for sharing your eggless recipes,
Maureen
Thanks for trying the recipe Maureen.
I have made these brownies twice. I must say these are the best tasting brownies I have ever had.
I made following changes.
I used 60% Ecuador dark chocolate instead of semi sweet chips and walnuts instead of the pecans.
First time I used vanilla yogurt and increased the chocolate quantity to 2/3 cup. I increased the quantity of chocolate because I broke the pieces by hand and wasn’t able to properly pack the measuring cup.
Second time I used Vanilla yogurt with chocolate flakes. This time I kept the quantity of chocolate to 1/2 cup.
I hardly eat chocolate (can not stand milk chocolate) but for some strange reason I have always liked dark chocolate brownies. Now thanks to your low fat, great tasting recipe I can enjoy them more often. 🙂
Thank you very much for sharing your experience, CrazyD.
Just wanted to add that I made the brownies again today. I used natural yoghurt which was a little tart to taste. I added 1 extra table spoon of sugar and brownies came out delicious as ever.
That’s great to know CrazyD.
Hi Madhuram…
I tried this recipe today..it came out nicely.. but tastes more like a rather dense chocolate cake than a brownie.. the substitutions I made were using brown sugar and homemade yogurt as I was out of the store bought one.. You think this made the difference ? Also, the taste of the chocolate is rather overpowering..I used Nestle cocoa powder (it says for Baking purposes on the box) ..Was that also wrong?
Radha, I googled “using brown sugar for brownies” and got some results. Most of them said that it tasted different from the usual brownies. Some say that it enhances the flavor of chocolate (maybe that’s why you felt that the chocolate is overpowering and was more like a chocolate cake). The feedback is mixed; some like brown sugar in brownies and others don’t. Could you rate the recipe?
Thanks for your detailed reply Madhuram. Maybe next time I will try it with granulated sugar.
I would like to rate a 3 star for the recipe (based on how it turned out for me) But for some reason, it will not allow me to select anything less than a 5-star ! 🙂
Thanks again Madhuram !
You’re welcome Radha. I’ll check out the rating. Thanks.
Really fantastic! Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome.
oh and also instead of nuts can i put in choc chips or cut up choc pieces?
hi
I will be tryin this recipe out tomorrow. What do u mean by plain yogurt, is it just natural yogurt?thick or a bit more thin?
It’s the regular yogurt. By plain I mean without any flavoring and added sugar.
thank you
I tried this receipe today, and it came out awesome!!!
Thanks for giving it a shot Vidya.
I have been following your blog for a while and its awesome how you come up with all these eggless recipes!
I was planning to make these brownies and the vegan blueberry muffins for a party on sat (today is wed) and wanted to know if they will still taste as fresh amd moist if i make them well in advance – on thurs?
would appreciate your feedback. thank you!
Thanks Hiral. I would suggest you to bake them on Friday instead. It will taste good if you bake it on Thursday but the muffins especially become sort of sticky (I tried it recently) after 2-3 days.
oh thanks…that helps me a lot with my planning!
You’re welcome Hiral.
Fantastic recipe!!! I used brown sugar instead of regular sugar!!!! It was over even before I could blink
Thanks Prithvi.
I have been following your blog for a while and have tried quite a
recipes from your site.
I have blogged about the almost fatfree brownies on my site.
Thanks for this great recipe!
Thanks Sona.
I don’t have any yogurt at home, and I was wondering if there is an alternative?
You could try it with buttermilk/applesauce/tofu.
I’m glad this is my first eggless recipe
it is so delicious ,, next time I cook this recipe I’ll increase the sugar ,,,but it shows we don’t need egg to make good baking
It looks really great!
But where I live it’s really hard to find soy yogurt (I don’t drink milk).
So I would like to know if it’s possible to change yogurt for silken tofu.
Thanks in advance!
Maybe you can try it Patricia. Or you can also try curdling soymilk with lemon juice instead of yogurt.
I’m trying to get back into shape after snapping my achilles and it was a god-send to find such a recipe. I’m gonna give it a whirl, but just wanted to know, how many calories are we talking about here?
I made these brownies yesterday, and they were so good! My boyfriend is allergic to eggs, so he can’t normally eat brownies. Which has been a loss for me, since I love them. But now we can both enjoy, he loved them. And they did taste like “normal” brownies, not like a bad subsitute.
Thank you!
You’re welcome Dobby. I’m very glad that you two were able to enjoy these brownies.