“Skinny” Brownies

Here is one we want to give a try soon from Food52.
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Makes
12 brownies

Author Notes

When a friend pushed a version of this recipe on me, I was less than enthused. Neither a baker or a chocoholic, it took a recent blog hop featuring chocolate for me to try it. My recipe is adapted from one in the Weight Watchers “One Pot Cookbook” that features Amaretto. I switched it up, substituting Grand Marnier and adding orange juice and zest. Cardamom and ginger provided the spicy edge I wanted. I used decaf coffee granules instead of espresso, because that’s what I had in the pantry. For a reduced calorie treat that’s also low in fat and sodium, we think these are pretty terrific. —Lizthechef

Ingredients

¹/₂ teaspoon

vegetable oil

³/₄ cup

all-purpose unbleached flour

³/₄ teaspoon

baking powder

1 pinch

kosher salt

¹/₄ teaspoon

ground cardamom

¹/₄ teaspoon

ground ginger

1

large egg

1

large egg white

3 tablespoons

orange liqueur

zest of one navel orange

4 tablespoons

fresh orange juice

1 teaspoon

vanilla

³/₄ cup

white sugar

3 tablespoons

unsalted butter, melted

¹/₂ cup

unsweetened cocoa

1 tablespoon

instant coffee granules

¹/₂ cup

chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with the oil.

Using a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom and ginger. Set aside.

Using a large bowl, whisk together the egg, egg white, liqueur, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla.

Add the sugar, melted butter, cocoa and coffee granules. Mix well.

Stir in the flour mixture and the walnuts. Mix only until blended

Pour into greased baking dish and bake for 18 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.