Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

(Recipe from the Heart Foundation Cookbook - "Deliciously Healthy" - Chapter: Desserts)

PREP TIME 20 minutes COOKING TIME 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
3/4 cup cocoa
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 ½ tablespoons sunflower oil
200 g thick reduced fat vanilla yoghurt
120g apple puree
200g fresh or frozen raspberries
icing sugar, to dust
fresh berries, to serve

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base and sides of a 30cm x 20cm tin with baking paper.

2. Sift the flours, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa into a large bowl and make a well in the centre.

3. Whisk together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and yoghurt in a large jug. Add the flours and mix until smooth. Fold through the apple puree and raspberries.

4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5. Cut into squares and dust with icing sugar. Serve with extra fresh berries and reduced fat ice-cream. Makes 16.

NUTRIENTS per serve

Energy: 675kJ

Energy: 161cal

Total fat: 4.4g

Saturated fat: 1.5g

Monounsaturated fat: 1.3g

Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g

Protein: 3.4g

Carbohydrate: 26.0g

Fibre: 1.6g

Sodium: 73mg

Cholesterol: 24mg

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