I’ve been wanting to try some of the Yochee recipes found on the healthyhighways.com website and so tonight I finally decided to give the brownie recipe a try.
The ingredients were easy to assemble and the batter was easy to handle; the brownies smelled wonderful in the oven and the batter rose quite a bit more than expected, which was nice. The flavor was okay…not like a true brownie but definitely fills the need for something to snack on…sort of tasted as if I’d added sour cream due to the tartness of the yochee but this seemed to mellow after they cooled completely. I would probably add some sugar next time, chocolate chips, or maybe some cinnamon…. I could learn to love them as they were originally intended – my hubby on the other hand wasn’t a fan, so…. you can guess what that means…. I won’t be making them without the sugar or some chocolate chips or something. One thing I noted was that these didn’t seem fudgy at all to me but maybe I did in fact bake them too long… they had a caky consistency which is not my favorite for a brownie but it would have been great with some ice cream.
The original recipe is shown below.
YoChee does an excellent job of making brownies fudgy.
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
¹/8 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup YoChee
2 tablespoons canola oil
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Oil an 8-inch-square baking pan.
Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nuts in a bowl. Mix well.
Combine the YoChee, oil, maple syrup, honey and vanilla in a separate bowl. Beat until smooth.
Stir the YoChee mixture into the flour mixture until they are completely blended and no dry spots remain.
Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the brownies are still slightly soft in the center but a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before cutting.
Makes 16 small or 8 2-inch brownies
Per 2-inch brownie: 197 calories, 9gm. fat, 1gm. saturated fat, 5gm. protein, 28gm. carbohydrate, 80mg. calcium
Filed under: Desserts, Recipe Review | Tagged: yochee brownies
