Marbled Chocolate Brownies
Applesauce and egg whites help reduce the fat content in these chocolate brownies with a swirl of sweetened cream cheese decoratively marbled atop.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons margarine
3 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces Neufchâtel cheese, softened
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon nonfat milk
Cooking Directions:
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Heat 1 1/4 cups sugar, morsels, applesauce and margarine in large, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly just until morsels are melted. Remove from heat. Stir in egg whites.
- Add cocoa mixture and vanilla extract; stir well. Spread into greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Stir together cream cheese, 1 tablespoon sugar and milk in small bowl. Drop by rounded teaspoon over batter; swirl over surface of batter with back of spoon.
- Bake in preheated 325°F (160°C) oven for 22 to 28 minutes or just until set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Makes 30 brownies.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/30 of recipe): Calories: 110 Calories from Fat: 30 Total Fat: 3.5 g Saturated Fat: 1.5 g Cholesterol: 5 mg Sodium: 550 mg Carbohydrates: 18 g Dietary Fiber: .5 g Sugars: 12 g Protein: 2 g
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