Awesome Lower Fat Brownies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/4 cup margarine, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 1 jar prune baby food (this will not affect flavour in any way - i promise!)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder (use a good quality!)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup frozen mini chocolate chip (pre-freezing allows them to melt more slowly)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 spray and flour the sides of an 8" x 8" square pan.
• 3 cream together the margarine, sugar and vanilla extract.
• 4 add the egg and sour cream and blend well.
• 5 next, beat in the prunes.
• 6 sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, soda and salt.
• 7 blend in well.
• 8 stir in the mini chocolate chips.
• 9 pour into prepared pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• 10 do a toothpick test for doneness at around 20 minutes.
• 11 don't overbake!
• 12 for skor bits (almond brickle) brownies: substitute 1/2 cup cocoa for 1/2 cup cake and pastry flour.
• 13 substitute 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips for 1/3 cup skor bits.
• 14 after removing from the oven, sprinkle with extra skor bits.
• 15 cut when cool.