Miracle Brownie

Not sure if anyone has tried this recipe or if it has been posted in the past .

It uses erythritol (powdered, not granulated). I read another article and seems if you substitue splenda, they don't turn out right.    I liked them, and will make them again. I waited a day, and  packaged individually and froze them.  THey really hit my chocolate craving. The texture is like a cake brownie without any flour!  It is pretty amazing.  I can always use fiber!!  :)  Enjoy.

Here is the URL to the post I got it from:

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/desserts/r/miraclebrownies. htm

Miracle Brownies

By Laura Dolson¹, About.com 

Updated: February 18, 2008

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• low carb desserts³
• low carb chocolate recipes⁴
• erythritol recipes⁵
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My daughter considers these brownies a miracle because they are nutritious and delicious. Plus, I usually let her eat a bit more of them than other treats. They are exactly the texture of "regular" brownies, with none of the glycemic effect. You do need to use powdered erythritol⁷ (though xylitol would probably work, too). If you like a more bittersweet brownie, cut down on the artificial sweetener.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb butter (1 stick)
• 2 cups erythritol (powdered, not granulated)
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 4 eggs (room temp is best)
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 cups flax seed meal
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup cream
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup artificial sweetener (Splenda or Xylitol, or sweether of your choice)
• 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9X13 pan.

1) Cream the butter until fluffy.

2) Add the erythritol to the butter and cream them together until fully combined (aim for a fluffy texture).

3) Add the vanilla and beat the eggs into the mixture, one at a time.

4) Add salt and cocoa, beat well.

5) Add chocolate, beat until fluffy.

6) Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to combine.

7) Pour into a pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until top springs back. (You can also test if they're ready by sticking a toothpick in the brownies. If it comes out clean, or almost-so, they're done.)

8) Cool, then cut into 32 squares. If you cheat and eat one warm, know that the texture will be different once completely cool. That's when they become like real brownies. (They are even better the next day.)

Nutritional Analysis: Each of 32 brownies has 1 gram effective carbohydrate, plus 3 grams of fiber, 3 grams of protein, 10 grams of fat, and 107 calories.

Ok, I just ordered the erythritol and will be making these soon! They sound delicious. Thanks for posting.

What the heck is erythritol?  And where can I find it? 

I think it is a corn based sweetner.  you can check it out on wikipedia I think.  You can find it on the internet.  I put a link to it in my message above.  Netrition seemed to have a very good price.  I have bought it at my local low carb store.  I know my Whole Foods had the granular, I don't remember seeing the powdered.  You might find it at a health foods store

 There is both a granualar and a powdered variety,  This recipe calles for the powdered one. in the beginning steps.  It also called for an additional cup of sweetner at the end of the recippe.  I used some of the SunSweet Crystals I had from Bariatric Eating, but you could easily use Splenda or Xylitol. Something that measures volume for volume.

it is a sugar alchohol.. There is a website for honeyvillegrains and they sell it -cheapest I have ever seen it.

There is a link in her post to order it from netrition.

They also sell this in Whole Foods in the sweetner section of the store.  It's called Organic Zero.  Pretty pricy stuff though, I paid $15 for a 12 oz bag, but I'm in Canada.  We love to pay more for everything.