Today was one of those days. Ya know... Lounging around in your pajamas literally ALL day. Pajamas to pajamas is how I roll. Skipping your run in the morning. Plopping your tush on the couch and taking quizzes, tests, and writing essays on the Eiffel Tower aaaaaaaaaaall the live long day. Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was sold as scrap by a con artist TWICE? I don't kid.
It was also one of those OHMYGAWSHIWANTTOSHOVEVERYTHINGINSIGHTINMYFACE kinda days. I just kinda... grazed throughout the whole day. I had a normal breakfast. Ate two homemade energy bars while I was doing school. Had a carrot and hummus. Made this brownie. And then ate guacamole by the spoonful. That's how Sophie does it.
A few weeks ago, I came home from French and had a serious case of chocolategetinmymouth. I googled "healthy single serving brownie" and came across a recipe that claimed to be 100 calories. After I whipped it up, it ended up being approximately two tablespoons of batter. What kind of sick joke is this?! Not fair.
I then proceeded to take matters into my own hands. Like usual. This brownie turned out SPECTACULAR, especially for being under 200 calories for the whole dang thing. It's perfect for when you're craving something chocolatey and fudgey without spending half your daily calorie count on a bowl or 5 of ice cream. Also. If you eat this for breakfast, I promise I won't judge. Imagine with some bananas on top. Or berries. Or peanut butter. Ooooooooooooooooor homemade whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Kinda defeats the whole skinny part of it, I guess.
{skinny} brownie in a mug
2 tbsp. wholewheat flour
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
pinch of baking powder
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. plain yogurt
In a microwave safe bowl or coffee mug, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder. Add in the yogurt and vanilla and stir until smooth. Microwave for about 1 minute. Depending on how gooey you like your brownie, you could microwave it for more or less since there's no egg in it.
Gonna try this right now. I don't have plain yogurt, so I'm gonna use coconut Greek yogurt. healthier, right?
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! Just made this. So tasty. (: Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhipped this up for the hubs and I this evening, and we loved it! (He thought I was a miracle worker when I answered his "Wish we had some snacks in the house" with "I'll be right back" and came upstairs with this). I substituted one tablespoon of the yogurt with one tablespoon of coconut oil. And because I felt guilty about that, I threw in some flax seed :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI get ya on those "100" calorie mug cakes ... Who wants that measly serving? I LOVE how yours uses yogurt and real sugar! Definitely trying this.
ReplyDeleteJust made some, didn't have real cocoa substituted chocolate milk mix and a generous squirt of chocolate syrup. Ice cold milk made a perfect snack.
ReplyDeleteCan it be in normal electric oven?
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I'm sure it can! The baking time will probably differ so just be sure to keep an eye on it :)
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