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BROWNIES

INGREDIENTS
§ ½ cup flour (see substitutes for butter below)
§ 1 cup sugar § 2 eggs (or egg replacement)
§ ½ cup butter, melted § cup cocoa powder

INSTRUCTIONS ? Blend egg and butter
? Preheat oven to 350°. Spray substitute in separate bowl.
8x8 baking pan with cooking spray. ? Combine bowls.
? Blend flour, sugar and ? Pour into pan and bake
cocoa powder. for 25 minutes (see below
? Blend egg and butter substitute for adjustments).
in separate bowl. ? Cool completely and
? Combine bowls. cut into squares.

I picked four butter alternatives, all of which
are available in the average supermarket:
applesauce, coconut oil, avocado, Greek yogurt

ALL-NATURAL APPLESAUCE

Ratio:
1:1
Cost:
$2.99/24-oz. jar
Cooking Time:
ALTERNATIVES TO COCONUT 3-5 minutes extra
Adds ?ber, reduces calories & fat
Bene?ts:
Butter Ratio: 1:1
OIL
$5.99/14-oz. jar
Cost:
As directed
Cooking Time:
Strengthens the immune system
Bene?ts:
By Michele Robert Poche
AVOCADO
hether where I come in. Ratio: 1:1
you’re I selected a simple Cost: $1.49/each
counting brownie recipe containing Cooking Time: As directed
Wcalories, only five ingredients, and Bene?ts: Adds ?ber, vitamin K & potassium;
reduces bad cholesterol
reducing fat intake, or I prepared it four times,
following a vegan lifestyle, exactly the same way with GREEK
cutting butter from your the exception of one detail. YOGURT
diet is easier than you think. For each of the batches, Ratio: 1:1
There are many all-natu- I substituted a different Cost: $1.25/7-oz. container
ral alternatives for butter butter alternative. Cooking Time: 3-5 minutes extra
available in your everyday I can’t think of a better Bene?ts: Adds protein;
supermarket. Don’t have reason to make 100 brown- reduces calories & fat
time to experiment? That’s ies in one day.
Which was best? In my tasting group, the coconut oil variety was the
fan favorite, as it was most like a traditional brownie. Personally, I pre-
To ripen your avocado, store in a closed paper ferred the applesauce batch, which was lighter, and the avocado batch,
bag with an apple, pear or banana at room which was less oily than the coconut and the optimal density. The Greek
temp. These fruits will emit ethylene gas, yogurt batch also performed well, but its distinct flavor was discernible
which hastens the process. For even faster and thus might not be appreciated by all.
results, cut your avocado in half, top with
lemon juice and bake at 300° for 10 minutes. It worked out perfectly that my daughter was having a movie party
with half a dozen other teenage girls on baking day, because the idea of
me and several dozen leftover brownies together on a Saturday night
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