Fat To Skinny
Recipe Exchange => Desserts and Sweets => Topic started by: zuiderdamm on July 08, 2010, 03:19:15 PM
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They are YUM!
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup Butter or Margarine, melted
* 1/2 cup Cocoa, unsweetened
* 3/4-1 cup Xylitol
* 2 Eggs (2 carbs)
* 1 tsp Vanilla
* 1.5 Tb Corn Starch (12 carbs)
* 1/2 cup Almond Meal/Flour (6 carbs)
* 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
* 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
* 1/4 cup heavy cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9-inch square pan; set aside. Combine the melted butter and cocoa, stirring to combine. Add sugar, eggs, cream, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add the flours, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and mix to combine. Spread into the baking pan and bake about 20 minutes. Makes 9 brownies. 2.2 carbs each.
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This sounds easy and delicious!
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I wonder what would happen if you made these without the corn starch? I might try it replacing the corn starch with soy flour and will let you know. I have all the ingredients except the corn starch. :-\
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Maybe guar or xanthan gum would be a better low carb substitute?
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Nice recipe jess ;D
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I have really been craving a brownie. So glad to have a recipe to try. ;D
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I made these and substituted Guar Gum for the cornstarch. They were great!! It brought the carb count way down as well as my almond meal was 4 net carbs per 1/2 cup. 1.2 for the 2 eggs, .8 for the vanilla, 4 for the almond meal, .6 for the baking powder. I counted 6.6 for the whole recipe divided by 9 pieces = .73 per brownie. Yum!!
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I also had the same idea to lower the carb. content. So I used 2 teaspoons of Xanthan Gum. Can we say rubber brownies?! :o Did that keep my husband and I from eating them? Of course not!!!!! Now I will start much slower and try 1/4 teaspoon of the xanthan gum.
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LOL Prosperity :D :D :D
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i have a beautiful recipe in the Bakery Book.Doug is gonna release it when he gets back from Boston.I want everybody to have it for the holidays. ;)
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i have a beautiful recipe in the Bakery Book.Doug is gonna release it when he gets back from Boston.I want everybody to have it for the holidays. ;)
Back from Boston? :o So excited to purchase the Bakery Book - hurry back Doug!! lol!! This book is like Christmas all by itself!! ;D
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Wow...Almond brownies? You are my new best friend! lol...I love almonds!
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i have a beautiful recipe in the Bakery Book.Doug is gonna release it when he gets back from Boston.I want everybody to have it for the holidays. ;)
is this a download recipe book??? cuz lol i need help --- have to make party items in may (including 2 cakes) for twin nieces 8th grade graduation/confirmation parties --- so I've also been looking for party foods/desserts ???any help umpa with a decorator type frosting ???
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Yes, it's only in e-book format right now. Go to www.fattoskinny.com (http://www.fattoskinny.com) and find the shopping page. You can order it there.
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There are some beautiful cakes in the Bakery Book 3Angels or you can go to the homepage and ask umpa.When I wrote the Bakery book I made it easy enough for kids.You are really gonna enjoy it! :)
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3Angels, you just HAVE to get that book! The pictures will make you drool all over yourself! : ) The format is awesome and it's a great book!
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Thanks Owensmath! I appreciate your feedback :)
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Umpa, you are most welcome but I was just telling the truth.
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I do have the bakery book now and wow ya cannot wait to start making some of the yummy treats :) thanks doug and umpa for creating this book
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3Angels i tried to write the Bakery Book so kids could use it.Let me know what you think.We have alot of teenagers on the program and i want the books to work for them too :)
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what will happen if I left out the corn starch ?
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Jo, look at page 1 of this post at my comment. I substituted Guar Gum for the cornstarch.
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Mom1 I seen that but I didnt have any of that either so I subed 3 Tablespoons of soy flour for the corn starch and they came out very good ,I cut them into 10 and it was 2 carbs a peice . But very good will be making these again . I want to order the Now almond flour cause it has less carbs . My coco had 1 carb per serving does yours are do they make a o carb one ?
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My coco had 1 carb per serving does yours are do they make a o carb one ?
I use Fry's Cocoa which has 0 carbs. I think it is a Canadian product and the parent company is Cadbury UK. Check your stores, there must be something with 0 carbs. I previously had been using the store brand NoName cocoa which had carbs but switched after I found out the Fry's had 0 (but of course it is more expensive!).
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I wonder if Netrition has the 0 carb coco ? I will have to check . I liked these better then the ones with the flax I might try the others again but these hit the spot . Trying to find more options for Tyler I want to convert him completly .
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I liked these better than the flax ones, too. These were closer to the "real" brownies that poison-eaters consume! : )
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Yes they were Owensmath .Tyler has a new healthy snack that will not make his sugar high !!!!!
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Tyler likes something sweet with his turkey bacon in the morning . Right now he eats a processed fiber bar because it is better then all the other choices , But I made the almond brownies for him the other day and he loved them plus they do not make his sugar high they topped oout at 1.6 carbs a peice
So Doug or Umpa or anyone ,what I was wondering is would it not be better for tyler to eat 1 brownie every morning then the processed fiber bar that has 19 carbs in it ? Of course I know that the carbs or less but you say not to have the sweets everyday but I would think it is better then the processed crap
Tyler said he hopes you say the brownie !!! ;D
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Use the brownie recipe in the bakery book for tyler.When i gave you advice in ask umpa I thought you were using my recipe. ;)Another thought for tyler is what I do,I smear peanut butter(beanit butter) on my brownie.It fills me up quick and I stay full for hours! ;)
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I tried those and he wasnt into those Myabe I did something wrong I am going to try them again they were not as sweet as these maybe I can add more xylitol . I subed soy flour for the cornstarch. Or these not ok for him until I remake yours
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I think the soy flour would add a little bitter taste, but I'm guessing from other recipes where I've used it.
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It didnt it they were just like real brownies I seen on some site you can sub it for cornstarch but it has to be doubled I used 3 tablespoons of soy flour . I am trying the flax ones in the bakery book again to see if I did something wrong the first time .
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Its funny you say that owensmath! I get the same aftertaste from soy flour,really bitter.Especially after it bakes a long time ,like bread.Thats why if I use it, I cut it. ;)
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I found the coconut bread to be like that. But, my husband loved it and never once mentioned a bitter taste. He ate most of it. I made some like muffins and the rest of the batter was poured into a circular cake pan. He toasted it and had it with butter on it for breakfast for several days. It was good with Land O'Lakes spray whipped topping on it. That kind of covered the bitter taste...kind of...
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Wonderful! Made these last night to take to Mother's Day family fun after church today. I poured them is cupcake/muffin tin. So easy and tasty. Of course I had to make another batch, my kids had to try them out last night! :)
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I made some to..... they were delish!!! I chunked up some sf peanut butter cups (only two and I used the Rossell Stover brand not hershey's ) I put them in the freezer so I wont be to tempted to often...LOL ;)
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Too sweet did you put the candy in the brownies ? Did you leave out the cornstarch ? Did you replace it with anything ?
Question is for you to Amber
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I replaced the cornstarch with xanthan gum 1 tsp. Before once all mixed I folded in 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and cut the candy into chunks. I didn't have any chips...LOL They didn't hold up as far as noticing them in the baked product but I think it added some flavor to them.... very yummmy. Even the none FTS peeps in my house liked them...LOL I think I will try with the soy flour next time though to see the difference. It's fun learning to cook with all these new products. I like a challenge ;D
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They will never know if you dont tell them my oldest son had one and thought they were regular brownies they are most I guess they are more cake like .
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My wife and I absolutely love these brownies!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Joagain - I used a little of Guar gum powder. The ones with the chocolate chips added are very moist and fall apart but you can use a spoon!
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Amber this is this recipe that I changed alittle and it is perfect Tyler loves them and they do not mess with blood sugar try them they are yummy
http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=2533.0 (http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=2533.0)
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I will give thesea try. Soy flour? Can I get this at WalMart or where
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I will give thesea try. Soy flour? Can I get this at WalMart or where
I made this without the soy flour and it was fine!
I'm not a big fan of soy. It usually imparts a bitter flavor when baked.
I dunno... Maybe it's just me! :P
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Tony you made the original recipe without replacing the cornstarch with anything . My Brownies are not bitter at all maybe because they only bake 15-20 minuites .
I dont know it would be nice not to use it so the carbs would go down I tried the gar gum stuff I dont like it . I guess all are taste are different .
Yes Amber I get my soy flour at walmart .
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Is guar gum and xanthan gum the same thing? I was in Kroger the other day and asked where the guar gum was at, but the lady had no idea what I was talking about. She did look in the nutritional section but it was no where to be found. O.K. So, what I'm understanding is that the cornstarch used in these brownies is WAY more than using guar gum or xanthan gum. Is this correct? Where do I find one or both of these items? Do most grocery stores carry these products or will I have to find them online?
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I used a little of the guar gum in my brownies. I think they are the pretty much the same thing but if you use to much the brownines are rubbery. I was able to find at a local health food store.
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I use xantham gum.Its what they put in ice cream to keep it from icing up.Warning a little goes a long way,start with 1/4 teaspoons.The recipe in The Bakery Book is alot lower and you do not need thickners. I think mouseissue uses Guar gum,I never have :)
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Hi gpod97
I have never seen guar gum in any other store other than a health food store (you should be able to find both there). The xanthan gum how ever I found in my grocery store where the stock the special things such as flax meal, soy flour and such.... I think it was Bob Red Mills?? You can order it on line though ;) ;)
Umpa is right though a little goes a long way.... I use the xanthan gum to make my gravy ;)
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A little goes a long way with either guar gum or xanthan gum!
Depending on the amount of liquid your trying to thicken, like Umpa suggests, start with very little and SLOWLY add more.
Be sure to stir and allow about 1 minute between additions of a gum.
This allow time for it to do it's thing. ;)