Light Carrot Cocoa Snack Cake --(Brownies)

Kasha's Note:

A very light, low calorie snack cake. I agree with the reviewers, not a browie at all, but that was the name on the recipe, so I stuck with it. Super easy, and a healthy way to get some carrots into a dessert!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• ¼ cup cocoa
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup carrot , shredded
• ¼ cup skim milk
• 4 tablespoons applesauce
• 4 egg whites , beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and spray a 9 inch square pan with sprayable oil.
2. Mix cocoa, flour and baking powder in a bowl.
3. Mix in shredded carrots and sugar.
4. In another small bowl, mix egg whites, milk, apple sauce and vanilla.
5. Lightly beat with fork and add to dry ingredients.
6. Mix just until blended.
7. Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
8. Cool and cut into squares.

Reviews

[dale!]

This has a lovely light flavour and texture. Very enjoyable and quick and easy to make too! I liked the colour of the carrots through the brownie and the recipe cooked perfectly.

[Karen=^..^=]

These were good, but I feel they needed more of a chocolate flavor. Loved the texture (very cakey) and love the fact that you can't taste the carrots at all. I will make these again, but I may try to increase the cocoa a bit to get more of a chocolate taste. These needed 30 minutes in my oven. I added a handful of chopped pecan also. Thanks for sharing this healthy alternative!

[BLUE ROSE]

I am so impressed on how good they came out. This cake was so moist and held its form all day. For a little extra I put in a few mini chocolate bits on top but not much. Looking forward to making this recipe again.