This Low Calorie Brownies Recipe is the perfect balance between chewy outer crust and fudgy chocolate center.
My healthy brownie recipe is one of the most popular desserts on the Lose Weight By Eating website, and for good reason. These brownies are packed with metabolism boosting ingredients so you can eat them guilt free!
This long time reader favorite got a few updates to help you save more calories and sugar. These skinny brownies are still packed with metabolism boosting Greek Yogurt, plus a few more fat burning ingredients so you can enjoy this low calorie dessert guilt free!
Low Calorie Brownies with Greek Yogurt
What You’ll Find in this Article:
Ingredients in Low Calorie Brownie Recipe
My healthy brownie mix is so popular, eHow (the largest “How To” website in the world) asked me to make a video for them to show their viewers how I make low calorie brownies! That video is supplied below in the recipe card below.
Low Calorie Brownie Ingredients:
- Coconut Oil – naturally helps you shed fat, but you can use butter if you prefer.
- All-Natural Zero Calorie Brown Sugar – this zero-calorie sweetener is all natural, and cut the sugar and calories. But regular brown sugar works too.
- All-Natural Sugar Free Chocolate Chips – this all-natural sugar free option helps you save lots of calories and sugar. But you can use semi sweet chocolate chips if you prefer.
- Eggs – they don’t just bind the brownies together, but they have great fat shedding protein too!
- 0% Greek Yogurt – naturally boosts metabolism and boosts protein!
- All-Purpose Flour – use all-purpose flour, or gluten free 1:1 (one to one) flour.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – makes the brownies so chocolatey, and boosts metabolism!
- Baking Soda – helps the brownies rise.
- Salt – just a little will help boost the flavor of the chocolate.
- Unsweetened Almond Milk – naturally boosts metabolism!
Low Calorie Brownie Toppings:
- Course Salt – sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons over the top for sea salt brownies.
- Chocolate Frosting – my Low Calorie Chocolate Frosting is wonderful atop this recipe.
- Cream Cheese Frosting – my Low Calorie Cream Cheese Frosting is great on these brownies too!
- Chocolate Chips – before baking, sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate chips over the top of the brownies.
- Coconut Flakes – before baking, sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons flaked coconut over the tops of the brownies.
- Chopped Nuts – you can add to the batter, or just sprinkle over the top anywhere between 1 tablespoon 1/4 cup of your favorite shopped nuts.
How to Make the Lowest Calorie Brownies
In all baking you will want to divide out the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients… that is really the hardest part, dumping ingredients into separate bowls. I make this brownie recipe easy by skipping that step… really!
I love making this homemade brownie recipe so much, that I have streamlined the process so all I need to use is a sauce pot and a spatula!
Tools and Equipment:
- Sauve pot
- Spatula
- 9×13 baking dish
How to Make Low Calorie Brownie Recipes:
- Preheat oven to 350 and using the inside of the butter wrapper rub butter on the inside of a 9×13 casserole dish.
- In a large sauce pan add the butter, brown sugar, and chocolate and heat on low until melted. Mixing often.
- Once melted, remove from heat and add in the greek yogurt and almond milk. Test to see if the mixture is cooled, and if so proceed… if not let it sit for 5 minutes before adding in eggs.
- Add each eggs and mix until incorporated.
- To the pan, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together until just combinded, it will be thick.
- Add the brownie mix to the preparied cassarole dish, and smooth to an even layer.
- Place in the oven for 35-45 minutes, you know they are done when the sides pull away from pan and the center resists pressure.
- Let cool for 1 hour before cutting into 16 squares.
Low Calorie Brownies with Greek Yogurt
I personally believe this homemade brownie recipe is the best brownie recipe, for many reasons. The clean up is easy, they are fudgy and delicious, and they are low in calories… and if you are going have a tray of homemade brownies sitting in your home, it’s best that they are healthy!
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Low Calorie Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (or unsalted butter at room temperature)
- 3/4 cup All-Natural Zero Calorie Brown Sugar (or dark brown sugar)
- 1 cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips (or semi sweet chocolate chips)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or gluten free flour)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or your favorite milk)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and using the inside of the butter wrapper rub butter on the inside of a 9×13 casserole dish.
- In a large sauce pan add the butter, brown sugar, and chocolate and heat on low until melted. Mixing often.
- Once melted, remove from heat and add in the greek yogurt and almond milk. Test to see if the mixture is cooled, and if so proceed… if not let it sit for 5 minutes before adding in eggs.
- Add each eggs and mix until incorporated.
- To the pan, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together until just combinded, it will be thick.
- Add the brownie mix to the preparied cassarole dish, and smooth to an even layer.
- Place in the oven for 35-45 minutes, you know they are done when the sides pull away from pan and the center resists pressure.
- Let cool for 1 hour before cutting into 16 squares.
Video
Notes
2 tablespoons white or dark chocolate chips
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons slivered almonds, walnuts, or dried coconut
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Low Calorie Brownie Recipes
The nutrition label is based off 1 brownie, made with All-Natural Zero Calorie Brown Sugar and All-Natural Sugar Free Chocolate Chips.
Homemade Brownie Q&A
The best brownies scratch recipes will require the best ingredients. Good chocolate, cocoa powder and if your a fan, vanilla extract can take your brownies recipe easy, to the nest level.
I recommend avoiding the box mixes, sure they are easy, but the chocolate brownie recipe in this article is even easier… it’s crave worthy and low in calories!
Most articles will tell you, if you want a fudgy brownie… you need to add more fat. And that can be true, but what if you don’t want to add in extra calories?
I like add Greek Yogurt to my brownie mix, it makes easy brownie recipes fudgy and delicious without adding too many calories. Plus, Greek Yogurt will add a boost of protein!
Try my Greek Yogurt hack in my brownie best recipe in this article above.
So, you’ve done all the work to make a big tray of homemade brownies… now what?
I recommend cutting your brownies into 18 squares, that’s easy… just 2 long cuts and 6 short cuts.
I recommend enjoying your homemade brownies easy recipe warm, with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, yum!
Are brownies better hot or cold? That’s subjective, just like art everyone has different tastes when it comes to food, and brownies!
I personally like my brownie recipe best when it’s warm, though I would not turn down a cold brownie either.
A cold brownie will be more dense, and a hot brownie will be more fluffy. You make have to try both ways to from your desired taste.
Just like all homemade food, brownies can go bad. But don’t fret, you can refrigerate and or freeze your brownies!
I recommend storing your easy brownie recipe in the fridge, it will last about a week in the fridge (if you don’t eat them all by then). If you prefer, freeze 1/2 of the brownies… here are the directions:
Wrap each brownie individually in parchment paper or cling wrap.
Then place homemade brownies in a freezer bag and close, removing as much air as possible.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
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any other option to use in place of the yogurt? I am no vegan by any means, but i have lactose intolerance, I know there are some lactose free yogurt, but any other option?
I just baked these and the house smells great! Super easy to make too 🙂
I’m going to try these! They sound really good- although i’m a very picky brownie lover (i only like corner pieces and they have to be chewy but with a slightly overdone edge…yeah, i might be a little silly but that’s how i like mine! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
I’m not going to lie, I was slightly skeptical when trying out this recipe. I made a batch of these brownies this morning and just had my first one; They are awesome! They are super moist and satisfied my chocolate craving.
Thanks!
Skinny brownies mean I can eat more than one right!? These look great!
These brownies sound scrumptious! I will definitely give this recipe a try. It sounds like chocolate heaven!!
Yum, those brownies look delicious 🙂