More Fudge Less Pudge Brownies

Who wouldn’t want more fudge but less pudge brownies? These brownies are fat free and made with whole wheat flour. I even like to top them with peanut butter straight out of the jar.

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As I mentioned yesterday, I am traveling over to Lemon Sugar today for a guest post! I recently tried her Gnocchi with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce and it became an instant hit. Then after seeing her Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes and Blueberry Muffins with Maple Butter, I can only hope that my post can hold her normal readers’ attention with something fudgy but not pudgy.

Have you ever heard of No Pudge brownie mix? It’s a quite delicious mix which only requires the addition of a carton of fat free vanilla yogurt, and viola you have fat free brownies! For a no-fat brownie they are pretty awesome too – nice and fudgy. As a result they quickly became my favorite boxed brownie mix, especially when adding toppings or other goodies mixed into the batter. Makes me feel less guilty when I shove Reese’s peanut butter cups inside.

Unfortunately, grocery stores around me stopped carrying this brownie mix. I haven’t the slightest idea why because I bought it on the reg. Guess fat free brownies don’t have much of a place in the South(?). As a result, any time I am out of town and find boxes lingering at other grocery stores I stock up. In desperate times I have even contemplated purchasing a stock-pile from Amazon. But then one day I found a recipe for homemade No Pudge brownies and this homemade version is as close to a replica as I could have hoped for. I think they may be even better since they were made with whole wheat flour. Oh how I love making homemade versions of store-bought items!

Now that I have an unlimited supply of fat-free brownies at my finger tips, what are your favorite mix-ins or toppings for your brownies? Sometimes I like to just spread a little peanut butter straight out of the jar on top. Or Nutella. Or Biscoff. Or any other nut butter known to man, or yet to be invented because there are varieties popping up all the time. So spread on brownie + nut butter lovers.

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MORE FUDGE LESS PUDGE BROWNIES

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Yield: 16 Servings Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 25 Minutes 25 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups fat free vanilla yogurt
• Powdered sugar or peanut butter for topping (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8-inch pan with nonstick cookie spray, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add in yogurt and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
3. Spread evenly into prepared baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Allow to cool then enjoy!

Source: Adapted slightly from Love From The Oven.

Post updated 2/2/2022, photo above is the original.