"Fudgy" Brownies...

Well hmmm...this blog needs quite the dusting doesn't it? Here's an attempt...

I tried this brownie recipe from "light desserts:"

1 cup sugar (*1/3 cup)
1/2 cup baking cocoa
6 tablespoons fat-free plain or vanilla yogurt (*sour cream)
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (*oat flour)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
*apple sauce to moisten the batter
*zest of one orange

Confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa and yogurt. Stir in egg whites and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour and nuts just until combined.

Pour into an 8-in. square baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 16 servings.

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*are my addtitions/changes

First time I made it for home I added 1/3 cup agave nectar instead of all the sugar - it wasn’t very sweet but I liked it, kinda like a dark chocolate brownie. I replaced the flour with oat flour. It wasn't the cake like brownie, it was more like a fudge type brownie, solid though. Oh and I added sour cream instead of yogurt, since I didn't have plain yogurt.

I made some yesterday for my office. I added almost 1/2 cup sugar and some chocolate chips, nixed the nuts and in an orange craziness I added the zest of a whole orange! At first I thought it was way too much but once it baked and cooled it is really good!! A little too sweet for me, but the oranginess is perfect!!! It was still fudgish and I liked it better w/o the nuts. I added roasted almonds first time but it came out a bit "soggish" if that makes sense.

Oh I added apple sauce both time to get more of a brownie like batter. Otherwise it was looked too dry...I don't know if it is because I took out so much sugar.

Definitely will make this again!