Protein Recipe ♯ Triple Chocolate Tofu Brownies

A rich, chocolate, vegan, low-fat brownie that certainly doesn't taste low fat!

Ingredients

• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• ½ (12 ounce) package silken tofu, drained
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan. Combine flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl.
2. Place the tofu into a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth. Add the olive oil and sugar. Blend for 1 more minute; pour into a mixing bowl and stir in the vanilla extract.
3. Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Mix the melted chocolate into the tofu mixture until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until thoroughly combined, about 3 minutes. Fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool before slicing into bars.

Nutrition Facts

• calories234.3
• carbohydrateContent33.7 g
• cholesterolContent0.4 mg
• fatContent10.6 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent3.5 g
• saturatedFatContent3.9 g
• sodiumContent54.7 mg
• sugarContent21.2 g