It’s no secret…I am obsessed with my mini-muffin pan. See here and here as evidence. So one day I sat around dreaming up ways to make my own recipe for a sort-of brownie, sort-of muffin concoction, and then it clicked — brownie mini-muffin bites! If I could make the perfect near 100-calorie brownie bite that satisfied my sweet tooth without adversely affecting my health (think about the loads of sat. fat in typical brownies; or the 600-calories in those huge Costco double-chocolate muffins!) and without threatening my already snug jeans, I figured I’d retire early, give up school, and travel the world as a gypsy proselytizing the chocolate heaven I’d created.
Well…I did create a bite-sized bit o’ chocolate heaven, but, yea, I’ll save those gypsy days for another time. These bites are very dense due to the whole-wheat flour and oats, so there’s a lot o’ brownie in one lil’ bite!
Cranky Brownie Bits and Bites of Chocolate Heaven
16 one-bite servings; Little prep time & ingredients you most likely have already!
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (I use Trader Joe’s brand of turbinado sugar)
- 2 tbsp. Earth Balance, softened
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup, unsweetened original almond milk (I use Almond Breeze)
- Optional: Top each bite with an almond
- Nutritional info. per bite: 130 calories, 5g fat, 31mg sodium, 3g fiber, 3g protein (estimate based on Sparkpeople recipe calculator here)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees; spray mini-muffin tray with cooking spray.
- Mix all ingredients and spread evenly amongst 16 mini-muffin cups. Top each bite with an almond if you’d like.
- Cook about 15 minutes or until tops are no longer wet.
Enjoy!
In other news – Holy Razzle McSnazzle! I’m going to be hosting an awesome give-away tomorrow — stay tuned!
What is your favorite muffin flavor? Outside of chocolate, it’s gotta be poppy seed for me!
<3,
The Cranky One
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