Thursday, July 15, 2010

Chocolate Chip Pie


9" pie shell, uncooked OR Ready crust brushed with Egg Yolk and cooked 10 minutes at 375 degrees OR Graham Cracker Crust

1 Egg
½ C butter, melted then cooled
¼ C flour
¼ C sugar
¼ C Brown Sugar
1 C chocolate chips
½ C chopped nuts (Optional)

Beat egg until foamy. Beat in flour, sugar & brown sugar until well blended. Add butter, chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into shell. Bake 1 hour at 325*.

Freezes well.

I like to use a Graham Cracker Crust.

Graham Cracker Crust

1 1/2 c finely ground graham crackers
1/3 c white sugar
6 Tbl butter, melted
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 375* for 7 minutes or cool for 1 hour in fridge.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Black Bean Brownies

1 box brownie mix (You can use low fat)
1 15 ounce can black beans (You can use low sodium)

Pour the black beans in a strainer and rinse. Place beans back in can and fill with water. Put beans in a food processor/blender and blend until super smooth. Mix pureed beans with box of brownie mix. (Don't add water, eggs or oil). Blend until smooth. Bake as directed on box. Cook until a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean. You might have to cook it a few minutes longer.

Low Fat Brownie Mix + Low Sodium Black Beans (1/18 pan)
Calories 140g
Fat 2.5g
Chol 0mg
Sodium 127.5mg
Carbs 28.8
Sugar 18g
Fiber 1.8g
Protein 2.7g