The ultimate makeover: Chocolate brownies

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• josie_link

  16 January 2012

  josie_link commented on this recipe

  Amazingly good!

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• josie_link

  16 January 2012

  josie_link commented on this recipe

  Amazingly good!

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• Cheet

  16 January 2012

  Cheet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tasty and very light - perhaps a bit too light to qualify as a proper 'brownie', but none the less, easy to make and a lovely chocolate taste. I used extra light mayo and will definitely be making again.

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• Cheet

  16 January 2012

  Cheet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tasty and very light - perhaps a bit too light to qualify as a proper 'brownie', but none the less, easy to make and a lovely chocolate taste. I used extra light mayo and will definitely be making again.

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• Heinz Girl

  16 January 2012

  Heinz Girl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very nice! I added walnut pieces which worked well. These do not taste low fat at all - saying that I put 100g of dark chocolate in rather than 80g, as thats what size bar I had. Also substituted the buttermilk with cows milk and lemon juice as everyone else suggested.

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• Julie Bahrain

  18 January 2012

  Julie Bahrain rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice brownie but perhaps not the best ever. No buttermilk here so used Laban (like drinking yoghurt) which worked well. We added chocolate chips :-)

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• momchef

  22 January 2012

  momchef rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these for christmas and newyear without the topping as people had commented that it was too rich. It was really lovely and squidgy in the middle, very easy to make!

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• sue

  26 January 2012

  sue rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Another excellant recipe, Sooooooo much nicer and more edible than the beetroot brownies!!!! Thanks for the tip about semi skimmed milk and lemon juice instead of buttermilk. Made these this afternoon, kids just come home from school and demolished them. Should have made more!!!

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• Caz

  27 January 2012

  Caz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe, did not have the correct sized tin so used a shallow tin 27cm by 17cm but turned out well. Will be using this recipe again I think it would be even nicer with the addition of nuts perhaps either hazelnuts or walnuts.

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• WendyBH

  04 February 2012

  WendyBH rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have made these a few times. The first time I melted the chocolate as in the recipe but it quickly went hard and was difficult to incorporate into the other ingredients so Now I finely chop it and fold it in at the end. Used extra light mayo and semi-skimmed milk with a dash of lemon instead of buttermilk and it worked beautifully. Think I'll make some more today-Delicious!

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• lailatan

  19 February 2012

  lailatan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have made these brownies twice now. The first time I followed the recipe to the word and found the brownies a little dry with not enough gooeyness. The second time I made them I altered a few ingredients as advised by a few others and the brownies were absolutely amazing! Tasted rich and had that chewy fudgeyness! I am dairy intolerant so I used oatmilk and a dash of lemon juice for the buttermilk, used only light demerara sugar, saved some of the dark choc chunks to add in at the end before baking, and changed the oven temp to 170 degrees (fan oven) and baking time to 24 mins.

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• lailatan

  19 February 2012

  lailatan commented on this recipe

  Also used light mayonaise.

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• JennyH10

  29 February 2012

  JennyH10 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were lovely although lighter and fluffier and less fudgey than normal brownies. I used low-fat mayo too. I also used milk instead of buttermilk, used a squeeze of orange juice instead of the normal lemon juice to acidulate the milk, used orange juice in place of the tbsp of hot water too. I also added the zest of the orange making chocolate orange brownies! YUM! I'm about to make an orange flavoured cream cheese buttercream icing to put on the top.

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• cookster

  01 March 2012

  cookster rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these Brownies and they are the best I have ever tasted. I wasn't sure about adding mayo but it made them taste soooooo delious. I will use this recipe alot

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• laurakane27

  08 March 2012

  laurakane27 commented on this recipe

  Really easy recipe! Made lovely brownies - lovely semi-bitter dark chocolate flavour. Best eaten asap! Went a little dry after a couple of days in the cake tin. I used the milk/lemon juice method instead of buttermilk and it worked perfectly.

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• jj37795

  08 March 2012

  jj37795 commented on this recipe

  Sitting here with a cup of coffee and scrummy guilt-free brownies :) super quick, super easy and super tasty. Fab recipe, thank you!

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• Petit_Josephine

  11 March 2012

  Petit_Josephine rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Brilliant as a light but still delicious alternative to the usual stodgy variety. Nice to eat brownies and not feel sick afterwards! Easy to make, I also used the milk/lemon combination instead of buttermilk. You don't taste the mayo at all, the overall flavour is really delicious. Will be making again, is a good base to try some variations with.

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• bluehobbit

  12 March 2012

  bluehobbit rated and commented on this recipe

  

  truely awseome. Not much of cook so was a bit nervy and they took longer than they should have too prepare and cook but god they were worth it

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• cliqmo

  23 March 2012

  cliqmo commented on this recipe

  The first time I made these I beat the mixture by hand and ended up with really delicious but rather flat brownies, I persevered and beat the next mix mechanically and they turned out precisely as pictured- highly recommended recipe

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• jj37795

  04 April 2012

  jj37795 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used extra light mayo - the brownies came out a little bit more cakey than ideal (although I think my oven is more vicious than most and I probably overdid them, so will try again for slightly shorter time than suggested. The cake version was still very yummy though so no complaints anyway!

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Ingredients

• 85g dark chocolate , 70% cocoa solids, chopped into small pieces
• 85g plain flour
• 25g cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 50g light muscovado sugar
• ½ tsp coffee granules
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 100g mayonnaise (I used Hellman's)

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Makes 12

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Prep 25 mins

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

• 85g dark chocolate , 70% cocoa solids, chopped into small pieces
• 85g plain flour
• 25g cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 50g light muscovado sugar
• ½ tsp coffee granules
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 100g mayonnaise (I used Hellman's)

PER BROWNIE

191 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 16g, salt 0.28 g

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