Mocha-Dark Chocolate Brownies
Do not make this unless you enjoy rich, dark chocolate. I know the recipe says Weight Watchers, but my taste buds say, "you're cheating!"
Do not make this unless you enjoy rich, dark chocolate. I know the recipe says Weight Watchers, but my taste buds say, "you're cheating!"
- Carbohydrate 19.2983794755637 g
- Cholesterol 5.90308593995269 mg
- Fat 4.02655231238486 g
- Fiber 2.68220396580824 g
- Protein 2.31891241464444 g
- Saturated Fat 2.44639126953561 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (33g)
- Sodium 288.587290875354 mg
- Sugar 16.6161755097554 g
- Trans Fat 0.260641847466061 g
- Calories 106 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Coat bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
- Combine sugar, cocoa, butter, instant coffee granules, water, baking powder and egg white in a bowl.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add flour and dark chocolate to cocoa mixture, stirring just until blended. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Stirring the flour into the cocoa mixture just until blended prevents the gluten networks from developing excess elasticity, which keeps the final crumb tender rather than tough. Bakers often mistake stiffness for structure, but overworking standard all-purpose flour introduces too much chew into a dessert meant to remain dense and fudge-like. Dissolving instant coffee granules directly into the warm melted butter and water distributes the bitter aromatics evenly throughout the batter before the dry components enter the bowl. Monitoring the oven temperature closely at 350 degrees Fahrenheit ensures the edges set while the interior retains moisture during the thirty-minute bake. Checking doneness relies entirely on visual cues rather than internal probes, as a wooden pick inserted near the center should emerge with a few moist crumbs clinging to it rather than wet batter or complete dryness. Allowing the baked slab to cool completely on a wire rack lets the fats solidify properly, making clean cuts achievable when portioning the pan into sixteen individual squares.
