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Better-for-You Brownies

By Missy Chase Lapine, Parenting
 
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Better-for-You Brownies

Kid-Friendly RecipePrep: 5 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 brownies

* Cooking spray
* 1 box (about 21 oz) brownie mix
* 1/2 cup wheat germ, unsweetened
* 2 large eggs
* 1/4 cup canola oil
* 3/4 cup Purple Puree

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13 x 9-inch or 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.

2. Measure and discard 1/2 cup of the dry packaged brownie mix (replace with 1/2 cup wheat germ). Mix all ingredients together until well blended. Follow package directions for baking time, depending on size of baking pan.

Kid-Friendly RecipePer serving: 209 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated), 196 mg sodium, 27 mg cholesterol.



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