Depending on how long you've been keeping tabs on this blog, you may or may not be aware that my dad used to hide wheat germ in waffles and chocolate chip cookies when I was little. If you don't know about the wheat germ on the sly (that wasn't actually on the sly), then you don't know that while I've moved past this, I certainly haven't forgotten my encounters with wheat germ where I was certain it didn't belong. I suppose everything comes full circle though, because when the folks at King Arthur Flour tweeted about these whole grain brownies, I was definitely intrigued. I love my chocolate, but these days I'm not opposed to hiding things like zucchini or wheat germ inside of it, so long as it's tasty!
For the skeptics, these brownies are actually really tasty. Don't get me wrong, you won't mistake them for the dense and fudgy real thing; but, they're a nice, chewy brownie side. These brownies are on the cakey side of the brownie spectrum, and they have a great chocolate flavor. The whole wheat flour doesn't change the flavor, but it does add some texture to the brownies. I added peanut butter chips to my brownies, and I thought that they were delicious. I'm not going to stop making "real" brownies, but I'm going to keep these in the rotation. If you'd like to read the King Arthur blog post and get the recipe for these goodies, click here!
13 comments:
A healthy brownie...yes! I'm saving this one for when I manage to get myself on some sort of a healthy eating path. I guess it's not today since I just had Panda Express for lunch!
Healthy is good especially in a brownie!
I'll have to try these. I like recipes like this.
I'm gonna have to take your word for it and try this healthy brownie.
ITs always nice to have some healthy alternatives ;)
I just found cookies at Trader Joe that had vegetables in them--believe it or not they were good. So you never know!!
A healthier brownie - I'm all for it. They look rich and delicious!
Chocolate and healthy my favorite combination especially when they taste as good as these. Joan@bakers hotline
Sounds like we've got the thin edge of the wedge in Jessica. Have you tried substituting White Whole Wheat flour into any of your favorite recipes? We are all glad that you think this one is "a keeper". Frank @ KAF, baker/blogger.
A healthy brownie for someone who is on a diet like me!
I'm so glad you tried these Jess! I've been wondering about them since KAF tweeted and blogged about them. I like cakey brownies so I suspect these would be up my alley. Yours look great!
Great recipe! I really want to start using more whole grains.
Your brownies look delicious! I actually made these soon after you posted the link on twitter, and thought they were really tasty too.
The brownies look really good. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of the cakey sort of brownie, so I don't know if I'll try this one or not. I have started sneaking whole wheat flour into chocolate chip cookies, though, and they're pretty good. =)
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