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Cookies and Cream Brownies

Weight Watchers: 3pp per bar
Prep Time7 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 20 Bars
Calories: 109kcal
Author: Karina - Cafe Delites

Ingredients

Brownies:

  • 1 cup flour (I love spelt, but you can use plain or all purpose flour(s))
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup natural sweetener or sugar of choice
  • 1/4 firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon aluminium free baking powder
  • 1/3 cup (80g) light butter or cold pressed coconut oil, melted
  • 1/2 cup low fat vanilla yoghurt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon alcohol free vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 6 Oreo cookies or a healthy oreo cookie substitute

Frosting:

  • 1 250 g (8oz) container low fat cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup natural sweetener or sugar of choice
  • 1/2 tablespoon alcohol free vanilla extract
  • 4 Oreo cookies or your healthy Oreo cookies substitute , crushed finely
  • (Optional) extra cookies for decorating

Instructions

Brownies:

  • Preheat oven 176c | 350F. Spray a 9-13-inch baking tray with oil spray, wipe over with a paper towel, and set aside.
  • Whisk flour, cocoa powder, sweetener, sugar and baking powder until combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the butter/oil, yoghurt, egg, vanilla and milk until combined.
  • Pour into the dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon (being careful not to over beat).
  • The batter should be smooth, creamy and lump free.
  • Fold through crushed cookie pieces.
  • Pour batter into baking tray and bake for 25 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. (my toothpick came out a little 'dirty' when I took them out after 30 minutes, and they were beautiful, moist and fudge-y).
  • While brownies are baking, make creamy frosting!

Frosting:

  • Whisk frosting ingredients in a separate bowl until lump free.
  • When brownies are done, remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before frosting
  • Once cooled, frost with cream frosting and top with extra crushed cookies if you wish.
  • Gently cut into 20 bars.

Notes

You can use either Oreo cookies or a healthier Oreo cookies substitute! Or omit them altogether!
For more of a decadent dessert type of bar...sprinkle some chocolate chips over the top! Because there's never such thing as too much chocolate!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.8g | Protein: 4.7g | Fat: 4.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 2.8g