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Carob Brownies

Source: Sensational Stevia Desserts
By Lisa Jobs

Serving Size: 1 brownie • Total Servings: 12

2/3 cup unbleached flour
Ľ cup unsweetened carob powder
˝ tsp. baking powder
Ľ tsp. sea salt

8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened	˝ cup 1% milk
2 large eggs	˝ cup unsweetened carob chips
1 tsp. vanilla extract	1 large egg white
2 tsp. stevia extract (There are brand	1/3 cup chopped walnuts
variances - may need up to 2 ˝ tsp.
depending on brand used)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift flour, carob powder, baking powder and salt; set aside. Cut butter in small pieces, place in microwave-safe bowl and melt in microwave for about 30 seconds. With an electric mixer, beat whole eggs and vanilla in a bowl. Add butter and stevia and mix again.

Scrape bowl periodically at bottom and sides to assure thorough mixing. Heat milk in microwave for about 1 minute and add to butter mixture. Place chips in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for about 30 to 40 seconds in microwave, mix thoroughly, and add to egg mixture. Beat egg white to a soft peak and add to egg mixture. Then add sifted ingredients to butter/egg mixture and mix until smooth.* Spread in a greased 8" square pan. Add chopped walnuts on top pressing slightly into the dough. Bake for about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Options:
1. Replace walnuts with 1/3 cup raisins or even chocolate chips. Or, frost with chocolate icing (see pages 9-10).
2. Omit vanilla extract and replace with Ľ tsp. peppermint extract.

*Lisa’s Note: The butter/egg mixture will not cream as it does in traditional sugar recipes, rather the butter will be separate from the eggs. However, it will incorporate when dry ingredients are added.

These brownies are darker, more cake-like and richer than traditional chocolate brownies, but have all the health benefits of carob and none of the guilt from sugar or caffeine.

You can purchase unsweetened carob chips from natural foods grocers or health food stores. Whole Foods Market currently carries Sunspire Unsweetened Carob Chips. They are all natural with no sugar added. You can also call for more information (510-686-0116).

I wanted to offer carob as an alternative to chocolate for a brownie recipe in an effort to expand your traditional options. Also, carob has valuable health benefits and some people may want to avoid chocolate due to caffeine and cholesterol content.

Carob, also called St. John’s bread, algarroba, locust bean and locust pod is a good source of potassium, is slightly sweet and is fairly low in calories. The commercial “fake cocoa” is made from the pods of carob trees (the locust) growing along the Mediterranean Sea. You can purchase carob in different forms. I use the carob powder and unsweetened carob chips in this book.

Please try this low-fat, low-sodium, high-fiber and calcium-rich alternative to chocolate! You may actually love it! Some people can’t even tell the difference between carob and chocolate. It’s really very good and certainly worth trying! I was even surprised when my sons chose the carob brownie over the chocolate one in a side-by-side “blind” taste-test!

Nutrition/Serving This Recipe		Traditional Chocolate Brownie Recipe
Calories	163	321
Fat	12 g	18 g
Carbohydrates	12 g	40 g
Protein	4 g	4 g
Cholesterol	57 mg	81 mg
Dietary Fiber	2 g	2 g
Sodium	106 mg	97 mg
Total Sugars	5 g	28 g