| POINTS® Value: 2 Servings: 16 Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 30 min Level of Difficulty: Easy | Using pureed prunes means you can cut the fat in these yummy chocolate brownies. | Ingredients - 150 g dried prunes, ready to eat, pitted
- 5 spray low-fat cooking spray
- 100 g chocolate, plain, broken into pieces
- 1 large egg(s), beaten
- 150 g light brown sugar, or muscovado
- 60 g cocoa powder, 3 tbspns
- 75 g flour, plain
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 portion egg white
- 1 heaped teaspoon cocoa powder, for dusting
Instructions - Put the prunes into a bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for about 2 hours, or overnight.
- Put the prunes into a saucepan with 50ml of their soaking liquid. Heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until just a little liquid remains (about 2 tbsp). Puree with a stick blender or in a liquidizer until smooth. Cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / fan oven 160°C / Gas Mark 4. Spray a 20cm (8 inch) square cake tin with low fat cooking spray, then line with greaseproof paper.
- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, positioned over a saucepan of simmering water.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the prunes, whole egg and muscovado sugar. Sift in the cocoa powder, flour and salt and fold in with a metal spoon. Add the melted chocolate and stir in gently.
- In a large grease-free bowl, whip the egg whites until they hold their shape. Tip them into the chocolate mixture and fold in gently. Transfer to the prepared tin and level the surface.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until firm to the touch. Cool, then cut into 16 squares. Serve, dusted with a little cocoa powder.
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