Cooking Mommy: Diet Soda Brownies

Monday, January 31, 2011

Diet Soda Brownies

This is the same concept as diet soda cake but with brownies. My mother in law tried this a while back with a whole can of soda (which is what many sites say you can do online), but it did not turn out at all. I did a little reading online and found it was best to use 1/2 can of soda. I did use cherry coke zero but you can use whatever diet soda you want. The texture is a little different than regular brownies, more crumbly, but I really liked them and would definitely make them again. It reduces your calories, fat, and Weight Watcher points to basically what is in the box mix. Normally if you divide the pan of brownies into 12 pieces, they are 6 points each. This reduces it to 4 points each and you can even cut them a little bigger and make 10 brownies for still only 4 points each or 20 brownies for 2 points each. I also love this for those who have egg allergies. :-)

Ingredients
-6oz diet coke (3/4 cup)
-brownie mix for 9x13 pan (watch for allergens per brand)

Directions
Mix together soda and brownie mix with spoon or spatula. Follow directions for baking on back of brownie mix box.

Weight Watcher Points: 2 points for 1/20th of the pan

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.