This 1-minute sugar free brownie is made is your microwave and you’d never know it’s healthy!
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Warning: this recipe may change your life. I know it’s changed mine.
What if I told you you could have a gooey, chocolate-y, sweet brownie that was also sugar free and totally healthy in one minute? You can. Life changing, I tell you. Life changing.
My parents got me a subscription to Food Network Magazine for Christmas and when February’s edition came in the mail, I knew I was in trouble. It was the “chocolate edition”.
I perused the recipes, drooling over the cakes, fudges, and mousse recipes. I enjoyed thinking of ways I could healthify the white flour, sugar-filled treats. I saw a quadruple layer fudge cake that I needed in my life, but to my dismay had four cups of white sugar. Four cups?! That is beyond healthifying.
Then I got to the brownie section. An entire booklet devoted to brownies done in as many ways as you can imagine. I discovered a little recipe for a single-serving brownie that can be made in the microwave. A brownie that can be made in a minute? Yes, I was interested.
The recipe was simply 1 tablespoon flour+1 tablespoon cocoa powder+1 tablespoon canola oil+1 tablespoon brown sugar+1 tablespoon water. That’s it. That I can healthify!
But would it still taste good? Would it still have that gooey brownie texture I love so much? Oh, yes. Yes, it sure could. And it does.
All I did was swap out the white flour, canola oil, and sugar and substitute more desirable ingredients. {Note: if you normally use canola oil, you can still use it in my recipe. I avoid it because it is one of the top foods made from GMOs.}
Grab these ingredients and you can have your delicious, healthy brownie in about a minute!
Ready, set, go!
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1-Minute Sugar-Free Brownie
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
This 1-minute sugar free brownie is made is your microwave and you’d never know it’s healthy!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon xylitol OR 2 packets stevia (both have good results!)
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
Put the coconut oil in small, microwave safe dish (you can use a ramekin or even a coffee mug). Microwave until it is melted, about 30 seconds. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Microwave for 30 seconds. Eat!
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Protein: 2g
Last Valentine’s Day, I made my family these chocolate waffles. This year, I’m all about the 1 minute sugar-free brownie. Not that I need a special occasion to eat these. I’m pretty sure they’ll be made on a regular basis from now on.
Don’t know what I did wrong, but this tasted awful. Very grainy and so bitter. Tried putting in three packets of Stevia, but that did nothing. Consistency was like a hot fudge sauce never like a brownie. hELP!! What did I do wrong??
I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you; I’ll try to help you troubleshoot. Do you normally like sweets with stevia? Stevia is bitter, certain brands more bitter than others, so adding more would just add to the bitterness. Some people don’t mind it, some people can’t stand it. I personally like this brownie with the xylitol better because of that reason. You could try it with one packet of Stevia instead of two to see if that helps the bitterness.
As for the texture, I’m stumped as to why it would be like sauce. The flour should definitely make it thicken like a brownie, not a sauce. Did you maybe measure wrong and have a too-high ratio of water and/or oil to the flour?
One more thing I thought of. Maybe your microwave is weaker than mine and you need to let it cook a little longer to get the brownie to set? I’m grasping at straws here, but I’ve made this countless times and it’s never been the consistency of hot fudge sauce. Although I do love hot fudge sauce…so maybe I wish it came out that way one time. 🙂
sounds great!:) can”t wait to make it….i”m actually making it for my moms birthday! do u think i can double over the recipes!?
I haven’t tried it, so I can’t be sure. Anytime I want to make more than one, I just measure out the ingredients in separate dishes. Let me know if you give it a try and how it works for you!
Here’s another healthy brownie. So healthy for ya , it’s amazing. only 100% pure natural ingredients.
http://youtu.be/757WSMxQ3WE
Oh dear… How many minutes are there in a day? 🙂
This is dangerously easy! Thanks for sharing the healthified version 🙂 I might just make it for a snack later!
You’re right–I’ve been making one every day!
I just bought my first package of xylitol yesterday. Perhaps this will be my first recipe using it? I wonder how brown rice or oat flour would work instead of whole wheat? We shall see…
Perfect!
Made this with natural applesauce and it was great!!! Thanks for the idea!
Thanks for letting me know! I’m definitely going to give it a try with applesauce, too.
Ooooh, that brownie looks fabulous! Perfect for those times when you *really* want a brownie but don’t want to be stuck with a whole batch!
Do you think it would work with applesauce? I only have olive oil in the house.
Probably! Let me know if you try it.
I tried it with applesauce and it does work!
Oh I’m so glad–thanks for letting me know!
I actually used olive oil today and it worked perfectly (though it is one I use for frying and not for dressings, so it doesn´t have a very intense flavour).
How much oil did you use since i don’t want to use the coconut oil I wanted an alternative
1 tablespoon of oil. You can use a neutral oil such as avocado oil as a substitute. Enjoy!
ok, I just got home from the pub (starving!), checked my emails, saw your new post, read “1 minute brownie”, got on your page, went straight to my kitchen to make said brownie… and no I am sitting in front of my laptop, with my mouth burnt, but happy, and am devouring my brownie!
Thanks a million for sharing!!!!
You’re welcome! I love that you made it right away. 🙂
I just had to make it!! I included a link to this recipe in today´s blog post and people are already raving about it 😀
(Is it bad that I made it again for my afternoon snack today??)
Yumm! Yummmm! Yuuuummmm! I can see why this is life changing and I love that you mixed it up to make it your own helthified brownie!
Mmmmm, that looks easy and delicious! It’d save me money since I’ve recently started buying vitatops.
I must be out of the loop because I don’t know what vitatops are. 🙂 I’m guessing something like muffin tops? Anyway, try these–they are definitely easy and delicious! 🙂
Yum! I know I’m going to need this sometime, so I’m going to save this recipe away 😀 I actually went through a phase where I was crazy about mug cakes or microwave muffins or whatever you want to call them but now I haven’t made anything like that in ages. Gotta try this one 🙂
I tried a mug cake one time and didn’t love it, so I was really skeptical about this. It proved me wrong though! 🙂
Yummyyyy!!!! I don’t have a microwave, but I can probably bake it in the oven?
I’m sure you could. You just have to have a little more patience than me. 🙂
I think I’m in love – you’re a genius!!
Ok, I am going to go make these now, I have all the ingredients! Woo-hoo!
I wish I would have had this recipe when I was pregnant!
yumm-so easy and simple! coconut oil is sooo much better than canola 🙂 i’ll never go back!
Agree!
I am SUCH a big fan of microwave muffins and make them on almost a daily basis. I haven’t tried this combo though- I’m on it! I actually boiled some black beans yesterday to try out a black bean brownie recipe tonight… hopefully it’s good! (How can any form of chocolate be bad?)
I’ve never tried a microwave muffin–sounds great though. I have had black bean brownies before. Never would have guessed the beans were in there! Good luck with your recipe. 🙂
This looks amazing Maryea!! I love how easy and simple it is. I just might be making these every night now….
I have stevia, but where did you purchase xylitol. I can never seem to come across it at any stores!
Xylitol is hard to find, which is why I made sure there was another choice of sweetener to use. My local specialty grocery store sells it. I don’t know if Whole Foods carries it or not as I don’t shop there, but they might. Or possibly a health food store? If all else fails you can always get it on Amazon! 🙂
Yummm! Yes, please! I am *always* on the lookout for healthy sweets options. This looks great!