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Recipe Serves

3 6

Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients Equipment
75g (3oz) butter or margarine Saucepan, mixing spoon, baking tin,
40g (1 1/2 oz) cocoa powder wire rack, spatula and grease proof
225g (8oz) sugar paper.
2 large eggs
50g (2oz) plain flour
25g (1oz) chocolate chips (optional)
25g (1oz) nuts (optional)

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180oC, 7. Pour the mixture in the lined baking
Gas Mark 5 and line the baking tin tin, using the spatula to remove all
with the grease proof paper. the mixture from the pan.

2. Melt the butter or margarine in 8. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes,


a saucepan. then cool on the wire rack.

3. Stir in the cocoa powder Note: Microwave oven


and sugar. 1. Melt the butter or margarine in a
4. Remove the pan from the heat. heat proof bowl for approximately
1 minute.
5. Add the eggs, one at a time, 2. Add the remaining ingredients
and mix. and beat hard with a spoon.
6. Stir in the flour and optional 3. Microwave for a further 3-4
ingredients. minutes (depending on the
power of the microwave oven).
Nutrition Information Key Messages
Brownies* per 100g per recipe per portion Healthy eating

Energy (kJ) 1635 9188


(1/6 recipe)

1531
Like any foods containing fat and sugar, chocolate brownies can be part
of a healthy balanced diet, when eaten occasionally. It is the amount you
eat that is important.
Energy (kcal) 391 2196 366
Foods high in fat and sugar should only form a small part of your diet.
Protein (g)
Fat (g)
6.3
18.8
35.3
105.5
5.9
17.6
To reduce the sugar content, use a sugar substitute suitable for baking
(or use half and half).
Money
of which saturates (g)
Carbohydrate (g)
9.7
52.7
54.5
296.4
9.1
49.4 Some nuts can be expensive, look for the chopped mixed variety.

of which sugars (g) 45.0 252.7 42.1


Food safety
Fibre (g) 1.4 8.1 1.4 Avoid the temptation to lick the spoon or your fingers while
making these.

Sodium (mg) 198 1114 186


Salt (g) 0.5 2.8 0.5
* made with chocolate and nuts

Notes

Crown copyright 2005

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