Before all of my vacations, I pull out a pen and notepad to write lists. I jot down everything, from the individual shirts and earrings on my packing list to the sights and restaurants on my daily activities list. But every time, I forget to make one very important list: the what-to-do-with-what’s-left-in-the-fridge list.
I usually end up frantically calling friends and neighbors the night before my flight, begging them to take the block of cheddar cheese or ripe red raspberries off of my hands. If no one picks up the phone, the garbage can sometimes eats all of the perishables for me instead.
This time, a half-gallon of milk and a carton of yogurt sat pitifully on the shelf. I noticed them two days before leaving, so I still had time to click through various websites until I found recipes for both.
The best part? Freezing the goods and having delicious treats to come home to!
And when you make your own, remember to snap a picture and share it on Instagram using #amyshealthybaking and tagging @amyshealthybaking IN the photo itself! (That guarantees I’ll see your picture! 🙂 ) I’d love to see your cakey brownies!
Cakey Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (192g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (180g) all-purpose flour (measured like this)
- ½ cup (40g) unsweetened cocoa powder (measured like this)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup (160g) nonfat vanilla yogurt (or 2/3 cup plain nonfat yogurt + ½ tsp vanilla extract)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and coat an 8”-square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and next five ingredients (through salt). Stir in the yogurt. The batter will be thick, but if not all of the dry ingredients are incorporated, add 1 tbsp water (or up to 3 tbsp) until everything is mixed in.
- Spread the batter into all corners of the pan, and bake at 350°F for 25-30 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with some crumbs attached. Cool in the pan before cutting into squares.
What a nice inexpensive recipe for brownies. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! If you make the brownies, I hope you enjoy them!
Ohh you can never go wrong with brownies!! These look SO good!
Thanks! And that is SO true! Brownies, fudge, cake, cookies… Anything with chocolate in it is always amazing (and irresistible)!!
Look delicious!
Thank you!
Ugh, HATE seeing food go to waste! My biggest pet peeve! Love that you found a freezable use for your milk and yogurt! And a delicious-looking one at that!
Thank you!! And I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been known to save the fine powder in the bottom of boxes of cereal and use it to make muffins. (Shh, don’t tell! Or do tell, if you think they’re yummy! http://foodsforthesoul.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/a-stress-free-valentines-day-possible-or-paradox/)
Hi Amy! Can I check with you what type of flour yiu used for this recipe? Thanks !!
Of course Mindy! I used regular all-purpose flour (and granulated sugar, in case you were wondering about that too). 🙂
I will try this. It seems nice and yummy <3
Thank you! I’d love to hear what you think!
HI- Do you have the nutritional value of these basic cakey brownies? Found the values for several of the others but not these.
This is the nutrition calculator that I use Greg! 🙂
What do you mean by this: “(through salt)”?
Mix together the sugar and the next 5 ingredients in the Ingredients List. The salt will be the final of those 5 ingredients that you add. 🙂 I can’t wait to hear what you think of the brownies Maila!
I followed the instructions perfectly, and the Brownies were very nice! However, they didn’t look at all like your pictures, and were rather sticky and seemed undercooked. Note that I put hem in the oven for 35 minutes and let it cool.
I really appreciate your interest in this recipe Caitlin! That’s strange that your brownies were still underdone after 35 minutes. Did you let them cool completely to room temperature (or even longer) before slicing? And you didn’t make any substitutions to the ingredients?
I followed this recipe since my family was craving for some cakey brownies and it was a hit! Very easy to follow and mix (I only did it by hand). I baked it for 25 mins and it was perfect for the heat of my oven. Definitely going to make this one again.
I’m so happy you enjoyed these brownies, Maan! Thank you for taking the time to let us know, it really means a lot! 🙂