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First published 11/24/13
These brownies will become your best friend. They are so easy, and they’ve become a staple in our house. I plan to have some of these on hand for Thanksgiving so I have something healthy to eat while everyone else is eating the regular desserts (I’m planning to stick to the plan for Thanksgiving).
I’ve found that the cream cheese layer helps mask the “bean” texture in the brownies. And if you don’t like the texture or think the brownies taste like beans, let them sit overnight because they really do improve.
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- 1 batch Special Agent Brownie Cake batter
- 8 oz. block reduced-fat cream cheese
- 3 T xylitol
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- In a blender, blend the Special Agent Brownie Cake batter until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, xylitol, vanilla, and egg with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
- Pour the brownie batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Spoon the cream cheese mixture on top and swirl with a knife.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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Ducks n a Row @SineaPies says
March 16, 2017 at 1:36 PMBriana, I have a dog and we have the very bad habit of letting her have smidges of our food so I won’t even have Xylitol in the house. Is there another THM friendly sweetener I can use instead? What would you suggest if you couldn’t use Xylitol?
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Briana Thomas says
March 16, 2017 at 4:34 PMI would personally use stevia since it’s the most economical, but if you don’t like the taste you could try any plan-approved sweetener. 🙂 Here’s a sweetener conversion chart for reference: http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/
Julie says
May 10, 2016 at 12:56 PMWhere is the recipe for Special Agent Brownie Cake Batter??
Briana Thomas says
May 10, 2016 at 1:02 PMIn the old Trim Healthy Mama plan book (#afflink): http://amzn.to/1Of2GWK
I believe it’s also included (with a raspberry frosting recipe) in the THM Cookbook (#afflink): http://amzn.to/24IJqFk
Emily Adams says
September 22, 2015 at 10:33 AMThese look delicious! I will definitely have to make these.
Janice says
August 13, 2015 at 7:56 AMWhat did you put on top? It looks like caramel sauce & whipped topping.
Briana Thomas says
August 13, 2015 at 11:12 AMNatural peanut butter and a small squirt of Fat Free Reddi Whip. 🙂