Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Loaf

I've mentioned before that my father-in-law has to be on a very strict low-sodium and low-potassium diet, and I've had a really hard time finding sweet recipes that are low sodium and low potassium. He enjoys his homebaked goods so much and has had to forgo so many of his beloved treats, so I've embarked on a mission to come up with some low sodium and low potassium baking recipes that he can enjoy.

This brownie loaf is something he really enjoyed, it's so dense and fudgy and rich with chocolate flavor. I prefer to slice it up and eat it that way, but you can also cut it up into brownie size chunks....I've included the nutritional information for each method at the bottom of this post.

Here is the recipe:

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Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Loaf:

Ingredients: 
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp applesauce
4 egg whites (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup flour
1.5 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 cup xylitol
1/4 cup coconut sugar

Directions: 
Melt the chocolate chips and butter together in the microwave, then stir in the applesauce. Set aside.

Mix together the egg whites, yogurt and vanilla extract, then stir in the chocolate chip mixture.

Blend together the dry ingredients and then mix in the wet ingredients, just until combined.

Pour batter into a mini loaf pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake in a 375 F oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let sit in pan for 5 minutes before removing. Cool and slice.


Here are the directions and nutrition info for each method of slicing:

28 Brownie Pieces:
Thinly slice off the ends of the loaf, and cut the loaf into 7 even slices, and then cut each slice into 4 brownie chunks.

Alternatively, you can slice the loaf into 14 slices and the nutrition info is as follows: