Recipes · American · Desserts

Chocolate Brownie

One serving has 239 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (24%). Ready in 43 minutes.

Chocolate Brownie
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  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 28 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (61.5 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 11 g Butter, unsalted
  • 19 g Sugar
  • 13 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 4 g Cocoa powder
  • 8 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 0.2 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Vanilla extract
  • 6 g Chocolate chips

Method

  1. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly, then whisk in the sugar, egg and vanilla until glossy.
  2. Sift in the cocoa powder, flour and salt, and fold in just until combined.
  3. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  4. Spread the batter in a greased and lined baking pan.
  5. Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.
  6. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares. Makes 1 brownie; multiply the ingredients by 16 for a whole pan.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy239 kcal11%
Carbohydrates31.4 g
Water13 mL
Fiber2 g7%
Protein3.6 g7%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.14 g
Isoleucine0.16 g
Leucine0.27 g
Lysine0.2 g
Methionine0.08 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.18 g
Tyrosine0.13 g
Valine0.21 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat12.6 g
Monounsaturated3.8 g
Polyunsaturated0.69 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.51 g
Saturated7.4 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol72 mg
Calcium18.4 mg2%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium30.4 mg10%
Manganese0.26 mg14%
Phosphorus74.3 mg11%
Potassium113 mg2%
Selenium7.8 µg14%
Sodium99.1 mg
Zinc0.61 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.08 mg7%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.12 mg11%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.6 mg4%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.26 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)23.1 µg6%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.13 µg5%
Choline42.1 mg10%
Vitamin A96 µg14%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)10.7 IU2%
Vitamin E0.43 mg3%
Vitamin K1.3 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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