Someone had to do it. Based on the amount of mail I get and the number of people who find this site by searching for Healthy Slutty Brownies, that someone is me.
Remember when I made these over-the-top vixens?
Well it’s a new year and sluts are way over-rated.
Because I’ve got nagging chest congestion from that cold I won’t admit to having, I took a self-imposed rest day and spent the morning tramping around the kitchen in hopes of bestowing some virtue on the slutty brownie we all hate to love.
Still three layers of goodness, but this time I scoured the interwebs for healthier versions of each.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Reformed, “Healthified” Slutty Brownie:
Like virtuous women, er I mean brownies, everywhere, these were by no means ‘easy’. Complex is a far better word. For the record, I did not attempt to create a healthy Oreo so you will not find one in this brownie, sad I know. Since yesterday was National Peanut Butter Day, I went with a peanut butter cookie instead. Beware: Because you’re making three different recipes, this takes a marathon of prep time. Ready?
Chocolate Chip Bar Layer
adapted from Eating Well.
- 2/3C white whole wheat flour
- 1/2t baking soda
- 1/2t salt
- 2T butter
- 2 oz. reduced fat cream cheese
- 1/3C brown sugar
- 1/3C white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2t vanilla
- 1/2C chocolate chips
Combine butter and the next 5 ingredients in a mixer. Add in flour, baking soda and salt, mix then fold in chocolate chips. Spread in greased, 8×8″ pan.
Peanut Butter Cookie Layer
Adapted from Whole Grain Gourmet.
- 5/8C white whole wheat flour
- 3/4C slow oats
- 1/2t salt
- 1/2t baking soda
- 1C peanut butter
- 1/2C honey
- 1 egg
- 2t vanilla
Combine peanut butter and next 3 ingredients. Add in dry ingredients and mix. Drop teaspoonfuls on parchment-lined cookie sheet; press down with fork. Bake 10 mins. at 375F.
Brownie Layer
I used the Black Bean Brownie recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie.
Assembly:
1. First make the PB cookies. While they’re baking, make the chocolate chip dough and spread it in an 8×8″ pan.
Place the baked peanut butter cookies on top of the raw chocolate chip dough. Have I lost you yet?
Then make the black bean brownies, this time in the food processor. PIA, I know.
Once everything is ground up, it resembles black bean dip…just saying.
Spread the raw brownie dough on top of the PB cookies and bake the whole monstrosity at 350 F for 30 minutes.
Final thoughts: Each of these ‘healthier’ recipes is delicious in its own right. The final product resembles a fudgy brownie pie with a chocolate chip cookie ‘crust’ and some peanut butter deliciousness in the center. They are tasty without the intense richness and sugar rush of the slutty version. The million dollar question is are they worth all of the work? I’ll let you be the judge.
Do you make healthier versions of recipes?
Delicious!
I do love brownies. Great post!
oh my goodness that seems like a lot of work. I don’t know if you would consider them ‘healthy’ but have you ever heard of newman o’s? They are a vegan option of oreos… quite tasty (especially the mint ones!)
Yep, they were a crap ton of work. Newman O’s would have been perfect. 🙂
I am pretending I did not see this, b/c I would absolutely lose control if I made them! Wow–they look amazing!
That kind of work is well worth it, in my opinion… looks amazing!
If I made either version, I think I would love them!
The healthy version looks tremendous, but I’m one of those people who eats in moderation anyway, and would just prefer the totally slutty, buttery, hi-kcal version. Please send it to me right away.
Is it wrong that i want to eat this raw??
I think it also needs an ice cream layer, don’t you?
I am a big fan of the original slutty brownies. Mostly because they are so “easy” to make, which is why they have that name! I am also a big fan of the mindset that, if you are gonna eat a treat… go for the real deal. That said, it’s nice to have healthier options. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for posting!!
Will you mail those to Denver stat, please!?!?
Oh my gosh these look so good…and definitely should not be in my house because I would eat them all!
Oh yum! The peanut butter cookie is a great addition!
They look really good but I am far too lazy to ever go to that much trouble to make brownies!!
Yowzers… They still look too decadent! But delicious.
OY, how yummy is this post!
You are one awesome baker! I’m not sure that I have the patience to do that many recipes at once.
I am going to make this if it kills me. Then I’m gonna serve it to my neighbor who refuses to eat my cookies because he knows I put beans in them. He won’t be able to resist this puppy.
HOLY! oh my these look unreal, like something you would get a carnival and might work like rocket fuel on a long run!
So these brownies are just a little bit slutty? 🙂 Love it.
Gaye
These are evil. I read this post a few days ago and can’t get them out of my mind. My kids made brownies last night and I was looking for Oreos to stuff in the middle.
We didn’t have any so I didn’t eat the whole batch.
I want some slutty brownies!
These should be called “Virgin Brownies” as opposed to the sinfully delicious and unhealthy slutty brownies. Can’t wait to try the recipe!
i have un suggestion! these would also be really good with homemade oreos (:
http://www.mykitchenaddiction.com/2012/02/homemade-oreos/
that’s my go-to recipe. they’re not made with healthfoodie ingredients or anything, but i think they’re still healthy because you make them yourself. (: