Irish Coffee Brownies. Lightened

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup splenda granular, sugar substitute
• 1/4 cup heart healthy margarine
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1/8 cup irish whiskey
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 1/2 cups splenda granular, sugar substitute (this is originally powdered sugar,i used homemade powdered sugar with splenda and glazes to make the powdered sugar for this amount)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon irish whiskey
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 -4 tablespoons brewed coffee
• chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat sugar, margarine, applesauce and 1/2 cup cocoa powder in a large saucepan over medium heat until butter or margarine melts, stirring constantly.
• 2 remove from heat.
• 3 stir in splenda granulated.
• 4 add egg whites and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat lightly just until combined.
• 5 stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
• 6 stir together milk and 1/4 cup whiskey; stir in coffee crystals.
• 7 add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to the chocolate mixture, beating by hand after each addition.
• 8 stir in nuts. pour into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 9 bake in a 350 degree f oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 10 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 11 meanwhile, for the irish coffee glaze, stir together sifted powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon irish whiskey, and 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla.
• 12 stir in 3-4 tablespoons brewed coffee until of drizzling consistency.
• 13 if desired, sprinkle with additional chopped nuts. makes 36 brownies.