Skinny Lemon Brownies - these brownies taste like lemon and only have 96 calories per serving!
Is anyone else getting sick of Winter like me? I'm ready for Spring, thunderstorms, and for the Earth to start growing again! I livein Fargo, ND and yes, I live where the air hurts my face. It only hurts my face for about 5 months of the year. During those 5 months you appreciate the fact that all the creepy crawly things have died and you get to enjoy things like hot chocolate and rain at the end of January. Yep, it's raining here right now and it made it to 39 degrees today. Very unusual for this time of year. Let's hope it doesn't freeze tomorrow. That usually becomes a nightmare to drive on after that happens.
These skinny lemon brownies will make you wish that it was Spring. Believe me. If you love lemon, you will love these brownies. This recipe makes 16 servings. Cut into 16 equal pieces.
Skinny Lemon Brownies
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup of white flour
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 large or extra large eggs
- ¾ cup super fine sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ tbsp lemon zest
- ¼ tsp Kosher or sea salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Lemon Glaze
- ½ cup sifted powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mist a nonstick 8 or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter with the sugar and beat with a hand-held mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Add the lemon juice, zest, and vanilla extract and mix just until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and beat at medium speed for about 1 to 2 minutes until nice and creamy.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 20-24 minutes. Try not to over bake. The edges will turn lightly golden brown. A toothpick should have moist crumbs. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes.
- While cooling, prepare the glaze and then spread over the brownies and sprinkle on the zest. Cut into 16 brownies and enjoy!
- Serving size: 1 bar.
Notes
myWW points: Blue Points: 6; Green Points: 6; Purple Points: 6
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 96
- Sugar: 13
- Fat: 3
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 17
- Protein: 1
Andy says
Can you make these without eggs? What would you use instead of eggs?
Jenna says
Megan - You can use sites like cronometer or myfitness pal to figure out calories without glaze.
Megan says
anyone know what the calories would be without the glaze? thanks!
Jenna says
Recipe updated Shannon. Thanks for pointing that out.
Shannon says
Hi Jenna. This looks fabulous and I'm finally getting around to making it. I noticed it calls for vanilla but doesn't mention adding it in the directions. I'm kinda torn on whether or not to add vanilla or just let the lemon carry the flavor. Maybe half and half....
Good luck with all of your undertakings.
Jenna says
According to a simple google search, 113 grams is equal to 1 stick of butter.
Ali says
Hi how many grams is a stick of butter we don't have sticks of butter here. Thanks
helena says
what is 1 stick of butter equivalent to ? ounces or grams is fine with me
what is 1 cup flour equivalent to ?
are baking soda and baking powder different ? is baking soda - bicarbonate of soda ?