Recipe

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F . Spray an 8″ square pan with cooking oil.

Step 2: For the brownies, combine the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla in a bowl and mix well. Add the cocoa, mixing it in well. Add the flour, baking powder, yogurt and chocolate chips, mixing just until combined and smooth. Don’t overmix.

Step 3: Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 15-20 minutes, just until set. Do not overbake. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes before icing.

Step 4: To make the icing, place cream cheese, icing sugar, 1-1/2 tsp cocoa powder and water in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Spread over the top of the brownies.

Step 5: Cut into squares and garnish with a dusting of icing sugar, or drizzle melted dark and white chocolate overtop.

Reprinted with permission from Rose Reisman’s The Complete Light Kitchen (2007 Whitecap Books).