Cheap Healthy Peanut Butter Brownies! Less than $0.13 per serving!

Hi again,

So, since I've been cooking healthier dinners for my husband and I, my husband suggested we try to eat healthier with other meals too. What he said next sparked an amazing idea!

He suggested we go out and buy healthy snacks like Special K or Fiber One bars, since we are always on the go. My next thought was, I really, REALLY don't want to spend over $1.00 on a bar that is not only not that healthy, but it doesn't fill you up! I always end up eating the whole box in one day, and they cost like $4.00 a box. I just cannot justify spending more on a snack than I do on dinner.

I've decided instead to make my own healthy snacks that can be packaged and eaten on the go! And what is great is they are SO HEALTHY & CHEAP, that they can be eaten as a snack, for breakfast or as a dessert!

Last nights creation was Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Brownies!

What I love about these brownies:

• They are super low in calories & high in nutrients
• Very affordable (see cost breakdown below)
• Can be wrapped up for an on the go snack, or even frozen for eating another time
• Dense and filling (I can only eat one at a time)
• And last but not least they are DELICIOUS

Appliances and such that you will need to create this treat:

• Oven
• 13''x 8'' Rectangular Glass Baking Dish(or 2 smaller ones)
• Knife
• Large Bowl
• Serving Spatula
• Spoon or Fork 
• Spiral Vegetable Slicer OR Cheese Grater
• Microwave
• Rubber Spatula

Ingredients you will need for this treat:

• 2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
• 1/2 Cups Apple Sauce (sweet or unsweetened)
• 1-2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1-2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 Cups Natural Peanut Butter (or other allergy friendly nut butter)
• .15 lbs or half of one Zucchini (or other Summer Squash)
• 1 cup Chocolate Chips (bonus points for higher cocoa content)
• 1 Tbsp Imitation (or real) Vanilla Extract
• Small amount Pam or Oil (to grease dish)

How to make this DELICIOUS treat:

1. Grease glass baking dish using oil or pam
2. Set oven to 350 degrees
3. Shred Zucchini using cheese grater or spiral slicer
4. Chop Zucchini if slices are to long using knife
5. Warm Peanut Butter in microwave for 30 seconds
6. Combine all ingredients in bowl
7. Stir or Mix all ingredients in bowl (*hint chocolate should melt*)
8. Place ingredients into glass baking dish
9. Smooth the mixture in dish making sure all corners are filled with rubber spatula
10. Place baking dish in oven uncovered
11. Bake for 20-30 minutes in oven
12. Place in refrigerator to cool or let sit at room temperature for 6 hours (this will allow brownies to harden a bit
13. Cut into squares and enjoy
14. Optional: package them in plastic wrap for an on the go treat

Look how mine came out !

I agree not that attractive but definitely delicious!

May cover with chocolate chips on top prior to baking to make appearance better

Cost Breakdown!

Ingredient	Initial Price of ingredient	Price per batch (30 servings	Price per serving
Oats(old fashioned)	$3.99	$0.30	$0.01
Apple Sauce (sweet or unsweet)	$2.29	$0.45	$0.02
Baking Soda	$0.69	<$0.01	<$0.01
Baking Powder	$1.28	$0.02	<$0.01
Natural Peanut Butter	$2.19	$0.90	$0.03
Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips (60% cocoa)	$4.09	$2.04	$0.07
Zucchini	$0.75	$0.22	<$0.01
Imitation Vanilla	$2.00	$0.12	<$0.01

Totals!: 

Initial Investment: $17.28

Per Batch: $4.06

Per Serving: $0.13

Compared to buying pre-made treats that is an 

AWESOME DEAL!!!

As you can see I bought a ton of different things in bulk.

I also bought ingredients for other treats

and some things I already had at home!

Just how healthy are these treats?

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Serving

Per Serving% Daily Value*

Calories 68

Calories from Fat 39

Total Fat 4.3g7%

Saturated Fat 0.7g4%

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 45mg2%

Potassium 37mg1%

Carbohydrates 4.4g1%

Dietary Fiber 0.9g4%

Sugars 3.3g

Protein 2.2g

Vitamin A 1% · Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 0% · Iron 2%

*Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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