WW Recipe of the Day: Flourless Espresso Wheat Germ Blondies
Flourless, though not gluten-free, these delicious coffee-tinged blondies are held together with toasted wheat germ and make a wonderful low carb sweet treat. They turn out nice and chewy with a wonderfully nutty flavor and should keep for a week on the counter when store in an airtight container.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these low carb flourless blondies?
According to my calculations, each blondie has just 122 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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How to Make Espresso Wheat Germ Blondies
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.
Step 2: Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper (for easier removal and clean-up) and lightly spray with nonstick baking spray.
Step 3: Stir together the oil, eggs, Truvia Brown Sugar Blend (affiliate link), vanilla, espresso powder, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined and well blended.
Step 4: Add the wheat germ and walnuts and mix just until combined.
Step 5: Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan. Bake until set and toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
Step 6: Allow blondies to cool for at least 20 minutes before removing and cutting into 16 squares.
Step 7: Store blondies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
I highly recommend using an oven thermometer (affiliate link) for accurate baking temperatures.
My blondies were done in about 25 minutes and I actually could have pulled them out a minute or two sooner than I did because they will continue to bake in the pan even after taking them out of the oven. I prefer my blondies and brownies on the chewy side, rather than dry and crunchy, so I always check them several minutes before the recipe suggests.
Substitute the Truvia Brown Sugar Blend (affiliate link) with your favorite zero calorie brown sugar substitute.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy these blondies plain, or a la mode style with a scoop of your favorite lite ice cream or frozen yogurt.
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Flourless Espresso Wheat Germ Blondies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup Truvia Brown Sugar Blend (affiliate link)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper (for easier removal) and lightly spray with nonstick baking spray.
- Stir together the oil, eggs, Truvia Brown Sugar Blend (affiliate link), vanilla, espresso powder, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined and well blended.
- Add the wheat germ and walnuts and mix just until combined.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan. Bake until set and toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
- Allow blondies to cool for at least 20 minutes before removing and cutting into 16 squares.
- Store blondies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
Recipe source: Homemade in a Hurry: More than 300 Shortcut Recipes for Delicious Home Cooked Meals (affiliate link) by Andrew Schloss
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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SusanGJ
How many points without the walnuts? Also, could the oil be substituted with applesauce?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Susan, I've only made the recipe as written so not sure about substituting applesauce for oil. It should work fine. I've included a link to the WW Recipe Builder in the Post so you can edit it and get the points adjustment without walnuts. You just need to be signed into the WW App. ~Martha