Rich, fudgy and delicious brownies made with Greek yogurt! Lately I seem to be seeing a lot of recipes that are using Greek Yogurt in place of other ingredients, mainly butter and oil.
The Double Dark Chocolate Cookies I made a few months ago that used Greek Yogurt were a huge hit (and some of the moistest cookies I’ve ever made), and I regularly use Greek Yogurt in my muffin recipes, so I figured that it was time to try it in some other recipes.
I’ve used Greek Yogurt in my More Fudge Less Pudge Brownies, but I wanted to see how it would work in a regular brownie mix straight off of the shelf.
Brownies Made With Greek Yogurt
I would say it worked out very well. I’ve seen a few variations on using Greek Yogurt in brownies, with some calling for nothing but yogurt and others calling for water and or eggs. I decided to go with Greek Yogurt, the amount of water called for on the box and one egg white (I figure that was like a halfway point between egg and no egg).
You can use this with any brownie recipe. The important part is that you will swap out your oil for Greek Yogurt. It’s not an even swap, however much oil the recipe calls for, you will use half of that much Greek Yogurt. This recipe called for 1/2 cup of oil, so instead I used 1/4 cup of Greek Yogurt.
I used 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of Greek Yogurt and 1 egg white. The batter mixed up just like it normally does, and tasted great (hello, it’s brownie batter!) though did have a slight bit of a tang to it (though hard to notice with the dark chocolate).
Because I wanted my pickiest and most suspicious eater to try these, I made sure to make them extra enticing – which means I loaded them up with sprinkles.
I baked for the amount of time called for on the box. I could have probably baked them 3-5 minutes less, but they turned out great.
Taste testers agreed that these tasted great, and nobody suspected one of my secret substitutions. Woohoo!
However if you want a traditional brownie recipe instead, try my EASY BROWNIES!
BROWNIES MADE WITH GREEK YOGURT
Brownies Made With Greek Yogurt
Ingredients
- 1 brownie mix 8x8 mix size
- water in amount called for on box
- Greek yogurt in half the amount of oil called for on box
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Preheat oven as instructed on box and prepare baking pan as instructed on box.
- Combine ingredients and mix until just combined, do not over mix.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake according to package directions.
- Remove from oven and let cool, slice and serve.
Notes
So next time you are baking up some brownies, try the Greek Yogurt swap. I think 1/4 cup of Greek Yogurt sounds a lot more appealing than 1/2 cup of oil. If you want to try some other recipes with Greek Yogurt, check out the following…
Double Dark Chocolate Cookies (these may be one of the best cookies I’ve ever made – LOVE them).
And if you want to make your brownies from scratch, try the More Fudge Less Pudge Brownies.
All three of these recipes will take care of those chocolate cravings!
jessi says
I love your no pudge brownies. I’ve made them for my church loads of times and no one was the wiser. Check out this awesome variation – it might take away the no-pudge factor though
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
It’s great to know that when I am in a hurry I can make healthier brownies from a boxed mix
Janine (sugarkissed.net) says
Awesome! I looooove Greek yogurt so this is an exciting swap for me to learn about!
Evitaa says
Hello, I’m here for the first time, your blog looks great & delicious :). I love brownies, every type of them. This mix with greek youghurt sounds interesting.
Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more says
oh yum, I hate greek yogurt, no idea why, too tart or something, but mask it with chocolate and I am all over it.
Sam says
This is such a good idea! I imagine it works very well with the rich dark chocolate… yum!
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[email protected] says
Oh yum! Rich, fudgy brownies! I like how you “healthified” them a bit!
Bakelover says
I just make some brownies with black cherries greek yogurt. I don’t normally eat brownies but I know how the texture is. How is this recipe suppose to taste (including texture)? Is it suppose to be a little more moist? Just want to double check that the brownies isn’t under cook.
Christi says
Bakelover – mine with Greek Yogurt are a bit more moist and maybe a bit more “spongy” for lack of a better way to put it, not as dense as my regular brownies. Hope that helps!
Sara says
How do you think this would work with a flavored greek yogurt? I have a double chocolate ghiradelli brownie mix and was thinking about using a strawberry or raspberry flavored Greek yogurt.
Christi says
Sara, I think it’d be fine as long as you like the flavor combo with chocolate 🙂
Samantha says
These were so good! Tricked my boyfriend, he didn’t even notice the healthier option 🙂 I’ll be using this often !
Sue says
Thank you for sharing this recipe, we really enjoyed the brownies and the fact it cut calories and carbs! by using your version. I put it in my rotation for our cookouts and holidays
Jacque says
I was recently diagnoses with a disease that prevents me from eating any fatty foods. Note; I love fried foods & sweets like brownies. Thank you for giving me a way to have my brownies again.
Dining diva says
Why one egg white instead of two whole eggs as called for on the brownie mix box? What’s the impact on texture?
Christi says
Dining Diva, the entire point of this particular recipe is to create a lower fat option, hence the egg white vs whole egg.
cheryl duchnowski says
How many calories is this and the carbs?
Christi says
Hi Cheryl, sorry, I don’t calculate that info. There are a lot of great online calculators that you can post the recipe into and get that info though. Good luck!
Austin family says
I know we used to use applesauce instead of Greek yogurt ~ could that help with the aftertaste you mention?
Christi says
Might be worth trying!
Jackie says
How many points is this?
Christi says
Hi Jackie, sorry, I don’t have that info. I’d try plugging the recipe into one of the online calculators.
Patricia says
do you know how many free style weight watchers point one brownie is?
Christi says
I don’t. I would maybe try one of the WW online calculators.
MSC says
I made this with a gluten free mix and it was awesome!! Thanks for a keeper!
Lilw says
Awesome idea!! ! I’ve been craving a brownie, I was tempted to buy 1 from the bakery section of a local market, it costed $2:00, I talked myself out of it because I purchased a box mix( on sale for $1. and change . I’m making these very soon! 😋
Dawn McBride says
How many points??
Christi Johnstone says
Hi Dawn, sorry, I don’t know, I don’t follow or calculate them. Maybe try one of the online calculators?
Kc says
This was helpful, but it would’ve been better to have seen the picture of the baked cut brownie so we could see the consistency, density, height etc. As most of us probably wouldn’t make circles of brownies with sprinkles on them.
Christi Johnstone says
KC, if you wouldn’t make this kind of brownie, then it’s kind of silly to be here complaining about the work someone did and made available, for free. And if I’m not mistaken, you have photos of brownies completely cut, showing you everything you are asking to see. Pretty sure the density doesn’t change if it’s cut into a square ;). If you’d like to sponsor a post, then I’d be more than happy to provide photos, information and details to the specifications you provide.