If you love moist and delicious brownies full of dark chocolate flavor, then you will want to make these Yogurt Brownies! Made with dutch process cocoa and sprinkled with dark chocolate chips, you get a double chocolate flavor that every chocolate fan will love!
Brownies are right up there with cookies when it comes to my favorite desserts. I love desserts that you can pick up and eat with your fingers, and although these yogurt brownies might leave a few crumbs, you can absolutely do so!
They go great with a cup of hot coffee, a glass of milk, or make it an extra special dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Why You'll Love Yogurt Brownies
Lower fat: much lower in fat than your typical brownies made with butter!
Fudgy and Moist: yogurt adds moisture while the dutch process cocoa lends a deep dark chocolate flavor.
Guilt free snacking: a great sweet treat to add to lunch boxes or for afternoon snacking!
Ingredients
This isn't your basic brownie recipe as it does have baking powder, which will make your brownies a little more cake like. I also use whole milk yogurt because it is my favorite type of yogurt and usually have it on hand.
- Whole milk yogurt
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Large eggs
- All purpose flour
- Dutch process cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Dark chocolate chips
See recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Yogurt Brownies
You can have fudgy, moist, and delicious yogurt brownies in just 5 easy steps! Below is a visual of each step up to baking.
Step 1
Place the yogurt, eggs, vanilla and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
Step 2
Once combined, the wet mixture will be pale yellow and smooth.
Step 3
Whisk the flour, dutch process cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt until combined.
Step 4
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until the brownie batter is smooth.
Step 5
Spread brownie batter in a 9x9 baking dish that has been sprayed with oil and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
See the recipe card below for complete instructions on how to make these Yogurt Brownies.
Hint: I like to use this wire hand whisk (affiliate link) to mix together the dry ingredients as well as the wet ingredients. Use a wooden spoon to mix the wet and dry together and a rubber scraper to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl as you mix the two together.
Substitutions
If you know how to make the recipe fit a certain diet, let the reader know here. Don't fake it - only provide guidance on topics you have actual experience with.
- Protein boost - use Greek yogurt in place of whole milk yogurt. Brownie batter will be thicker, but that is ok.
- Chocolate swap - feel free to use semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips in place of the dark chocolate.
- Sugar-free - use classic monkfruit in in place of the granulated sugar for a sugar free brownie. Great for diabetics or to just lower the carbs in general without affecting flavor or texture.
Variations
Below are some additions you can make to this recipe to add different flavors and texture to the yogurt brownies.
- Nutty brownies - stir in ½ cup of chopped pecans or walnuts.
- Spicy - add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper.
- Toffee brownies - stir in a cup of toffee bits (affiliate link) to add caramel flavor and substitute the dark chocolate chips with butterscotch chips.
See this fudgy mocha brownie, another low fat favorite of mine right here on my website!
Equipment
- 9x9 baking dish - I like to use one that has a matching lid (affiliate link) for storage.
- Mixing bowls (2)
- Hand whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Rubber scraper
Storage
Store brownies in an airtight container up to 2 days. Can be stored in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
Freezing is not recommended due to moisture content as it changes the texture of the brownie once frozen and thawed.
Top tip
Don't over bake the brownies or they will dry out. The tops of the brownies should look dry and a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies should have a few crumbs sticking to it when removed.
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📖 Recipe
Yogurt Brownies
Equipment
- Wooden spoon
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Ingredients
- 6 ounces whole milk yogurt
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup dutch process cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9×9 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Combine the yogurt, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk together using a hand whisk, mixing well, until thoroughly blended.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until blended.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with dark chocolate chips.
- Bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Remove, and cool completely on wire rack before cutting.
Diana says
Those brownies are so fun and colorful!
The Food Librarian says
These brownies look wonderful! The colorful topping is just great too!
HoneyB says
Anonymous - thanks for bring that to my attention (and so sorry for your confusion!). My original recipe I use calls for butter. I replaced the butter with the yogurt. I made the changes on my recipe. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy them if you make them!
Anonymous says
i want to try them but i'm confused ..you have asked to melt butter but its not mentioned in the ingredients and then theres no mention about yogurt when mixing the mixtures .when do i add the yogurt ?
hope you will clarify my doubts.
thanks.
Tracey says
Those look fantastic! I also received some of those coupons for Greek yogurt and have been wondering what to make with them. I think these brownies are looking like a great option 🙂