Matt's Mom's Squares

I permanently borrowed this recipe from Matt Kaplan, Editor of FaveHealthyRecipes.com. I met Matt when I 'crashed' Food Blog South 2012 in January (there's a post on here about that). This is a recipe Matt got from his Mom and the original is posted on FaveHealthyRecipes (Butterscotch Squares). I just HAD to tweak it a tad more. The first time I made this, I used a 10x10 baking dish and the chocolate bits (first picture below) and it tasted like a yummy chocolate chip cookie cake. The second time I made it, I used an 8x11 baking dish and used butterscotch bits (second picture at the bottom) and it was more like a bar than a cake. Both ways were really good. If Matt's Mom made it, it has to be kid friendly!!

MATT'S MOM'S SQUARES

Makes 15 Servings

1 Serving = 3 PointsPlus™

1/3 cup light butter

1 cup Splenda brown sugar
1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup dark chocolate bits

Preheat oven to 350º.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt together the butter and brown sugar until they're thoroughly combined.

In a large bowl, combine the melted mixture with all the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT for the chocolate bits. Mix until well combined.

Put the batter into a sprayed 8 x 11-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate (or butterscotch) chips over the top of the batter.

Bake 20 – 25 minutes but NO longer as this will continue to 'set' as it's cooling on a wire rack.

MY SPIN:  Instead of using chocolate bits, I used butterscotch bits the second time I made this and shared it at my Weight Watchers meeting yesterday. It was a HIT!!!





ENJOY!!

Now for the 'legal mumbo-jumbo' to keep me out of court!! *** The PointsPlus™ value for this recipe was calculated by me (Jan Gomes) and is not an endorsement or approval of this recipe by Weight Watchers International, Inc., the owner of the PointsPlus™ registered trademark. ***

Later!

Loving Life(time)!
Jan