Applesauce Brownies
By: Diethood
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 5:51pm

Ingredients




1 cup Vegetable oil
1 cup Unsweetened applesauce
1 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup Sugar
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 larges Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Chopped nuts

Preparation

1 Preheat oven at 375 F. 2 Combine oil, applesauce and cocoa. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. 3 Add eggs and vanilla. 4 Mix dry ingredients together and stir into the mixture. 5 Pour the batter into a greased and floured (or wax paper lined & sprayed) 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle on nuts. 
 6 Bake about 20 to 30 minutes or until top is set but edges are not dried out. Toothpick will come out clean. Cut into 16 or more squares. 7 16 Big servings, 24 servings if you follow the 1 tsp. sugar per serving guideline of ADA, or try using part sugar/part artificial sweetener to cut down on calories. The original recipe is almost like cake.