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Applesauce Brownies

Name: Applesauce Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 brownies.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup applesauce; TOPPING:; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans; 1 tablespoon sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

16 brownies

These moist, cinnamon-flavored brownies are quite easy to make. The recipe can also be doubled and baked in a jelly roll pan. My husband and I live on a farm in central Nebraska and have two grown daughters. —Bernice Pebley, Cozad, Nebraska

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup applesauce
TOPPING:
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 tablespoon sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in applesauce. Pour into an 8-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 154 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 65mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

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