Applesauce Brownies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
YIELD: 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
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 large egg
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 cup applesauce
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cup chocolate chips
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
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1 tablespoon sugar
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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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