My Extra Special Brownies (Lower Fat)

Submitted by coconutty

"I concocted this to substitute applesauce for part of the butter. I will have to make these and indicate how long to bake them for (sorry!). Or you can estimate based on a similar recipe. Prep and baking times are estimates."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 16 brownies
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
• 2⁄3 cup fructose
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 6 tablespoons dutch process cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour or 1/4 cup organic oat flour
• 1 cup broken walnuts

directions

1. Spray bottom and sides of 8" square pan with cooking spray.
2. Adjust rack to bottom third of oven.
3. Preheat to 325 F for glass pan, 350 F for metal pan.
4. Pour melted butter into mixing bowl. Stir in each ingredient in the order given.
5. Pour into prepared pan; tilt to spread evenly.
6. Bake until toothpick in center comes out with moist and fudgy crumbs clinging to it (i.e., not "clean").
7. Cool in pan on a rack at least 15 minutes.