My Extra Special Brownies (Lower Fat)

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: 40 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16 brownies

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.