Applesauce Brownies Diabetic Friendly Recipe 465

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream 1 1/2 cups sugar and margarine. Add eggs. Sift cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and flour ingredients and add to sugar mixture, alternately with applesauce. Pour into 10-1/2 X 15-1/2 inch jelly roll pan.
• Combine 2 tablespoon sugar, 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped nuts. Sprinkle over batter. Bake for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a bowl combine oil, applesauce, and cocoa.
• Mix in sugar.
• Blend in the eggs and vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
• Add the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture.
• Pour in a 9 inch square pan.
• Sprinkle nuts on top if desired.
• Bake in oven for about 20-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine oil, applesauce and cocoa. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together and stir into the mixture. Pour the batter into a greased and floured (or wax paper lined & sprayed) 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle on nuts (optional). 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 24 squares.

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir in walnuts.
• 2. In A Small Bowl: Using electric mixer, 2 lg. eggs, 1/3 c. soft margarine and 1 tsp. vanilla at high speed for 1 minute, until well mixed. Add: 1/2 C. Unsweetened Applesauce and beat just until blended. Add: Flour mixture and mix at low speed just until blended.
• 3. Spread: Batter evenly in prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely in pan on a rack and cut into 16 squares.
• 4. EXCHANGES PER SERVING: 1/2 Starch 1/2 Other Carbohydrate 1 Fat Nutrient Analysis Per Serving: Calories - 111 Protein - 2g Fat - 6g Saturated fat - 1g Carbohydrate - 13g Fiber - 1g Cholesterol - 27 mg Sodium - 106 mg
• 5. TIP: Unsweetened cocoa powder has only 115 calories and 4 grams of fat per 1/3 cup (75 mL), whereas 1 oz (25g) of unsweetened baking chocolate has 139 calories and 14 grams of fat. Cocoa has just as much rich chocolate flavor as baking chocolate, so substituting cocoa is a good way to cut fat.
• 6. DIABETIC FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES **Decorate jar as desired for appropriate holiday gift giving. **Attach a tag with the following instructions: 1. In A Small Bowl: Using electric mixer, beat eggs, margarine and vanilla at high speed for 1 minute, until well mixed. Add: Applesauce and beat just until blended. Add: Contents of Quart Jar (Layers 1-4), and mix at low speed just until blended. 2. Spread: Batter evenly in prepared 8" square pan and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely in pan on a rack and cut into 16 squares. EXCHANGES PER SERVING: 1/2 Starch 1/2 Other Carbohydrate 1 Fat Nutrient Analysis Per Serving: Calories - 111 Protein - 2g Fat - 6g Saturated fat - 1g Carbohydrate - 13g Fiber - 1g Cholesterol - 27 mg Sodium - 106 mg

Steps:

• Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; mix well.
• Whisk together egg whites, egg, sugar, applesauce, and vanilla.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Mix until blended, but DON'T overmix.
• Pour into greased 8 inch pan.
• Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.