These Applesauce Brownies are absolutely delicious! These fluffy chocolate brownies have a crunchy top thanks to the chocolate chips and nuts
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These homemade Applesauce Brownies are absolutely delicious. Brownie lovers and chocoholics alike will love this brownie recipe.
As the name of this recipe implies, this chocolate brownie recipe calls for a couple of cups of applesauce. It really does help make these brownies fluffy and moist.
💭 Ingredient Substitutions
If you prefer to use butter instead of the vegetable shortening, you can substitute for ½ Cup + 1 tablespoon of Unsalted Butter.
🥜 Nut Allergies
WARNING: If you or anyone consuming this recipe has a nut allergy, please take the appropriate precautions as this recipe has nuts listed as a required or optional ingredient.
If you love making (and eating) homemade brownies, you must check out my Dessert Recipes for my other brownie recipes and much more. My two favorite brownie recipes are my Copycat Starbucks Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe and Allie's Chocolate Brownie Recipe. Delicious!
If you don't have any applesauce on hand and own a pressure cooker, you can make your very own homemade applesauce using my Instant Pot Applesauce Recipe. If you have some applesauce leftover after making this recipe, I would suggest using it to make my Spiced Applesauce Bread with Pecans. Yummy!
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📋 What Ingredients do I need
You will need the following ingredients to make these Delicious Applesauce Brownies: Vegetable Shortening, White Sugar, Eggs, Unsweetened Applesauce, All Purpose Flour, Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Ground Cinnamon, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Walnuts and White Sugar.
🥣 How do I make Applesauce Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, combine sifted all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and 1 ½ cups of the white sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs and mix well. Stir in the applesauce and the flour mixture. Beat for approximately 1 minute.
Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Sprinkle the topping ingredients over the top of the brownie batter,
Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool before cutting into squares.
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Delicious Applesauce Brownies
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Vegetable Shortening
- 1 ½ Cups White Sugar
- 2 Egg(s)
- 2 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour, sifted
- 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 ½ Tsp Baking Soda
- ½ Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
Topping
- ¾ Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup Walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 2 Tbsp White Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, combine sifted all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and 1 ½ cups of the white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and mix well. Stir in the applesauce and the flour mixture. Beat for approximately 1 minute.
- Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Sprinkle the topping ingredients over the top of the brownie batter,
- Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Any nutritional information provided on this site is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.
These brownies are delicious! They are light and airy - more like a cake. They pair perfectly with the rich decadent frosting. If you love chocolate you will love these brownies.