Ingredients

• 244 g Tree Top Apple Sauce
• 111 g butter, melted
• 330 g brown sugar
• 100 g eggs
• 8.40 g vanilla
• 160 g all-purpose flour
• 38 g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4.60 g baking powder
• 2.30 g baking soda
• 50 g chopped pecans, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking dish.

Mix together butter, sugar, applesauce, eggs and vanilla.

Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl. Add to applesauce mixture; stir to combine. Stir in pecans.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Slice into squares.

Yield: 16 servings