Healthier Best Brownies

Healthier Best Brownies

Recipe by MakeItHealthy from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup white whole wheat flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
  • Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in white sugar, eggs, applesauce, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread into prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until brownies are just set in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and confectioner's sugar in a bowl; beat until smooth. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 115
  • Carbohydrate: 15g
  • Fat: 6g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Sugar: 12g

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