Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup chopped nuts
Make it step by step
- 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 and sprayed) 9 inch square pan.
- sprinkle on nuts (still tastes good if you forget).
- 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 more squares.
Nutrition and portions
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