Anti-depressant Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large egg whites (or 1/2 cup egg beaters)
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray a 9x13" baking pan with cooking oil and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa and baking soda (i like to sift them together to destroy any lumps in the cocoa).
• 4 blend in the oil, and mix until smooth.
• 5 pour in the boiling water, stirring until the mixture thickens.
• 6 stir in the applesauce, the sugar, and the egg whites; mix until smooth.
• 7 add the flour and the vanilla; blend completely- there should be no lumps.
• 8 pour into the prepared baking pan.
• 9 spread the batter evenly to avoid crispy edges.
• 10 bake for 35 to 40 minutes (25-30 minutes if using a pyrex pan), until just set in the middle.
• 11 let cool and cut into squares.
• 12 note: i've also halved this and baked it in an 8x8" glass pan and it was done in about 25 minutes.