Fudgy "no-guilt" Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa (dutch process if you have it.)
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 egg whites
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 deg.; line the inside of an 8" baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 place the chocolate, butter, cocoa and coffee granules in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high power, until melted; stir every 45 seconds of cooking time.
• 3 stir in sugar, applesauce and egg whites.
• 4 in a small bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking powder until thoroughly combined, stir into chocolate mixture just until mixed well.
• 5 fold in toasted nuts and pour the batter into prepared pan.
• 6 bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool brownies in the pan, then life out and remove the foil.
• 8 cut into 12 bars and dust lightly with powdered sugar.