Chocolateapplesauceflaxseedbars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place flour, sugar, Splenda, flax seeds, cocoa and spices in a mixer bowl and mix at low speed to blend well.
• Heat applesauce in a glass bowl in microwave for about 2 minutes until hot. Stir in baking soda. (DO NOT USE COLD APPLESAUCE!).
• Add to dry mix with oil, nuts and raisins. Mix at medium speed until creamy. Spread batter into baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until bars pull away from sides of pan. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 18 bars.
• Exchanges: 1 starch and 1 fat; or 1 carbohydrate choice.

Steps:

• Combine apples, cinnamon stick, lemon juice, salt, and 1/4 cup water in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean and add pod. Cover pot and cook over medium-low heat, occasionally stirring with a wooden spoon and checking to make sure apples are not scorching (add a splash of water if they are), until apples are soft and falling apart, 35-45 minutes. Uncover pot and let apples cool slightly.
• Working in batches, pass apples through food mill fitted with a medium disk into a large bowl; discard solids. If sauce is watery, return to pot and simmer over medium heat until thickened.
• Do Ahead:
• Applesauce can be made 4 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the milk, applesauce, and 2 tablespoons of rum.
• In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, spices, and salt. Beat into the creamed mixture and then stir in the raisins and pecans.
• Turn the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick.
• Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, sprinkle it with the remaining 1/4 cup rum. Let cool on a rack. This cake improves if allowed to sit for a day or so before eating. Serves 20.

Steps:

• Cream shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
• Add eggs, then add next five ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Add applesauce.
• Mix.
• Pour into greased 8 × 12-inch pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining sugar, chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• Bake for 40 minutes at 350º degrees.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer set on medium speed. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Blend in the vanilla extract. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the applesauce.
• Pour the batter into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Beat margarine and sugar at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat for 1 minute.
• Blend in applesauce (Mixture will look curdled).
• Combine dry ingredients and mix well.
• Make a well in the center; add applesauce mixture and chips and stir just until combined and flour is evenly moistened.
• Spray one 9x5 loaf pan or 3 1-lb.
• pans with nonstick spray and spoon in batter.
• Bake at 350* for about 60 minutes for one loaf or about 35-40 minutes for 3.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack.

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 13x 9" baking pan.
• In large mixing bowl, mix oil and 1 1/2 c sugar.
• Add beaten eggs, flour (no need to sift), cinnamon, salt, applesauce, baking soda and cocoa and mix until well-blended.
• Pour into pan and sprinkle with 1 1/2 T sugar, nuts (chopped walnuts or pecans) and 3/4 C chocolate chips.
• Bake at 350 dg. for 30-40 mins, until top springs back when touched, covering with foil if top gets too brown.
• Moist and delicious!

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch in small bowl, mixing until cornstarch is thoroughly dissolved.
• Combine applesauce, remaining 3/4 cup milk, chocolate chips and sugar in heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth and simmering.
• Stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Cover and chill until ready to serve.