Rachel's Fantabulous Nesquik Peanut Butter Chip Brownies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (use dry cup set to measure! not a liquid measuring cup)
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup chocolate-flavor nestle nesquik powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup reese's peanut butter chips

Recipe

• 1 semi-melt the butter in your microwave-- not completely melted, about halfway with the rest of the butter very malleable.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, dark brown sugar, and applesauce together with an electric beater or whisk.
• 3 beat in the nesquik and vanilla.
• 4 beat in the eggs or egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 gradually add in the cup of flour. it should have a very thick, creamy, chocolatey consistency like those frosting commercials.
• 6 beat in the salt and baking soda-- skip this step and ingredients if you are using self-rising flour.
• 7 whisk in the baking chips until well blended, and grease an 8x8 square pan with cooking spray.
• 8 pour the mixture into the pan and make sure it is even.
• 9 bake for 15-20 minutes at 375f, or until set.
• 10 **if doubling-- just double all the ingredients and follow the steps exactly the same, except you'll pour the mixture into a greased 11x7 pan and bake for about 25-30 minutes.