VeggieGirl's Cranberry-Apricot-Banana Brownies

Makes 16 brownies.

Liz

**(based off of a recipe from Emeril Lagasse, found here: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/emerils-brownies.html)**

ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups applesauce
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup unrefined sugar (I used organic turbinado sugar)
• 1 medium or large banana, chopped into small chunks
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups gluten-free flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill GF All Purpose Baking Flour)
• 2 cups vegan, gluten-free chocolate chips (I used the Enjoy Life brand of allergen-free chocolate chips)
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup apricot preserves
• 3/4 cup-1 cup hempmilk (or another nondairy “milk” of your choice), adding more to the mix if necessary

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), and coat an 8“x8” pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, in the order that they appear in the ingredients list. Pour mixture into the prepared pan.
3
Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the pan comes out clean.

Source: http://veggiegirlvegan.blogspot.com/2008/08/make-it-vegan-gluten-free-and-kick-it.html