Healthier Best Brownies

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup apple sauce 
• 0.3 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 3 tablespoons butter softened
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 2  eggs 
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup flour whole-wheat white
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
3. Remove from heat and stir in white sugar, eggs, applesauce, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder.
4. Spread into prepared pan.
5. Bake in preheated oven until brownies are just set in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.
6. Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and confectioner's sugar in a bowl; beat until smooth. Frost brownies while they are still warm.