Veggiegirl's Cranberry-Apricot-Banana Brownies

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups applesauce
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup unrefined sugar (I used organic turbinado sugar)
• 1 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 semisweet vegan chocolate chips (I used the Enjoy Life brand of allergen-free chocolate chips)
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup hemp milk, adding more to the mix if necessary (or another nondairy "milk" of your choice)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180°C), and coat an 8"x8" pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. 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. 3

   Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the pan comes out clean.