Apple Brownies

Just in case you were wondering, the answer is NO. You cannot have too many apple desserts. It's fall...and they're gonna keep on coming. 

This was a recipe I found on Pinterest, and I really only made them so that I could use up some of the apples that I got from Curtis's mom, but they really actually turned out to be very good! I even made them a while back and stuck them in the freezer for a couple of weeks since I had WAY too many desserts going on (typical). Just this past weekend I took them out of the freezer to bring on a trip and they turned out much, much better than I had expected them too. They were suuuper moist and full of apple flavor.  So, lessons learned - don't underestimate any recipe and hey, these things freeze well.

I will say this too: usually I enjoy my apple desserts warm from the oven or nuked in the microwave, but I thought these tasted better at room temperature. I bet it would be fantastic with ice cream piled on top...but man, even plain I loved these things.

Ingredients:

• 1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 4 small apples, peeled and diced (approximately 3 c.)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare 9x13 baking pan with non-stick spray.
3. Cream together the butter and sugar with hand-mixer for about 2 minutes until fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the milk and vanilla and mix again.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. 
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
7. Add diced apples and mix well.
8. Spread batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.