Happy Brownies

Recipe

2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp carob powder
1 cup carob chips
1 Tbsp ground anise (Pimpinella anisum, not
to be confused with star anise) 

1 cup ripe mashed banana
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 large eggs
1/2 cup water

Preheat oven to 250˚F. Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, carob powder, carobchips, and anise) in mixing bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, beat together mashed banana and apple sauce until creamy. Add eggs and water. Beat well. Stir in dry ingredients. Add peanut butter and mix together. Pour batter into non-stick baking dish. Bake for 30 – 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in baking dish for one hour. Cut into bite-size squares and watch Woofer drool.