Preheat your oven to 325° F. Line an 8x8 inch brownie pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients until just smooth. Don't over mix and try not to eat all of the batter!
Transfer your batter to the pan and smooth out evenly. Optional: sprinkle top with extra chocolate chips.
Bake for 27-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Allow it to cool as long as you can. I typically make this at night and slice into it the following morning. Sorry but it's gotta set.
Notes
Make them completely refined sugar free by using Lily's sugar free chocolate chips.You can sub in all natural peanut butter for the almond butter.Non Vegan Options: you can skip the applesauce and use one egg. You can also use honey instead of the maple syrup.