Ingredients:

1/3 c apple sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 c milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
2/3 c cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c ground pecans
1/2 c ground chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Mix apple sauce through vanilla & set aside. Then mix dry ingredients flour-ground chocolate. Add both mixes together. Place dollops of batter on lightly greased cookie sheets & bake for 10 minutes, let sit for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

Filling:

1 c butter
2 c powdered sugar
7 oz marshmallow creme
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp peppermint extract

Beat butter until light & airy, add sugar, marshmallow, vanilla & peppermint. Once buns are cooled place large spoonful of filling in between two buns, roll sideways in 1 c crushed peppermint hard candies so the creme filling is decorated with crushed mint.