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Zucchini Brownie Recipe
It’s pretty hard to believe that there are vegetables in these chocolate zucchini brownies! They are so rich and dense with the perfect amount of sweetness. I used less flour for a chewier brownie and substituted brown sugar in place of granulated sugar. These brownies are loaded with tons of chocolate flavor. I used unsweetened cocoa powder AND semi-sweet chocolate chips. I also added instant coffee granules to bring out the flavor of the chocolate. You would never know there is zucchini in the brownies. You can’t taste it at all! This zucchini brownie recipe is a lot healthier too! I only added 4 tablespoons of butter and a lot less sugar than my standard Brownie Recipe. The ganache is also optional if you want to save on some of the calories. These Healthier Zucchini Brownies are the perfect way to use up zucchini from your garden!
zucchini brownie ingredients
Zucchini: Zucchinis add moisture and extra nutrition. You’d never know they were in there! Butter: I brown the butter which gives a ton of flavor to these zucchini brownies. It’s SO good! Sugar: This time I used light brown sugar. I like the caramel flavor it brings along with sweetness. Chocolate: Brownies must have chocolate! These healthy brownies have both cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips in them. Coffee: When baking anything chocolatey I always add in some coffee. This makes it taste even more chocolatey! Baking Powder: This is a raising agent so that the brownies have a little lift (but aren’t cake-like). Eggs: Eggs bind all of the ingredients and also add a little lift. Vanilla: Vanilla goes into almost all of my baked sweets to emphasize the sweetness. Flour: Just a little flour is all you need for this recipe! The zucchini brownies come out extra fudgy and chewy!
how to make zucchini brownies
This recipe is also extremely simple to make. No mixer required!
Preheat the oven: To 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 9 or 8 x 8 pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Lightly spray with cooking spray or grease with butter. Set aside. Brown butter: Add butter to a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until light brown/caramel in color. 5-10 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on it so the butter does not burn. It also helps to use a light-colored saucepan for this.
Combine batter: Pour browned butter into a large bowl along with both sugars, cocoa powder, salt, instant coffee granules, and baking powder.
Stir until combined and allow to rest for 5 minutes or until the mixture has cooled down. Stir in the eggs and vanilla and mix until the batter has a nice sheen to it. Fold in the flour, shredded zucchini, and chocolate chips just until combined. (Do not over mix)
Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until the top is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool: Brownies completely and lift out the aluminum foil or parchment paper. Frost with chocolate ganache cut into 9 brownies and serve!
Here are more decadent chocolate recipes to try!
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Copycat Cosmic Brownies The BEST Chocolate Cake No Bake Chocolate Cookies Double Chocolate Loaf Cake Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
