Zucchini Brownies

tehparrot's Note:

My grandmother's recipe for vegan brownies. She says she gave them to a bunch of her friends, and none of them ever guessed that they were vegan. They must be good!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 24.0 brownies

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 cups peeled and grated zucchini

Directions:

1. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa in a bowl.
2. Add the vanilla, oil, and zucchini and mix well.
3. Bake in an ungreased 9 x 13 inches pan at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
4. NOTE: You can substitute the sugar for splenda or add a 1/2 cup of chopped nuts if you wish.

Reviews

[krazyspazmo]

I've made these before and the batter doesn't get as crumbly if you mix all the dry ingredients except the sugar in one bowl.. and then all the wet ingredients, zucchini, and sugar in another. Let the zucchini/wet ingredient/sugar mixture sit for a couple minutes, and it will get syrupy like when you add sugar to strawberries. THEN combine the two. :) Makes all the difference in the world! I also put vegan dark chocolate chips on top of mine :)

[Marina K]

Great!! We absolutely loved these, and have made them many times now. The crust that develops on top, and the warm moist centre - to die for. These are great on their own or a la mode, soy for the vegans out there. UPDATE: These are best with slightly less sugar (1 1/4 cup), and if you follow krazyspazmo's suggestion of letting the zucchini, oil, sugar, and vanilla sit before combining them with the dry ingredients.

[D. Duckie]

These were ok - the taste was a little strange. My kids will probably eat them because we don't eat a lot of sweets. The "batter" was extremely crumbly and I almost added an egg just to bind it together. (I guess I should have read the reviews first!) I can safely say I won't make these again.