Zucchini Brownies

Submitted by herbiechic

"It is easy to sneak in healthier ingredients because the chocolate covers it up! Options: use half splenda half sugar, add 1/2 c chopped nuts, use all purpose flour. After cooled, top with "Chocolate Frosting for Zucchini Brownies", also on Food.com. I personally like them fine without the frosting, but they are good with it as well. Personal choice. http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-frosting-for-zucchini-brownies-461602"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan

ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup oil
• 1 1⁄2 sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 9x13 baking pan (I use glass and just spray Pam).
3. In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, and vanilla until well blended.
4. Add eggs and mix until blended.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
6. Stir into the sugar mixture.
7. Fold in zucchini (& nuts if you wish; I pureed zucchini so it was undetectable, but just shredded is fine, it blends in for the most part).
8. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes in preheated oven, or until brownies spring back when gently touched.
10. Cool & frost, if desired.

Reviews

[snsacks]

Great recipe! The brownies are a little lighter, more cakelike, than a traditional scratch recipe but still moist and tender. I took a shortcut with the frosting - simply sprinkled about 6 oz dark chocolate chips on top during the last minute or two of baking, then spread them like frosting. Definitely a keeper!

 

[mommymakeit4u]

Awesome brownies!

 

[Boomette]

These brownies are great! So moist. And full of chocolate flavor. With the frosting it's the best. We can't notice the whole wheat flour in it. I reduced the sugar by half. I shredded the zucchinis. I made half the recipe in a 8 x 8 inch pan. Next time I'll use parchment paper in the bottom of the pan so it's easier to remove the brownies. Thanks herbiechic :) Made for PAC Fall 2011