Zucchini Brownies (Vegan)

Submitted by Veggie_Girl

"Another way to use the produce of my over-productive zucchini plant in the garden! Sneaking vegetables and fruit into a brownie is also a plus!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 24 bars

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup raw sugar
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the applesauce, sugar, syrup and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt - stir into wet ingredients (it will look pretty dry at this point - don't worry, it moistens up with the zucchini. However, if necessary, add a little more applesauce).
4. Stir in zucchini - if batter is still too dry, add a couple tbs of applesauce.
5. Add any optional ingredients (walnuts, chocolate chips).
6. Spread into baking pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched.

Reviews

[Maeven6]

I changed it a bit because I HATE applesauce being used as a substitute for oil. I used peanut butter once and a large avocado another both worked wonderful. Also, I used a bit of soy milk to wet the dry ingredients a bit to make it mixable and added two tablespoons of flax/chia egg mixed with 6 tablespoons of water. You could also use 2 Tablespoons of arrowroot powder or Ener-G egg replacer. It so helps to have a nice sticky crumb. Otherwise all was left the same, oops no I used a multi-grain Atta flour but again that worked well. Doing another batch tonight!!

 

[mitzydillman]

These are really great! I am about to make the second batch of the week. Well worth making!

 

[Jeanne B.]

Very good recipe, but I needed 1 1/2 cups applesauce to get the batter to the right consistency. My husband and daughter devoured them.

 

[Blavril]

This recipe was amazing. We decided to serve them at our wedding! We used carob chips instead of chocolate chips - my fiance is vegan and everyone LOVED them!

 

[yogiclarebear]

I'm sorry this just didn't work for me. It was incredibly dry. Maybe my zucchini wasn't moist enough. I added tons of applesauce and ended up adding some oil to try to salvage it.