Description
Zucchini Brownies – these healthier Double Chocolate Zucchini Brownies are SO GOOD and I have also included a paleo-friendly version too!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups grated zucchini (squeeze out excess water)
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour (see notes for grain-free swap)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/8 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coffee
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (feel free to add more or less if you want)
- Extra chocolate chips, shredded zucchini and sea salt for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grate your zucchini and squeeze out excess moisture with a cheesecloth. Set aside.
- In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, flax, baking soda, salt and coffee. Mix thoroughly.
- In stand mixer, beat eggs for about 30 seconds.
- Melt butter and coconut oil.
- Add to eggs along with vanilla and coconut sugar.
- Beat until thoroughly mixed.
- Then take dry ingredients and, while stand mixer is on low, slowly add dry ingredients until fully mixed in.
- Stop the stand mixer gently fold in zucchini and chocolate chips.
- Place in a prepared 9×9 pan.
- Add additional chocolate chips or zucchini on top if you want.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes or so.
- Sprinkle with a little sea salt before serving.
Notes
- Gooey: If you want them a bit more gooey then I would bake them for 30-35 minutes and make sure you add in the chocolate chips!
- Dairy-Free: you can use plant-butter and dairy-free chocolate chips to easily make these dairy-free.
- Grain-Free: to make these grain-free/gf simply swap out the whole wheat flour for 1 cup almond flour and 1/2 cup cassava flour and then add an extra 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
- Storage: store in an airtight container on the counter for about a day or so and then store them in the refrigerator.
- Nutrition: estimated nutrition provided is for if pan is cut into 12 brownie bites.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 288
- Sugar: 26.9 g
- Sodium: 100.5 mg
- Fat: 15.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 36.2 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
- Cholesterol: 41.2 mg