Best Healthier Zucchini Brownies Recipes
HEALTHIER ZUCCHINI BROWNIES
A great way to get more veggies into my little boy - and a tasty (nearly guilt-free) treat for me! This is a combination of other brownie recipes I've read, with an eye to make it healthier: less oil and refined sugars, plus whole wheat flour! By pureeing the zucchini and using prunes to get a dark, rich color, no one will ever know there's veggies in the brownies! Who knew that gigantic zucchini would turn into dessert?
Provided by GrrlFriday
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 50m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Puree zucchini in a high-powered blender or food processor. Measure out 2 cups of zucchini puree, then add prunes until level hits 3 cups. Return to the blender and process. Add brown sugar, cocoa, oil, salt, and vanilla extract; blend until totally smooth.
- Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and baking soda together in a bowl. Stir in nuts. Pour chocolate mixture into flour mixture and stir together as gently as possible; batter will be very thick.
- Spread batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth as much as you'd like; this batter will not smooth out much as it bakes. Sprinkle Demerara sugar and chocolate chips on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until brownies just spring back when touched in the middle or a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool before devouring.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.7 calories, Carbohydrate 37.5 g, Cholesterol 1.2 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 252 mg, Sugar 22 g
ZUCCHINI BROWNIES
Moist chocolate brownies with frosting!
Provided by Marian
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched.
- Make frosting while brownies cool. Melt together the 6 tablespoons of cocoa and margarine; set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, blend together the confectioners' sugar, milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the cocoa mixture. Spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.2 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 199.9 mg, Sugar 22.8 g
HEALTHY ZUCCHINI BROWNIES A TWO-BITE TREAT
Healthy Zucchini Brownies: healthier than your average brownie. Made with flax, molasses, whole wheat flour and grated zucchini. Low-cal, low sugar.
Provided by Crosby Molasses
Categories Cookies
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Line a 9"x 9" pan with parchment paper or grease it well.**
- Whisk together butter, sugar, vanilla and molasses. Add egg and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flours, flax, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add this mixture to the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in the zucchini and ½ a cup of the chocolate chips.
- Spread in prepared pan. Sprinkle over remaining 2 Tbsp. of chocolate chips and press them in a bit.
- Bake at 350 F for 35 to 40 minutes
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