Introduction: Zucchini Brownies

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Looking for a new recipe for when your zucchini plant grows overboard?

Look no further! These cakey zucchini brownies are a tasty treat with some hidden veggies.


We gathered an egg from our chicken friends and zucchini from a friend who had a large crop this year, but you can almost always find them at a late-summer farmer’s market too!

Supplies

Ingredients

  • 1/4c Cocoa Powder
  • 1c Flour
  • 1/2tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/8tsp Salt


  • 1/4c Applesauce
  • 1/4c Plain Yogurt
  • 1c Shredded Zucchini
  • 1 Egg (lightly beaten)
  • 1/2c Sugar
  • 1/2c Chocolate pieces (chips or chunks)
  • cooking spray or butter


Equipment

  • Smaller bowl (cereal size)
  • Larger bowl (mixing bowl)
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons (teaspoons)
  • Spatula
  • Baking pan (8x13 or smaller)

Step 1: Oven

Preheat the oven to 350°F

Step 2: Dry Ingredients

In your larger bowl, use the spatula to mix the cocoa powder(1/4c), flour(1c), baking soda(1/2tsp), baking powder(1/4tsp), and salt(1/8tsp). (Sugar is in the next step)


Once mixed, pour into your smaller bowl.

Step 3: Wet Ingredients

In the, now empty, larger bowl, stir together the applesauce(1/4c), yogurt(1/4c), zucchini(1c), egg and sugar(1/2c).

Step 4: Mix

Slowly add the dry mix to the wet mix, pouring in about 1/4 of the bowl at a time and stirring in with the spatula until we’ll combined.

Step 5: More Chocolate!

Add your chocolate pieces and lightly stir them in!

I used a little more than 1/2 of chopped chocolate.

Step 6: Pan

Spay or butter your baking pan.

Evenly pour in the batter.

Step 7: Bake

Bake for 20 min. Or until a toothpick, inserted into the center, comes out clean.

Step 8: Eat

Let brownies cool a little and enjoy!