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Vegan Zucchini Brownies Recipe
When you have extra zucchini on hand, transform it into these fudgy Vegan Zucchini Brownies! This delicious dessert recipe is a sneaky way to eat your veggies. Vegan recipe with a gluten-free option.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition📖 cleaneatingkitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking dish
- oven
- food processor
- grater
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2
Place 1 tablespoon of chia or ground flax seeds in a small dish. Add 3 tablespoons of water, stir, and set aside to thicken.
water3 tablespoonsmedium zucchini squash or 1 cup grated zucchini with the water squeezed out2
3
Cut the ends off both the zucchini squash. Then, grate both zucchini using a cheese grater or using the shredded disk on a food processor.
4
Place the grated or shredded zucchini in a clean tea towel and press out as much of the liquid as you can. Measure out one cup of the grated and squeezed zucchini.
5
Place one cup the squeezed zucchini in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking soda, and sea salt. Use a spatula to stir the ingredients together.
6
Then, in a medium mixing bowl, combine the chia or flax mixture, almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla, and maple syrup. Stir to combine.
coconut oil, melted2 tablespoons
7
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
8
Pour the batter into your baking dish and place it in the oven.
9
Bake the brownies for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the dish comes out clean.
10
Let the brownies cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
calories
257 calories
fat Content
13.5 g
serving Size
1/8 of recipe
fiber Content
4.5 g
sugar Content
20 g
sodium Content
240.7 mg
protein Content
5.9 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
0 mg
carbohydrate Content
32.9 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
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