Zucchini Brownies

5 from 1 vote

Made with semisweet chocolate chips, these zucchini brownies are perfectly fudgy with 2 cups of shredded zucchini stirred into the batter.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Cookies & Bars

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Paige Adams

Ingredients

Non-stick cooking spray
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1-1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus more for topping brownies
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups shredded zucchini (use a towel to press out some of the water)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and grease with non-stick cooking spray.
Put the the butter and 1 cup chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. To melt them, microwave for 30 seconds and then stir to distribute the heat. Microwave again for 30 seconds and stir until smooth and melted.
Stir the sugar and salt into the melted butter and chocolate.
Use a whisk to beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Mix in the cocoa powder.
Gently stir in the flour until it is almost combined, but you can still see streaks of it in the batter.
Add the zucchini and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Slowly fold them into the batter.
Spread the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Top with additional chocolate chips as desired.
Bake the brownies for 30-35 minutes until they are just set and the edges pull away from the sides of the pan.
Let the brownies cool completely before cutting into 16 squares.

Video

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Notes

You do not need to squeeze out all the water from the shredded zucchini. Take a towel and press out some of the excess moisture.

For the 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips in the batter, you can substitute with chopped walnuts or almonds or milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips.

Store the brownies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. If you haven’t cut all the brownies, it helps keep them fresh to put plastic wrap on the cut edges.

You can freeze brownies up to 1 month. Cut them and wrap them individually, so they don’t stick together. Thaw at room temperature, still wrapped.

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