What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Table Food: Zucchini Brownies! There’s only one reason you ever need to mention the title of this dessert, and that is to avoid a food allergy to zucchini. Honestly, most people will raise their nose and never give it a chance if they know it’s in there. You cannot taste it. To prove it, I served this sweet treat to adults as well as kids. I heard comments like, “That fudge is super amazing!” These brownies are truly rich and fudgy, not to mention packed with healthy nutrients. Go for it.
ZUCCHINI BROWNIES
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1/3 cup flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
2 cups zucchini, peeled and grated
Powdered Sugar, for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9”x9” baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a slight overhang. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. In a large bowl, mix the melted butter, sugar, sea salt, and vanilla extract. Beat in the eggs, one at a time for one minute each, until the mixture is light and creamy. Gently stir in the flour, cocoa powder, and espresso powder until just blended together. Fold in the grated zucchini. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Bake 45-50 minutes. Brownies are done when center is set and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out with tiny crumbs attached. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Lift out of pan and cut into squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
I had zucchini brownies recently. They are great.
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Surprisingly so. 😜🍂
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Lovely idea. I’ve made plenty of zucchini bread, but never zucchini muffins. Thanks.
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Then you already know how zucchini makes baked goodies moist and delicious, Peggy. It’s fabulous. 🍁🍂🌾
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How wonderful! Courgettes in a muffin! Guess where I am just now?
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Hmmm. Are you in your garden…or the kitchen? 🤣🍂🥒
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These sound like they would taste great, like zucchini bread with chocolate
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Another winner, that’s for sure. 👏
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Heaven! 😋
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These look delicious. Zucchini works so well with chocolate flavor and makes cakes so moist. 🙂
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Exactly. These brownies are UNBELIEVABLE. 😍🍂
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Zucchini is amazing in brownies or cakes! One of my most popular recipes in my food column was my friend Catherine’s chocolate zucchini cake recipe. They always make a really most cake! These brownies look positively decadent!
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It’s crazy how a vegetable can make all the difference, isn’t it? Then again, chocolate is in there. 😜🍂
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🥰
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That sounds interesting and worth to try it!
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(For some reason I’m getting g duplicate comment posts from you.)
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Funny! I know, I only commented once! Sorry about that!
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Twilight Zone. 🎶🌟✨💫
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Hehe… right!
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That sounds interesting and worth to try it!
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Have fun! It’s YUM in every bite. 😍🍂
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YES!
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I always say, if you’re gonna build a trojan horse, make it tasty.
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By golly, I think you’ve got something there. (neigh, neigh) 🤣🍂
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Making it healthy is breaking all the rules. And I am all for such a thing.
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Most definitely. We’ve got to be proactive about our health with minimal prescription drugs as much as practical. 🌿🌱🍃
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Amen to that sister.
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I love zucchini and I love brownies and I’ve heard a lot about these but I have yet to try them!
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There’s no time like the Present. 👏
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sounds like this would be good for me-and the grandkids!!
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You can count on it. 👏😜
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Would eliminating the espresso powder affect this adversely?
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Absolutely not. It may be eliminated without affecting the texture. 😋🌾
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Awesome. I don’t see myself having that/buying that but I have the rest. Thanks!
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Superb sweet tooth satisfaction!
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You can say that again. 💜🍂
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OH MYYYYYY. sharing this deliciousness. And Making it this weekend. Yuuuummmm
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Be my guest. And enjoy every bite! 😍🌾
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Oh these sound amazing! This is perfect timing … the garden zucchini is piling up while my ideas are running out 🙂
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Let me toss a few ideas your way…Zucchini Boats, ZZ Zucchini Topped Potatoes, Zucchini Jammin’, Zillions of Zoodles, Zucchini Spirals Over Meatballs, Zucchini-Orange Walnut Loaf, Zucchini Cornbread, Zucchini Zoup, and Zucchini ‘Nana Bread. I can send you a link if any of those piqued your interest. 😜🍂
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So many good ideas!! I am partial to healthy sweets – the zucchini orange and walnut loaf is a contender along with the brownies 🙂
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Awesomeness. Here’s the link.
http://Snapshotsincursive.com/2018/10/30
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I’ve used zucchini in many ways but brownies never. these look amazing… and SO fudgy.
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I see these in your future. lol 👀🍃
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It’s amazing how many ways you can hide veggies. 😉 Not that I need to – I love them!
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This is your reward. 😍🍃
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What a lovely idea & the brownies look so tempting 😍
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Deliciousness in chocolate. 😍🍂
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