Zucchini Brownies with Chocolate Frosting
Fudgy brownies made with shredded zucchini and topped with an irresistible chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ¾ cup oil
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powde
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans optional
Chocolate Frosting:
- 3 Tbsp melted butter
- 2 Tbsp cocoa
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp buttermilk or milk more or less
- dash of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13" baking pan with non stick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350°.
- Whisk sugar, oil, vanilla, and zucchini in a large bowl till blended.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir till blended, and fold in nuts if desired.
- Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean. Frost with chocolate frosting while warm, or cool and frost.
- Frosting: Stir together butter and cocoa till smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients, adding milk till it is the consistency you like.
Notes
- If you have zucchini haters, peel the zucchini before you add it. No one will even know it's there!
- Make sure you mix the sugar with the oil. I made the mistake of adding it with the dry ingredients. The dough was VERY thick. (They still tasted great though.)
- It's not a typo, this recipe has no eggs.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 217mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 102IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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