Zucchini Brownies

Zucchini Brownies 

Me neighbor gave me a giant zucchini and 3 bags of chocolate chips. Obviously I had to turn it into some baked goods. I've made zucchini cookies before, which I loved. After making a batch of those, I still had a ton of shredded zucchini left. This was then turned into brownies

After biting into one of these brownies, you would  never know that they contain more then 2 cups of shredded zucchnini. They area also relatively healthy because only 1/2 cup of oil is used. These ended up being the most fudgy brownies I have ever had. They are light, moist, and chocolatey. 

At first I was skeptical of these. The batter seemed very dry, until the zucchini was added. When I gave these to some of my friends to try they were skeptical at first too... until they took a bite. It's almost impossible to tell that the main ingredient used is a vegetable. 

I'd say the zucchini was put to good use.

Ingredients:

1/2 C vegetable oil

1 1/2 C granulated sugar

2 C flour

1/4 C cocoa powder

2 1/8 C shredded zucchini

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 C chocolate chips 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 8x8 baking pan.

1. Combine the sugar, oil, and flour. The mixture will be very dry and crumbly. 

2. Add in the zucchini, it will add a lot of moisture. Then the cocoa powder, vanila slat, and baking soda

3. Fold in the chocolate chios

4. Pour the batter into the 8x8 pan. I lined mine with foil. 

5. Bake for 23-28 minutes or until brownies are set. Let cool, cut, and enjoy!