Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Applesauce
Applesauce and grated zucchini keep these Dutch-cocoa brownies moist, while chocolate chips deepen the fudgy texture.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups zucchini peeled and grated
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips for the top
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
- Mix the eggs, vanilla, coconut sugar, and applesauce in a large bowl, then let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the sugar begins to dissolve.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, Dutch-process cocoa, baking soda, and salt until no cocoa lumps remain.
- Gently stir the dry mixture into the wet ingredients just until combined, then fold in the grated zucchini and 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and scatter the mini chocolate chips over the top.
- Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick is sticky but no longer coated with raw batter. Cool before cutting into sixteen squares.
Notes
Recipe facts extracted from the source Recipe JSON-LD; the canonical blueprint uses the primary coconut-sugar version and retains the source's 20-to-30-minute visual doneness window within its stated 35-minute cook allocation.