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    Zucchini Brownies

    Published: Jun 6, 2023 by Audrey · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Treat yourself to a slice of deeply chocolatey goodness with these moist and fluffy (and, semi-importantly, veg-filled!) zucchini brownies.

    vegan gluten-free zucchini brownie recipe

    When it comes to brownies, you've got the fudgey kind, the chewy kind, and then there's the cake-like kind. These are definitely on the cakey side, with a hint of fudginess to them. Something like a cross between a brownie, a zucchini bread, and a chocolate cake.

    Super airy, and also super rich in chocolate flavor -- I used extra cacao as I was in the mood for something intensely chocolate.

    zucchini brownie recipe - vegan, gf

    I first got inspired to make this recipe way back with the last zucchini from my garden for the year. At the time I modified an existing recipe for some scrumptious beet brownies to take advantage of all the zucchini I had on hand. I quite enjoyed the resulting zucchini version, but felt like the recipe needed some tweaking still. So I experimented in different ways to fine-tune it, but then ran out of both zucchini and time (life gets busy sometimes...) and so left this recipe to come back to another time.

    gluten-free eggless zucchini brownies

    Fast forward 6 months and a long time reader of this website messaged to ask if I have a recipe for a chocolate zucchini dessert with some special dietary considerations. As I read over the list of ingredients to exclude / include I realized these zucchini brownies might just do the trick. And so I pulled out some cocoa and zucchini and gave it another try and voila -- the resulting simple / delicious brownies you see here. My favorite zucchini brownies yet!

    Vegan Gluten-Free Zucchini Brownies

    Zucchini brownie serving suggestion

    One quick note on these: the texture of these is very silky / fluffy when they're first baked, but with crunchy edges - my favorite part :). They are absolutely delicious when freshly baked and warm, but are a touch too soft / spongy at that stage to slice neatly.

    I suggest cooling off completely if you want to slice them up. Give them time to cool off and "relax" on a rack to enjoy them in their peak as a more traditional "brownie" slice. I found these are actually even better the next day, so it's a great recipe to make in advance of a gathering.

    gluten-free vegan zucchini brownies
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    Zucchini Brownies

    Zucchini Brownies (Vegan, GF)
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    Treat yourself for a slice of deeply chocolatey goodness with these moist and fluffy (and, semi-importantly, veg-filled!) zucchini brownies.

    • Author: Audrey @ Unconventional Baker
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 50 minutes
    • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    • Yield: 9 slices
    • Category: bars & slices
    • Method: baked
    • Cuisine: dessert
    • Diet: Vegan

    Ingredients

    Dry Ingredients

    • ¾ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ cup brown rice flour*
    • 6 tbsp sweet rice flour**
    • ¼ cup arrowroot***
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free)
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • ½ tsp allspice
    • ½ tsp baking soda

    Wet Ingredients

    • 1 cup shredded zucchini (don't shred too finely****)
    • 1 cup maple syrup
    • ¾ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    • ½ cup avocado oil*****
    • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

    Optional Topping

    • a bit of additional cocoa powder for dusting

    Instructions

    1. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Line a 9"x9" baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

    2. Using a wooden spoon, stir together all dry ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add wet ingredients and stir again to combine. Transfer this mixture into the prepared pan and smooth out into an even layer.

    3. Bake in a pre-heated oven for approximately 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted down the middle comes out completely dry.

    4. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. When fully cooled off, use a sieve to lightly dust the top of the brownies with cocoa powder. Slice and enjoy!

    Notes

    *White rice flour is fine too.

    **Sweet rice flour is also known as glutinous rice flour or sticky rice flour. You can often find it in the Asian aisle/section of grocery stores or on Amazon (like the link I put for it above).

    ***Tapioca starch, potato starch, or corn starch are fine here too.

    ****I actually didn't "shred" the zucchini on a traditional shredder, but used a small julienne peeler and just made ½" - 1" long matchstick shavings with it. I find if you shred the zucchini super finely on a grater it can easily turn into a pulpy mush, so better to shred on a larger grater hole setting or spiralize/use a julienne peeler -- whatever works.

    ***** You can use another similar baking oil of your choice if you prefer. I liked the avocado oil here because it's lighter-feeling and is very neutral-tasting in baking.

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