Name: Zucchini Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: dessert
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 cup brown rice flour*; 6 tbsp sweet rice flour**; 1/4 cup arrowroot***; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free); 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp allspice; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 cup shredded zucchini (don't shred too finely****); 1 cup maple syrup; 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk; 1/2 cup avocado oil*****; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; a bit of additional cocoa powder for dusting

Zucchini Brownies

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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

3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup brown rice flour*
6 tbsp sweet rice flour**
1/4 cup arrowroot***
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp baking soda

Wet Ingredients

1 cup shredded zucchini (don't shred too finely****)
1 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup avocado oil*****
2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Optional Topping

a bit of additional cocoa powder for dusting

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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 1/2" - 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.

Find it online: https://www.unconventionalbaker.com/zucchini-brownies/