Zucchini Brownies
 
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Nobody will guess that these brownies are actually nutritious! They're vegan, GF, oil free, and packed with fiber, healthful fats, and antioxidants!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 2 T. milled flax
  • ¼ cup natural almond butter
  • ½ cup coconut sugar
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup grated zucchini
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 T. cacao (or 4 T. cocoa)
  • ¾ cup oat flour*
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ⅓-1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips, walnuts, etc.
  • Optional: coarse sea salt flakes (NOT rocks!) for sprinkling on top of brownies
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl or cup, add 6 T. warm water to the 2 T. flax, stir, and let sit about 5 minutes to gel (flax eggs!).
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup, zucchini, and vanilla extract. Add the cacao powder and taste; add more if needed. Stir in the flax eggs.
  4. Stir together the oat flour, baking soda, and salt in a measuring cup, then gradually add to the wet mixture while whisking to eliminate clumps. When the mixture gets too thick, switch from the whisk to a spatula and fold in the rest of the flour.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips and pour into baking pan, smoothing out the top of the batter with the spatula. Sprinkle top with more chocolate chips, if desired.
  6. Bake for 34-36 mins, or until center of brownies springs back when pressed lightly with your finger. Allow to cool in pan at least 20 mins.
  7. Crumble a large pinch of coarse sea salt flakes in the palm of your hand and sprinkle lightly over the top of the brownies. Cut into 12 squares and serve!
Notes
*I used Bob's Red Mill oat flour, but you can make your own by putting oats in a food processor and pulsing until you achieve a fine powder.

These brownies keep just like other brownies -- at room temp. in an air-tight container 4-5 days (if they last that long!).
Recipe by Daily Dose of Greens at https://dailydoseofgreens.com/2016/07/29/zucchini-brownies/