Zucchini Brownies
Cooking Steps
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Pour into a greased 9×9 baking pan.
4. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
This actually makes 16 nice sized brownies.
I picked a few zucchini this morning, so this was a great way to use it.
I was skeptical that this would bake firm enough without any almond flour, but it turned out great. Really moist.
Serves 5
30 minutes
This is a Non-Dairy > Super Bowl Party Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1 1/2 cup grated zucchini
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- i tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
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I tried baking these tonight as a surprise for my Mom (so proud of her for going Paleo with me) and I wasn’t sure what to expect. There is no way that I could have known how amazing these are. They are the BEST brownies (of any kind) that I’ve had in my life. Ever. Love them!
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I couldn’t figure out how these were going to work without flour of any kind, although the batter smelled and tasted delicious. I had to bake at 350 for almost an hour before the centre was set but these are INCREDIBLE. My whole family (kids included) RAVED about these – they are quite possibly the best brownies I’ve ever had, and by far the best Paleo dessert I’ve ever made! Great work
these are so delicious! you’d never know that there was no grain at all in them. i do recommend waiting until they are completely cooled. tough, i know, but it makes cutting easier. also, i wonder if using small chips would allow it to melt and distribute more evenly. even so, sooooooooo good.
I had to cook it for almost an hour too..but very yummy.
I did use small chocloate chips..and yes it melted and distributed all the way through. Looks just like brownies!
HA HA! I made these tonight, except I wasn’t reading very well and saw almond FLOUR instead of butter, yet STILL put almond butter in them too! I had subbed the *almond flour* with coconut flour. I also added a little coconut oil. And after all that they are still bomb-digidy-d-licious!
Awesome recipe! 
No one will know these are not made with flour and that the ingredients are fairly healthy! They taste great. These brownies remind me of chocolate chip zucchini bread.
They are in the oven now. Timer went off and tooth pick did not come out clean..Wondering if I should have squeezed the water out of zucchini? They smell DELISH!!
Ok update..they had to go for 40 min and I also waited for them to cool,and OMGOSH SO GOOD!!!! It is amazing that they do not have grain in them!!! L♥ve them
LOVE THESE! Did not squeeze excess water out of zucchini, came out perfect- Took longer than 30 minutes to cook, but no biggie. Next time I may melt the chocolate first, or crush into much smaller pieces to get a more uniform brownie (they sank to the bottom of the pan during cooking.) This recipe is holiday party-worthy!
I had a happy accident with this recipe! Made a few too many substitutions and ended up with Double Chocolate Brownie Crumbles, which I documented here: http://pennypinchingpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-accidents-double-chocolate-paleo.html
They are delicious! Can’t wait to get the rest of the ingredients and try to make Zucchini Brownies again! They really look fabulous!
Kim
SO GOOD. Make em yourself and find out!
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Made these this evening and they are delicious! The whole family loved them!
These are so YUMMY!!!! Great paleo dessert. Even the non-paleo eaters in my family loved them. Thank you
I have everything on hand except the chocolate chunks. I was wondering if I could sub cocoa powder instead and if so, how much?
Beware…these are so good. They’re like crack. You’d better have a lot of company to share them with or the willpower to walk away.
I made these and about 3 minutes after I put them in the oven I realized I forgot to add the vanilla. I took them out of the oven and mixed in the vanilla. The chocolate had melted so this allowed the chocolate to be spread throughout the brownies! They were really good! I took them into CrossFit with me the next day and they were all gobbled up.
I just made these and they are GREAT! Kind of a cross between a brownie and gingerbread. They are s light and moist and taste great!. Mine cooked in about 40 minutes. I used small dark chocolate chips. All I can say is, yum yum!
Please help – are you supposed to peel the zuchini before you grate it or do you grate with peel and all?
You can grate it with the peel on. It’s very tender when cooked.
Made these last night and they were a big hit. Now everyone wants to try them, so I had to make another batch today. Used crunchy almond butter the second go around and I’m not sure which is better. I also added some unsweetened applesauce to the first batch because I didn’t have quite enough honey and it was still pretty great and even more moist.
These are truly awesome. I add a bit more chocolate because we like ‘em gooy!
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About how many medium zucchini do I need for one recipe?
I made these as is and they took 35min. perfect and taste amazing. My problem in the almond butter. we have a nut allergy in the family and I detest soy butter. any thoughts on what I can sub for the gooey stuff? thanks in advance=)
I made these last night and they were so good.I didn’t have enough almond butter so I used peanut butter and I only threw in a handful of chocolate chips. I can’t say enough good things about this recipe, so yummy!!!
These are fantastic! Second time I made them I added 4 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to the batter and I like them even more- improved the texture!
Hi, Lisa! How about sunflower seed butter? I’ve seen it in Whole Paycheck, um, I mean, Whole Foods.
If you can’t find it near you, I suppose it wouldn’t be too hard to make your own with a blender or food processor.
Hope this helps!
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I used peanut butter due to my almond butter looking funky and hard. They are still baking after thirty minutes but the kitchen smells amazing! Hoping the family enjoys them tonight!
Okay, the most bizarre list of ingredients I’d ever hoped to bake with, but a great outcome. Mine were baked at 30 minutes, but I think I could have gone 5 minutes more for the center section to be a little firmer. Thanks for the great recipe.
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These are freaking incredible – thank you thank you thank you! I am wondering if without chocolate chips if this would make a decent zucchini bread? If not do you have a good zucchini bread recipe? I love these – my 7 year old who is just getting used to more paleo type eating told me these were just like the ones I used to make. Win!
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Oh my goodness!! They are good!! I had to try it and I was laughing as I poured the goo into my 9×9 thinking there is no way these are going to taste like chocolate. The only chocolate in them is a few chocolate chips…….I was way wrong!! And yeah there are really yummy!! Different taste and texture, but yummy nonetheless! Oh and 4 year old approved!!
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I followed the recipe completely, except I listened to the comments and baked for an additional 15 minutes. It was very easy to make and quite tasty. My only complaint is the texture was more of a zucchini bread than a true brownie. Brownies are chewy & dense. I would rename this chocolate & almond butter zucchini dessert bread.
With so many positive comments I thought these would be worth a try. I’m glad I went for it! They are moist and chocolatey and absolutely delicious. I used mini semisweet chocolate chips, added about 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder to the batter as someone suggested above, and about 2/3 tsp salt (I like how salt brings out chocolate’s flavor). They needed about 40 minutes in the oven to set up in the middle. The house smelled heavenly and we could hardly wait for them to cool before eating them! Big, big hit. Definitely going in my recipe file!
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I couldn’t find almond butter at the store but thought I could make some from raw almonds, then found that I didn’t have any of those either, so I used raw cashews to make cashew butter. I also did not have a full cup of chocolate so I used an extra tablespoon of cocoa powder. And I only used half the honey, to go a little lighter on the carbs, and used stevia instead.
While they weren’t as cloyingly sweet as typical full sugar and flour brownies, they still taste marvelous! I’ll try again with the almond butter and more chocolate and maybe all the honey next time.
Fantastic recipe! I baked mine in a 9×13 dish, and still baked them for longer, like others suggested. Also, I did drain my zucchini before using. Still super moist and gooey.
I’m excited to try this recipe again, adding cocoa powder next time!
I didn`t have a chocolate chunks, so I use a cocoa – it`s also good
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Dumb question– it says add these all in a bowl and bake? Do I have to cook the zucchini or melt the chocolate or anything?!
So easy to make & ohhhhhh so yummy! I will make again and again!!!!
Thank you so very much!!
Lillian
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These are my go to brownies when my husband needs a sweet fix. He likes they really mosit so I under coik them. They still really good
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We have made these 3 times in the past 3 days (I know, time to chill out) and they are fantastic!!
These are absolutely the most amazing brownies I have ever had. The are the most perfect combination of gooey and cakey that will satisfy every kind of brownie lover. I accidentally overdid the honey a little, so I added a couple of tablespoons of raw cacao powder. I can’t imagine making these any other way. I may even add a teaspoon of some sort of coffee crystals next time to enhance the chocolate flavor…not that they need anything.
I’m pretty sure that when Paleo treats were invented that they were meant as “treats”, but keeping myself from eating 3 at a time is REALLY HARD!