Hey everyone! I need to be real with y'all- I caved yesterday. I wanted chocolate, cake, brownie, chocolate "goodiness". Needed it bad. Probably the best thing I've ever made- and I'm a vegetarian/vegan food blogger and aspiring chef- I've made and created A LOT of recipes. HUGE HIT all around, and my dad loved it! It created a wonderful family bonding time: Beyonce on the track, single ladies, while we danced and sang with chocolate on our minds and in our bellies. I can't think of a better night! So, I thought, let's conquer another beast with VEGAN ZUCCHINI BROWNIES!
Ingredients
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Coconut yogurt (or plain yogurt) 2 cup shredded and peeled zucchini
1 1/2 cup Organic Agave Five
3/4 cup Chocolate Chip
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (or any Gluten Free Flour)
1 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1. Preppin' Before the Cookin'
I preheated my oven to 350 degrees. I then took a glass cake pan (oe any long baking pan works fine as well) and sprayed with canola oil spray to keep the brownie from sticking. Also, sifted my flour into a small bowl.
2. Save Your Zucchini Skin
Skin your zucchini, follow tip #1 pleassssiiieee, then shred it with a grater. I use the largest holed side fyi. I put all the shavings in a large bowl. Breathe. Time to put some Beyonce on!!
3. The Holy Trinity of Brownies
In a mixer, add the paddle attachment if you have it, I added my Agave, Yogurt, and Flour- I mixed it on low until the consistency was similar to a wet sand.
4. Zucchini Makes Everything Moist & Wonderful. Fact.
Add in your mixer bowl with the setting still on low your zucchini, cocoa powder, baking soda, vanilla, salt, and chocolate chips. I poured my liquid pool of heaven right onto my cooking pan, slid in the oven for 40 minutes- but peoples- check it with a toothpick until it comes out clean. JUST DO IT. You'll thank me later.
5. Indulge!
40 minutes later you have a work of art, a creation of beauty- then just devour it. YOU DESERVE IT!
Zoe's Quick Tip
As always, use the ingredients that fit and complement your lifestyle. Never let a guru, chef, or blogger dictate what's good and feels good to your body. Here, common substitutions would be gluten free flour, regular yogurt, or cane sugar instead of Agave. Do you!
Namaste,
Zoe
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