Healthy Almond Flour Zucchini Brownies Recipe
These almond flour zucchini brownies are rich, fudgy, and packed with chocolate flavor - you'd never guess there's a whole cup of veggies hiding in there! Made with wholesome ingredients like almond flour, cocoa powder, and pure maple syrup, they're naturally gluten-free with no refined sugar. One bowl, simple ingredients, and ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup finely grated zucchini, liquid squeezed out
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, + extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the almond flour and cocoa powder to the bowl and stir until a well-combined batter forms.
- Fold in the grated zucchini (liquid squeezed out) and the dark chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges look set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before slicing into 9 squares for clean edges.
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Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 24g, Fiber: 4g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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