Zucchini Brownies Recipe
Here's a creative - and delicious - way to use that extra zucchini in your fridge. This recipe is also a great way to sneak more vegetables into your diet.
Overview
Total time: 30 M 50 S
Servings: 20
Calories: 145
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 medium zucchini trimmed and halved lengthwise
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. kosher or sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips for garnish (optional)
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 27mg
- Sodium: 235mg
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 17g
- Protein: 4g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add applesauce, butter, eggs, vanilla, sugar, cocoa, and zucchini to WildSide+ jar. Secure lid and select "Batter."
- Add flour, salt, and baking soda to jar. Secure lid and press "Pulse" 4–6 times or until all flour is incorporated.
- Pour into a greased 9-x-13-inch baking pan. Bake for 25–30 minutes.
- Remove from oven, and cover with chocolate chips, if desired.
2 eggs is not a large quantity of eggs
You are looking at the chocolate cake recipe! I agree that 1/4 brown sugar doesn’t seem to be enough!
I just want to comment on the ‘whole egg’ vs. ‘egg whites issue’. Yes, the yolk has a lot of cholesterol, and you mention that one egg yolk contains almost the daily recommended amount for someone with high cholesterol, which would be a lot, but keep in mind, having one serving of this cake, (out of 20 total servings, per recipe), would only put you around 1/10th of an egg yolk (about 18 mg, using your numbers).
I calculate 1 med zucchini weighs 6 oz. according to this, which says 1 oz is 5 cal, and 1 med is 31 cal: http://www.fatsecret.com/ca…
yes 2 eggs is not a large quantity nor is 18 mg of cholesterol from the egg yolk however the point I was trying to make is and the one that is being missed is that one should also be conscious of preparation and the quantity used in baking as they do contain a decent amount of fat because if you’re frying your eggs in saturated-fat-laden butter and serving them with saturated-fat-laden sausage, cheese or bacon, etc — it does not matter how small the serving of egg yolk is, this will have a negative impact on your cholesterol levels and in this instance the bad outweighs the good.
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