Chocolate Zucchini Brownies (76 - 161 cals per piece!)

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  • massage_gal
    massage_gal Posts: 76 Member
    Ok so the verdict is YUM! Really moist and sticky and good. Maybe a wee bit chewier than the average brownie. Mine came out at 128 cals a piece as I used less chocolate chips which I think is pretty good! Seriously yummy and I think they taste like the should have more like 200-250 cals, and there are actually some nutrients and stuff in there!

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    Photography skills not exactly perfect but still!

    Looks wonderful! Bump!
  • lua_
    lua_ Posts: 258 Member
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  • loislane2003
    loislane2003 Posts: 6 Member
    bump. dey luk amazin
  • CrimsonStain
    CrimsonStain Posts: 23 Member
    I feel terrible saying this, but I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

    Regular homemade brownies cut to a reasonable size are about 160 calories...and 80 if you cut them in half. Why ruin a beautiful thing? Unless, of course, you don't eat vegetables regularly and you need to hide them in your food like I do to my 7 year old son.

    I concur, vegetables do not belong in cake (and this sweeping statement includes carrots and beetroot).

    I find it amusing that you posted this recipe on my birthday! My mother has made chocolate zucchini cake for my birthday ever since I was born and it is to drool for. I would love to try a little twist on a long standing tradition! :smile:

    As for those of you who think that vegetables do not belong in cake, so be it. BUT with this (cake or brownies) the zucchini is not tasted and the beauty zucchini adds is the moisture. Ever tasted dry, air-like chocolate cake? It's not even worth eating in my opinion. However, the added zucchini does not change the taste but rather makes it moist & full. The secret to such moisture is to not drain out the juices of the zucchini but rather mix it in.
  • UpandRunning2013
    UpandRunning2013 Posts: 69 Member
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  • tumbledownhouse
    tumbledownhouse Posts: 178 Member
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    I find it amusing that you posted this recipe on my birthday! My mother has made chocolate zucchini cake for my birthday ever since I was born and it is to drool for. I would love to try a little twist on a long standing tradition! :smile:

    As for those of you who think that vegetables do not belong in cake, so be it. BUT with this (cake or brownies) the zucchini is not tasted and the beauty zucchini adds is the moisture. Ever tasted dry, air-like chocolate cake? It's not even worth eating in my opinion. However, the added zucchini does not change the taste but rather makes it moist & full. The secret to such moisture is to not drain out the juices of the zucchini but rather mix it in.
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    :)
  • zanyzana
    zanyzana Posts: 248 Member
    My second bump ever. I forget what the first one was for...
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,981 Member
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  • uptomoonandback
    uptomoonandback Posts: 35 Member
    bump!
  • BreakinTheChains
    BreakinTheChains Posts: 381 Member
    Bump.... Looks SUPER yummy :) Thank You for sharing
  • seasonsofjoy
    seasonsofjoy Posts: 47 Member
    YUM! Thanks so much!
  • tequila09
    tequila09 Posts: 764 Member
    Sooo you really can't taste the zucchini in this??
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Normally I would rather have the real thing but I'm curious cause they look very moist. Am also a fan of veggies in cake. Bump!
  • 12774
    12774 Posts: 1,416 Member
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  • chelseybennett1
    chelseybennett1 Posts: 275 Member
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  • Khendyl
    Khendyl Posts: 35 Member
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  • NarneyK
    NarneyK Posts: 264 Member
    Just pinned this...definitely will make one day. They look amazing! Thanks for sharing. :love:
  • tumbledownhouse
    tumbledownhouse Posts: 178 Member
    Sooo you really can't taste the zucchini in this??

    nope!
  • Anna_Joys_Journey
    Anna_Joys_Journey Posts: 253 Member
    These look amazing!!
  • JenniLo3
    JenniLo3 Posts: 18 Member
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  • Thanks for sharing, those sound delicious!
  • Bump - thank you!
  • igsalem
    igsalem Posts: 69 Member
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  • eva512
    eva512 Posts: 92 Member
    Love brownies and zucchini, must try!:love:
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    I will enjoy this chocolate salad recipe.
  • loislane2003
    loislane2003 Posts: 6 Member
    bump
  • Backpacking777
    Backpacking777 Posts: 5 Member
    Looks yummy! Will def try this. Bump:happy:
  • ellenJKsmith
    ellenJKsmith Posts: 2 Member
    Yummm
  • spoiledpuppies
    spoiledpuppies Posts: 675 Member
    I love zucchini bread. With the cocoa in these, I wonder if they would still be great without the chocolate chips that go inside even. I think it's worth a try!