Recipe: Chocolate Zucchini Brownies

Servings: 12 brownies

Ingredients:

• ½ cup canola oil/avocado oil/olive oil
• ¾ cup stevia sugar blend (or 1 ¼ cup sugar)
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 large zucchini (approx.2 cups shredded)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Combine oil, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. 3. In a separate bowl combine flours, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Then add into bowl with sugar, oil and extract, mixing batter together (batter is crumbly). 4. Grate zucchini; add shredded zucchini into batter until thoroughly incorporated. Batter should be moist and thick. Scrape batter into 8x11 baking dish. 5. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until brownies is firm and begins to pull from the sides.

Nutrition Information per serving using Stevia blend: Calories 186, Total Fat 9.5g (Saturated 1g), Sodium 152mg, Total Carbohydrates 29 grams, Fiber 2.5 grams, Protein 2g

Nutrition Information per serving using sugar: Calories 231, Total Fat 9.5g (Saturated 1g), Sodium 152mg, Total Carbohydrates 37 grams, Fiber 2.5 grams, Protein 2g