Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tasty Tuesday


               In my quest to find something else to do with my zucchini, I found the Skinny Chef, no pun intended but how? lol  Anyhoo, she had a recipe that caught my eye, actually, double chocolate caught my eye but oh what a sweet way to use up some zucchini!

Double Chocolate Zucchini Brownies


5 ounces bittersweet dark chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 egg whites
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cups all-purpose flour or oat flour, plus 1 tablespoon for flouring the pan
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini, (about 1 large zucchini)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
Non-stick cooking spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 8×8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with the one tablespoon of flour. Shake the pan until the flour evenly coats the inside of the pan. Place chocolate in an ovenproof dish and place in the oven, 5-6 minutes until just melted. Or place chocolate in microwave (30 seconds to 1 minute) until melted. Cool slightly.
In a large bowl, mix together the oil, egg white, sugar, vanilla and melted chocolate until well blended. Stir in the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice. Fold in the zucchini and nuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the pan. Cool completely in the pan and cut into squares. Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

           They won't last 3 days in my house and no one will know where the  zucchini went too! Keep cool, the extreme heat is due to cover 40 states so if it's just too hot to bake, shred your zucchini and freeze it for later use, fall baking sounds good to me! 

16 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing. I have a zucchini sitting on the kitchen counter I now I have something to do with it.

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  2. They look yummy! Sounds like I might have to try this!

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  3. This is similar to a zuchinni cake recipe that I loved, but lost.
    Thanks for sharing it!

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  4. Oh your blog is just too cute. I love the new look.
    I have been away on vacation and am now catching up with my favorite blogs.
    I am going to go to your older post.
    I had such a great visit!

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  5. I could really get my bunch to eat zuchinni if it was cooked in a brownie... they all love brownies.

    Good recipe....

    thanks for sharing.
    shug

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  6. Perfect timing! Just got a load of zucchini from my neighbors!

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  7. Repinned this one. Great way to use all the zucchini. Thanks for sharing Sue.
    Pam

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  8. Yum~those sound good. You can never have too many squash recipes and adding chocolate to that group is wonderful! I'll have to give these a try.

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  9. Morning Sue,

    What a fabulous recipe and just in time `cause I`m doing my shopping today.

    I don`t know how you cope in that heat and humidity. We are high 90`s with maybe 30% humidity in our high desert area. Summers are getting hotter and I think the change is here to stay. Stay safe Sue.

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  10. Hello Sue,
    I love the idea of taking an old recipe and adding a new healthier twist. Thanks for sharing.
    Smiles, Paula

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  11. That looks wonderful! My mom used to always have zucchini in the garden. We'd get cake, loaf, muffins and she even made crushed pineapple :)

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  12. Thanks!! After the relish, I'll make these for the kids. But I'm not going to tell them about the zucchini and see if they notice :)

    The hasn't been too bad here, we are lucky, but it is hot, that's why July and August are my least favorite months. I am NOT a hot weather person, my blood runs thick from so many Maine winters :)

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  13. Thanks for sharing this yummy-sounding recipe, Sue.

    ~Cindy

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  14. This looks so good! I am going to have to try this recipe for sure! Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Interesting recipe Sue! Chocolate with pumpkin pie spice! Sounds good! Another one to try.

    It's over a hundred here again but I can't help myself... the sweet tooth wins and I still find myself firing up the oven even in the heat sometimes. Can you just imagine if we lived in the good olde days and still had to use a wood cookstove? I wonder if our vintage sisterchicks would set their cookstoves outdoors in a leanto? Love my modern stove don't you? Thanks for another winning recipe. I can always count on you!!! Have a great weekend! Lea Fixin to write you an fb email... so check when you can. I gotta ask you something.

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  16. LOVE that banner too! I could just kiss that beautiful hen! This is my favorite one!!!

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