Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Brownies Recipe
Description
Moist zucchini and rich cocoa combine to make a soft, cake-like brownie studded with chocolate chips and topped with crunchy walnuts.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan.
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Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
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Beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until completely incorporated. Add vanilla extract with last egg. Mix in flour with a light hand. Fold in zucchini until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, chocolate chips, and walnuts on top.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 25 to 30 minutes.