Best Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

These Best Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies are so lusciously moist with mini chocolate chips throughout and are frosted with the most amazing chocolate fudge frosting.   Good new is, you'll be in denial there's actual zucchini in these zucchini brownies because they taste so amazing!

More brownies you'll love are these Guinness Brownies, these Ultimate Gooey Brownies and our favorite Super Easy Homemade Brownies!

Why make brownies with zucchini in them?  Let us count the ways.

1. Because we can't give up brownies.  EVER.  Even if they have zucchini in them.
2. To hide the fact that there is actual zucchini in those there brownies!  Heck, you don't even have to tell anyone.  In fact, you might want to wait after they've consumed a couple brownies before divulging that info. Boy, won't they be surprised??
3. For those that know before indulging these brownies have zucchini in them and come to the ultimate conclusion...Hey, I'm getting my greens and I'm not tasting it!  That's a WIN-WIN!
4. You have an overwhelming abundance of zucchini from the garden! GAHHHHH!
5. Isn't it obvious?  You just love chocolate in general. 🙂  Trust me.  These will satisfy all those  'chocolate' cravings.

Ingredients You Need

Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

• canola oil
• granulated sugar
• eggs 
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• unsweetened baking cocoa, Ghiradelli Unsweetened Baking Cocoa or Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa
• baking soda
• shredded zucchini, excess moisture squeezed out
• mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

• butter 
• confectioners' sugar
• unsweetened baking cocoa
• milk or heavy cream

How to Make Zucchini Brownie Recipe

Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking spray for easy removal.
2. In a medium sized bowl add oil, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar and using mixer, beat for 2 minutes. 
3. In another bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix well.
4. Stir the zucchini shreds into the batter until thoroughly incorporated. Add in the mini chocolate chips.
5. Spread the batter into the 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow brownies to cool.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

1. Using mixer, cream butter and then add in the confectioners' sugar and until light and fluffy. Beat in cocoa powder and add in the milk/cream and beat together and frost cake. Cut and serve.

Recipe tips

• You will need 1 ½ cups of grated zucchini. This is about 1 medium-large or 2 small-medium zucchini.
• Serving: These brownies are best served at room temperature.  Keep brownies fresh by storing them in a ziplock bag or sealed container.
• Storing: After cooling to room temperature, store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freezer for up to 3 months, sealed tightly.

You need to try this zucchini brownie recipe today. 🙂  They are the perfect summer brownie with veggies included!  Chocolate never tasted so good!

Other Options for zucchini!

• Healthy Peach Zucchini Bread
• Lovely Lemon Zucchini Bread
•  Cream Cheese Frosted Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
•  Fudgy Dark Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins {Healthy too!}.
• Applesauce Zucchini Cake Bars {Salted Caramel Pecan Glaze}

Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

Kim Lange

These Best Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies are so lusciously moist with mini chocolate chips throughout and are frosted with the most amazing chocolate fudge frosting.   Good news is, you'll be in denial there's actual zucchini in these Best Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies because they taste so amazing!

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Ingredients

  

Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

• ¾ cup canola oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs large
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup unsweetened baking cocoa I used Ghiradelli Unsweetened Baking Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

• 6 tablespoons butter softened
• 2-⅔ cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup baking cocoa
• ¼ to ⅓ cup milk or heavy cream

Instructions

 

Fudgy Cocoa Zucchini Brownies

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking spray for easy removal.
• In a medium sized bowl add oil, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar and using mixer, beat for 2 minutes. 
• In another bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix well.
• Stir the zucchini shreds into the batter until thoroughly incorporated. Add in the mini chocolate chips..
• Spread the batter into the 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow brownies to cool.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

• Using mixer, cream butter and then add in the confectioners' sugar and until light and fluffy. Beat in cocoa powder and add in the milk/cream and beat together and frost cake. Cut and serve.

Notes

You can add up to 2 cups of zucchini if you wish.

Double the recipe and use a jelly roll pan for a large crowd!

Keyword brownies, zucchini

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This Recipe is slightly modified from Laura Fisher's Kitchen!  YUM!  So, this recipe was circulating around the office.  Luckily, I happened to walk by when my co-worker Holly Ousley had it in hand and she got it from another co-worker Erica Hudson, who's mother is Laura Fisher. 🙂 Her recipe uses ½ the chocolate baking cocoa, no chocolate chips, and as an option ½ cup of nuts for a 9x13 pan.You could use this chocolate version or this for regular cream cheese frosting.  Enjoy!!!!

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