Black Bottom Zucchini Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups fresh zucchini (finely shredded and drained)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup canned milk (half and half if you prefer)
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
• 2 stir the first 4 ingredients by hand until well combined. drain any liquid from the shredded zucchini, add and mix until completely coated.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking powder soda and salt and add it to the zucchini mixture. stir until the dry ingredients are evenly combined and add any optional ingredients.
• 4 in a separate bowl, mix half of the batter with the coca then spread evenly over the bottom of the baking pan.
• 5 spread the remaining batter over the top until the chocolate batter is covered.
• 6 bake at 350f for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned and the center tests done.
• 7 cool for about 5-10 minutes, while you prepare the glaze.
• 8 combine sugar, butter and canned milk in a small pan and stir occasionally on stovetop until it begins to boil.
• 9 stir continuously for 1 minute while the mixture boils then remove from heat and add the chocolate chips.
• 10 stir until smooth and spread evenly over brownies (add a little more butter if needed for good spreading consistency).
• 11 after brownies have cooled and the glaze is set, cut and enjoy!