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Double Dark Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup + 1 heaping Tbsp all natural peanut, or almond butter
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup grade 'b' or raw honey
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened all-natural applesauce
  • 1 large room temperature egg
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cacao powder
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 1.5 cups finely shredded zucchini skin left on about 2 small zucchinis
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips I used Lily's brand sweetened with stevia, you may use any high percentage cacao chips, this will add a bit of sugar...depending on what you use - DIVIDED in half (https://cleanfoodcrush.com/lilys)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
  • Spray your 8x8 brownie pan with nonstick spray, or wipe your pan with coconut oil.
  • Pulse oats in blender or food processor until finely ground. (dry oats are measured BEFORE grinding...always get lots of questions about this)
  • In a separate bowl, sift or whisk dry ingredients together; cacao powder, ground oats, baking soda, and sea salt; until well combined.
  • Using your mixer, cream peanut butter, applesauce, egg, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
  • Add shredded zucchini, mix until combined.
  • Add dry ingredients into wet, mix just until combined...do not over mix.
  • Stir in half of the chocolate chips.
  • Pour batter into your prepared baking pan and sprinkle remaining chips on top.
  • Bake for 23-26 minutes in your preheated oven.
  • Cool before slicing into squares.

Notes: Make sure you’re using natural unsweetened cacao powder, not dutched cocoa! I used Lily's brand sweetened with stevia, you may use any very high percentage cacao chips, this will add a bit of sugar...depending on what you use. I prefer the maple syrup over honey for these. Sweetness factor is such a personal preference, so taste test because you may want more/less maple syrup