Fudgy Zucchini Brownies With Frosting

If you want to make decadent brownies that are healthier, fudgier, but just as tasty as other brownies, you have to try these fudgy zucchini brownies! Not only is this recipe super duper easy, but it’s the best zucchini brownie recipe ever (and no one will know there’s even zucchini in them)!

Have you ever tried baking with zucchini? If not, you are SERIOUSLY missing out!

Feeling skeptical about putting a green veggie in your dessert? I don’t blame you, but hear me out…

Besides being in my favorite muffins or in this Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread, zucchini helps to make some deadly chocolatey, ultra gooey, decadent brownies. Plus, it keeps these fudgy zucchini brownies super moist which in turn, helps with the gooey-ness.

In other words, this is the BEST zucchini brownie recipe ever.

And it also happens to be a great way to use up some of that runaway zucchini from your garden (I’m looking at you, monster zucchini plant with 5 growing right now)!

Baking With Zucchini: Insider Secret

Different size zucchini have different moisture contents. Smaller zucchinis contain more moisture, while larger zucchinis dry out a little. I tend to prefer to bake with larger zucchini only because I feel like I get more “bang for my buck”.

But then again, I typically shred and freeze my zucchini to make it last all year long, so I don’t tend to have a problem with moisture.

Ingredients Needed For This Fudgy Zucchini Brownies Recipe

Here’s everything you need to make these zucchini brownies – right down to the pan!

• 1 1⁄2 cup shredded zucchini
• 1/2 cup oil (or 1 stick butter)
• 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 tsp vanilla
• 3⁄4 tsp salt
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans for topping
• Spray oil for pan
• 2 Wilton Mini Brownie Silicone Molds

How To Make Fudgy Chocolate And Zucchini Brownies

Use this easy process to make fudgy zucchini brownies!

1. Create a double boiler with two saucepans. Fill the bottom half with water. Melt the butter in the top pan over medium heat.
2. In a medium bowl, lightly beat together eggs, sugars, vanilla, and salt. Blend in shredded zucchini.
3. Combine flour and cocoa into the brownie mixture.
4. When butter is melted, add in 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate. Stir to melt. Remove from heat and pour into the brownie mixture.
5. Spray brownie pan with oil. This can also be made in a greased cake pan.
6. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Use a cake tester or toothpick to test for doneness. Brownies are ready when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Set pan on a wire rack until cooled, approximately 10 minutes. Carefully remove brownies from the mold with a knife.
8. Melt the remaining 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate in a double boiler as done previously. Finely chop pecans. Drizzle chocolate over brownie tops and top all or some with nuts.
9. Serve warm and store in a sealed container for 3 days – if they last that long!
10. Recipe can be doubled and tripled for freezer prep. To thaw, just remove them from the freezer and set them on the counter.

Enjoy your fudgy zucchini brownies!

Easy Zucchini Brownie FAQs

What makes brownies more fudgy?

Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t the amount of sugar or eggs that affects whether brownies are cakey or fudgy. Nope – it has to do with the fat-to-flour ratio.

Cakey brownies have more brownies and use baking powder for leavening.

Brownie batters that have more fat – in other words, a higher fat-to-flour ratio will be fudgier. If you want to make fudgy zucchini brownies, add more fat!

Does butter or oil make brownies more fudgy?

Cooking is part science/chemistry and part art. This is where science comes into play!

Milk solids and lactic acid react during the leavening process which makes the butter rise for cakey brownies. For fudgy zucchini brownies, use neutral cooking oil (light olive oil, vegetable oil, or canola oil) to keep your brownies moist and fudgy.

Do you bake brownies on the top or bottom rack?

I’m a middle rack girl for a few reasons. The middle isn’t too close to a heat source and the air circulates better so that the brownies cook evenly without burning.

More Delicious Recipes You’ll Love

If you love fudgy zucchini brownies, I’m pretty sure you’ll love these other recipes too!

• Very Best Fresh Berry Chantilly Cake
• Cheesecake Strawberry Poke Cake
• Creamy Instant Pot Fresh Berry Cheesecake
• Instant Pot Mini Turtle Cheesecake Bites

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