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Healthy Zucchini Brownie Bites

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 36 brownie bites
Calories: 74 kcal
Author: Karlynn Johnston

These brownie bites are perfect for school and work lunches -and they are almost completely guilt-free being made with natural sweeteners and no oil!

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons chia seed
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup hemp hearts
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini excess liquid squeezed out
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 325 °F.
  2. Grease the wells of a mini-muffin tin pan thoroughly.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the applesauce, honey, vanilla and molasses. Add in the egg and combine thoroughly. Stir in the chia seed and the hemp hearts, let sit for 10 minutes. Stir once the chia starts dissolving into the mixture.

  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flours, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

  5. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. ( the more you mix, the more gluten forms and then you get cakey brownies)
  6. Fold in the shredded zucchini until combined into the batter.

  7. Use a tablespoon sized cookie scoop to fill the mini muffin tins.

  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-17 minutes.

  9. Remove, cool for a few minutes, then remove the brownie bites from the pan.
  10. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Recipe Notes

  • The smaller you grate the zucchini, the more it will blend into the brownies.
  • Don't skip the mini chocolate chips, they give these the flavor boost they need to taste like a treat!
  • Don't over bake these, just like regular brownies.
  • The more you stir, the cake-ier the brownies will get, as it forms gluten. If you want cakey brownies then stir away.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Zucchini Brownie Bites
Amount Per Serving
Calories 74 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Cholesterol 5mg2%
Sodium 89mg4%
Potassium 112mg3%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 38IU1%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.