Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Sweet Potato Frosting

Happy Sunday! I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend full of delicious food and healthy baking! 😉 I’ve been busy in the kitchen this weekend and came up with these wonderful Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Sweet Potato Frosting! Yes, you’ve heard right! If you’ve been following this blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a big fan of sneaking in veggies and legumes into my vegan desserts! It might seem a bit strange at first but don’t knock it till you try it! 🙂

It’s actually one of my favorite ways to sneak in some greens, veggies and extra protein – apart from smoothies! There are certain veggies that have such a subtle and even sweet taste, that you won’t notice them at all in your treats! The most commonly used ones are zucchinis, avocado, beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and even sauerkraut!

I’ve found that combining veggies/legumes with chocolate is always an easy choice as chocolate has quite a strong taste on its own and hence completely takes over so that you won’t taste the veggies. If you don’t have any experience with veggies in healthy baking yet, make sure to check out these:

Walnut Bean Brownies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

Chocolate Zucchini Squares

Creamy Vegan Cheesecake

Crunchy Caramel Slice

Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls

Back to these delicious Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Sweet Potato Frosting! 🙂 I decided to cut the brownie in half to add an extra layer of the smooth sweet potato frosting in between! Turns out that sweet potato serves as an equally great base ingredient for a rich chocolate frosting as avocado. It might even be a new favorite as it’s much lower in fat and even healthier!

As if 2 veggies weren’t enough I’ve also added black beans to the brownie base, just because I have had such good experience with bean brownies and they always give a yummy texture.

Now, If you’re thinking – ugh, how can this possibly taste any good?! Well, I gotta tell you it’s these brownies are mother, grandmother AND neighbour approved – all of which aren’t vegan and didn’t taste what’s inside at all!

While this recipe is a bit more time consuming it would make a wonderful treat for any birthday party, family reunion or other sort of celebration! You could easily turn the brownies into a cake by changing into a round tin and voila! 🙂

If you decide to give these Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Sweet Potato Frosting a try, let me know! Leave a comment and rate it – it’s so helpful to me and other readers. And don’t forget to take a picture and tag me (@thetastyk) and #thetastyk on Instagram! I love seeing what you come up with. Love and enjoy! ♥

5.0 from 2 reviews

Chocolate Zucchini Brownies with Sweet Potato Frosting

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

As in all of my recipes, 1 cup equals 250 ml.

Author: The Tasty K

Serves: 16

Ingredients

• Brownies:
• dry ingredients
• 1½ cup rice flour
• ½ cup cacao powder
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• ¾ cup ground pecans
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• dash of sea salt
• wet ingredients
• 1 can black/kidney beans (15 oz)
• 1½ cup coconut milk
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 
  2 flax eggs
• 1 cup grated zucchini
• ⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips (optional)
• 
  Sweet Potato Frosting:
• 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled & cooked
• ½ cup + 2 Tbsp nut butter (I used cashew)
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 5 Tbsp cacao powder
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F and line a square baking tin with parchment paper.
2. Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
3. Add all the liquid ingredients (except for flax eggs & zucchini) to a blender. Blend until you have a smooth mixture 1-2 minutes.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Add the flax egg, grated zucchini and vegan chocolate chips (optional).
5. Whisk together with a spatula or hand mixer until smooth.
6. Pour the batter into the baking tin and spread evenly.
7. Place in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
8. In the meantime, prepare the sweet potatoes and steam/cook them until soft.
9. Place into a high-speed blender with the remaining ingredients and mix well until very smooth. You want a smooth but firm frosting. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate.
10. Once the brownies are done, let them cool down for 30 minutes. Cut the brownies in half (I used a flossing string) and place a layer of the frosting on top of the base layer.
11. Place the second brownie half on top and add the remaining frosting on top and on the sides.
12. Decorate as you wish and serve! Stores in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1125g Calories: 265 Fat: 12g Saturated fat: 5.3g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 36g Sugar: 11g Sodium: 80mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 6g Cholesterol: 0g

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