Whilst I’m having a little break in the beautiful Croatian island of Brac, I’m sharing some old posts. Here’s one of my favourite recipes – enjoy X
Flourless chocolate brownies – with courgette – sounds a bit strange right? But they are REALLY delicious. Also great if you’re following a paleo style diet and once you’ve made the almond butter very easy to throw together.
Ingredients:
140g almond butter {see HERE for how to make}
1 small courgette
65g Rice malt syrup (or sweetener of your choice)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
Some grated nutmeg
100g good quality dark chocolate
1 egg
Directions…
• Melt the chocolate.
Next place ALL the ingredients in a bowl and mix.
Grease a brownie tin. Pour in the mixture. Cook on gas mark 4 (about 350 degrees) for 35-40 minutes and voila flourless, courgette brownies.
Surprisingly they are sweet enough so that you don’t really notice the difference between these and “regular” brownies.
I agree they are lovely
Oh yummmmmm!!! I definitely need to try these … May even serve them up to husband and son who are both convinced that they hate courgettes 😉
@Deborah Lee Yeah Chris is obsessed with “not liking” courgette. I don’t know how you couldn’t, they don’t exactly taste of much. You really don’t know there’s courgette in them, if you don’t show them what goes in they’ll never, ever know!
Courgette and chocolate?? MADNESS! I shall try it 🙂 x
oh these DO look good, and I guess almost healthy too! I might just have a play with this one!
They work really well, they are quite moist but then that’s not a bad thing. You’d never know there was courgette in there.
Interesting recipe! They look delicious though 🙂
Claire
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Great recipe. I love courgette and lemon drizzle cake, it’s one of my favourites. I usually save beetroot for brownies.
The combination of chocolate and zucchini sounds a bit strange indeed, but I think I’ll like this. The almond butter sounds good too.
These sounds so yummy and they look delicious too. I do love chocolate brownies, I wonder what I would make of these!
This sounds fantastic, esp as they are made with almond butter. My little girl is intolerant to cows milk protein, so these look fab x
Ohhh I love a good chocolate brownie – I am totally up for trying some flourless ones as well 😉 x
These sound like a unique creation – I would love to give these a try.
Wow I’d heard of beetroot brownies but never courgette! How did you get the courgette to be sliced up that small? Not sure I could do that with a knife :/ Also I recently went to Brac and it was amazing!!! Hope you’re having a great time 😀
I did it with a knife X just chop it then keep chipping and chopping X Brac is beautiful X don’t want to leave 🙂
I really need to try making these, they look delicious!
Now if I can whack some leeks, carrots, peas and so on into brownies, I might just get the mister on his 5 a day!
Hahaha X
These look amazing, really gooey and chocolatey. I’m definitely going to give them a go!
My friend is obsessed with courgette cake and I have always found the idea strange. She says it adds moisture. Will have to try it.
I wonder if it works with courgette puree? They look delicious.
Not sure, could try 🙂
I’ve made them with prunes before but never courgette, although I love courgette cake so I’m sure I’d love them.
I’ll have to try these, I’m always on the look out for healthier versions of my favourite foods!
Wow these look to do for. If I wasn’t always on a diet I would make them or get my husband to
I am keen to try these out; I love chocolate brownies and Id feel better eating them if they had veg included 🙂
These look amazing! Will defintiely have to try them sometime although Im not keen on courgettes I’m sure the chocolate would hide the flavour. Hope you’re having a nice holiday x
You won’t taste the courgette at all xxxx
Woah! These looks rad, will have to give this a go
Oh we are on holiday too in Menorca 🙂 This looks a great recipe, very yummy. I must try it. Kaz x
These look delicious, my youngest can’t have gluten so I’ll be bookmarking this one 🙂
Oh. My. God. These look AMAZING! And, if they have courgette in them it’s just like eating vegetables, right?? x