Zucchini Brownies

[CRSunrise]

I found this recipe a while back that I thought I was going to have to give up when I started trying to lose weight. It's Zucchini Brownies. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com, and my kids just love it.

The recipe makes 24 servings, and it's 209 calories per serving. I know I won't be able to indulge completely with these, but at least I don't have to give them up totally. I just wish I knew what the calorie difference would be since I replace the walnuts with chocolate chips since I know there are people with nut allergies.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/25112/zucchini-brownies/?internalSource=search%20result&referringConten...

[WendyB]

why not use a recipe builder to  help you? Figure it for your self. with any changes.

https://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

[A_Lurker]

I agree with @WendyB, you should find a decent recipe builder so you can play with your own recipes.  If nothing else, you can see how your family favourites stack up.

However, from the days when I had way too much zucchini, I looked out the cake recipe I had.  You can (in general) replace a lot of the fat in baked items with unsweetened applesauce to lighten the calories. This recipe should have 1/2 cup of fat (split between butter and oil).  It has 1Tb total.  I'm pretty sure after the first time I made it with just 1Tb butter.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

This originally was meant to be a 9x13 cake, but I cut the recipe in half, lightened it up and made it in an 8x8 glass dish. So this piece pictured is 1/16 of the recipe. Oh, did I mention that it's only 106 calories and tastes fabulous? That's down from 181 calories that the original would have been.

1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
1/2 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup (less 1 Tb) unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
1/4 cup sour milk (or milk with 1/2 Tb vinegar)
1/2 tsp vanilla
5/8 cup sugar
1 cup grated zucchini with peel

Melt butter and mix with oil to make 1Tb. Put into measuring cup and make up difference with unsweetened applesauce (to 1/2 cup). Mix with rest of above ingredients in bowl.

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Sift dry ingredients together and stir into wet ingredients. Do not over mix. Spread into greased (non-stick spray) 8x8 or 9x9 pan and bake in preheated 350F oven for 30 - 35 mins until inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Turn oven off.

Sprinkle 1/4 cup chocolate chips over the cake and return to the oven for about one minute. Spread the melted chips over the surface.

Calories (entire cake): 1653 (32g protein, 40g fat, 313g carbs, 14g fiber)

so... 1/12 - 141 cals
1/16 - 106 cals