Dessert

Chocolate Zucchini Squares is for Dessert.

Chocolate Zucchini Squares takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Chocolate Zucchini Squares takes 40 minutes to cook.

Chocolate Zucchini Squares makes 35 servings.

The ingredients for Chocolate Zucchini Squares are:

- Canola Oil - 3/4 cup.
- Sugar - 1 3/4 cup.
- Egg whites - 3 whites.
- Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon.
- Milk - 1/2 cup.
- Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon.
- White flour - 1 1/4 cup.
- Whole wheat flour - 1 1/4 cup.
- Cocoa - 4 tablespoons.
- Baking powder - 1 teaspoon.
- Baking soda - 1 teaspoon.
- Cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon.
- Cloves - 1/2 teaspoon.
- Zucchini, finely diced, seeds removed, skin on - 2 1/2 cups.
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips - 1 cup, for icing (OPTIONAL).

Here is how you make Chocolate Zucchini Squares:

- Beat egg whites until fluffy. Add sugar and beat well. Add oil and mix well. Add milk and lemon juice, mix together well. Add vanilla, mix well again!- In separate bowl, mix white and whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, cocoa, and cloves. - To dry ingredients, add zucchini and mix until the finely chopped or crushed zucchini is coated with the dry ingredients - note that the zucchini seeds should be removed, but the skin left on. - Add the wet ingredients to the zucchini mixture. - Pour into 9 by 12 inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 40-50 minutes. - OPTIONAL - when the cake is still hot, pour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips on top. (This is my favorite part of this cake - it dries hard, and gives the cake a nice coating on top!)- Cool completely. Cut into squares and serve with whatever is desired!Makes 35 squares how I cut it - but it can be more if you cut it into bigger pieces. It's also wonderful to freeze in little baggies and pull out when the chocolate craving hits!Number of Servings: 35Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOGIRLSOSWEET.

The nutritional information for Chocolate Zucchini Squares is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 35
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 128.0

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
• Sodium: 57.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
• Protein: 1.9 g