Courgette Healthy Brownies
Refined sugar free Healthy Brownies recipe for baby led weaning made with zucchini and homemade chocolate peanut butter frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 185 ml Greek yogurt 3/4 cup
- 60 ml 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 25 g 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 70 g 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1 courgette/zucchini grated
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons milk
- Finely chopped nuts of your choice optional
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC.
- Whisk together the eggs, yogurt, maple syrup and butter until smooth.
- Slowly add the cocoa powder and flour until it forms into a batter.
- Use your hands to squeeze the liquid from the courgette, then add to the batter stirring well to ensure it is fully combined.
- Pour the mixture into a baking tin lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Then leave aside to cool.
- To make the ganache, whip together all fo the ingredients until you have a smooth chocolate sauce.
- Use a spatula to spread the ganache over the top of the brownie, and finally sprinkle over the nuts.
- Cut into squares to serve.
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