Vegan Cake-like Brownies

Dry ingredients:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients:

1 cup shredded zucchini

1/2 cup mashed ripe banana

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup plant milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Stir-in or topping ingredients:

1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:

In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. In a smaller bowl, stir the wet ingredients together. Combine the dry and wet mixtures together. Fold the chocolate chips and nuts into the batter (or sprinkle them on top). Spread the batter into a 9"x 9" baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350F degrees for about 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

Allow to cool, cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator up to five days or freeze.

Substitutes for zucchini - shredded carrots, cooked pumpkin, sweet potatoes or black beans.

Related recipes:

For a fudgy brownie recipe without flour or sugar click here.

For black bean sweet potato bars click here.