Flourless Squash Brownies (CSA Friday)
Every once in a while a recipe shows up in the linky party that I need to make immediately. Like, five minutes ago. These squash brownies from Newlyweds Blog called my name from the get-go. I have a bunch of sunburst squash (not to mention 8,000 pattypan squash), dying a slow death in my crisper drawer so I was happy to find a different recipe to help use them up.
In addition to the ton of squash, today I added the following to my fridge:
This recipe couldn’t have been simpler. You combine all the ingredients in just one bowl, which is always a bonus. I hate when you have to combine dry ingredients in one bowl, and wet in another. Mainly because I hate doing dishes.
See that tan strip in the middle of the brownie in the photo below? Yeah, that’s peanut butter. Along with dark chocolate and chocolate chips. The stuff dreams are made of.
I changed the recipe just a little bit, based on what I had on hand. I subbed peanut butter for the delicious-sounding almond butter spread, and I used semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of dark chocolate. Here’s how I made it:
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cup of grated squash
- 1/3 cup of agave nectar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp of nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp of dark cocoa powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix everything together.
- Pour into a greased 9×9 baking pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
These look amazing! And the ingredients you used are stellar. I bet the squash in these brownies make them perfectly moist.
They were super moist. The look on my son’s face when I told him there was squash in there was priceless. But this is also the kid that won’t eat cooked spinach, but loves it in his cupcakes.
I’ve never tasted squash brownies, and yours are simply looking wonderful! Very moist and rich
There’s no way brownies that look this amazing can be so healthy. NO flour, no butter, no sugar; what?!? I need to try these.
Looks delicious. I would love for you to stop by My Dream Canvas. Have a great week Anu.
This is a new adventure. Never made brownies with squash. They certainly look delicious.
Hmm. I wasn’t sure about this when I read the description, but they look delicious! I am gluten free, so any recipe that cuts out flour is stellar in my book. Also, one dish only? Yay! I’ll have to put this on my “recipes to try” list. Sarah
These look amazing and easy! I love recipes that dirty few dishes. With two small kids, no dishwasher, and a lot of cooking from scratch, that is always a plus! Thanks for this creative recipe!
Wow, these look amazing! Do they taste as good as the look?
I would love to have you link this up to my linky party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2012/08/friday-fascinations-3-everything-linky.html
They’re delicious! I still can’t believe there’s no flour in ‘em.
Ok, you are funny. First of all, I LOVE your tagline! And, I enjoy your witty writing. My garden is producing all sorts of zucchinis, so I’ll give this yummy recipe a try! Thanks!
You got my attention with only one bowl!
I have a zucchini sitting on the counter just asking to be baked in something…I think this might be the winner!
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I need to try these. They look great! Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.
Just made these and they are pretty awesome! I used honey instead of nectar. So quick and easy, I whipped them up in 10 min. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
so creative! I’d love for you to share this at pin inspiration party! http://www.addhousewife.com/2012/08/pin-inspiration-party-48.html
These look so good! My husband recently requested brownies, so I may have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome, so glad you made these and enjoyed them so much. We feel the same way, so healthy and soooo yummy!! Thanks for sharing.
Hmm want to try these – overflowing with squash ’round these parts too.
Stopping by from Made in Day. Thanks for sharing
Nika@ Less Than Perfect
Thanks for sharing this delicious looking browning recipe. I love that it is flourless so we will be trying it out. I wonder how it would be with pumkin? I think I will experiment, espeically as we move into fall… which I will be putting off as long as possible.
I’d love to hear how it turns out with pumpkin!
This looks so good. And squash, who would have thought? Thanks for posting and great job on the pics!
Katie
http://www.funhomethings.com
Found your post via My Turn (for us). I will have to share this with my sister who loves to bake. I think it’s cool how you don’t need flour, plus you add the healthy ingredient of squash!
Hi Amy,
Your Flourless Squash Brownies look very tasty. Your CSA Basket looks great! Hope you have a great holiday weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Recipe does sound simple! They look so good! Thank you for sharing with us at Healthy 2Day Wednesday! Come back again next week
Oh my! And I’ll say it again… Oh my!! These look beyond delish! Thanks for sharing at Foodtastic Friday!
Looks so moist and tempting. Thanks for sharing on BeColorful.
pr
I love this recipe! Peanut butter? So cool.
I am going to have to try these since we never eat up all the squash we get in our basket. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you tomorrow!
Thanks for linking up to Friday Fascinations! This is such a great post that I featured you! Come on over and get a button!
http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2012/09/friday-fascinations-3-features.html
Oh man! Those sound and look *crazy* good.
I keep hoping to find potatoes and/or green beans in my CSA box. They are two of my favorites.
I am so happy I stumbled across these! They look perfect, especially since I’m avoiding gluten
– and since they have chocolate.