Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Cookies
Okay, so maybe they aren’t really healthy but these cookies are healthier than the majority of dessert.
I based this recipe off a link someone posted on good ‘ol Facebook. The original recipe found at The Kitchen Whisperer, isn’t that healthy with a cup and a half of white sugar and only wheat flour. But, with some alterations to the dry ingredients my chocolate zucchini cookies, are healthy.
Sure, I will admit the originals are prettier but folks, we don’t eat food for the looks! This cookie is fudgy, moist and so chocolate-y. There was so much chocolate I was almost scared, a very good sign for all you chocolate lovers. I recommend eating these hot from the oven, or warming them up for the full experience of their gooyness. Make sure to cover them tightly once they are cooled. I actually decided to refrigerate them just to be safe since it’s been hot here.
Ingredients
1/4 cup sprouted almonds heaping
1/3 cup cashew pieces heaping
1/3 cup flax seed, level
1/3 cup buckwheat flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup oat flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar -taste the fruit you are adding and add more sugar if its not very sweet
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup baking cocoa powder Heaping -NOT dutched! Dutching makes it alkaline so it won’t interact with the baking soda to rise the cookies
Try mixing up the flours, seeds and nuts, you could do a hundred variations. Of course, you could just use flour too, but they won’t be as exciting!
-I put the above ingredients in the cuisinart 
Then, I added the below ingredient and mixed just until all the dry spots were gone.
1/2 cup plum puree (or other stone fruit, pear, apple, berry puree)
2 cups shredder/grated zucchini
2 cups dark chocolate chips
I thought the plum puree was so pretty I had to add extra pictures of it.
And the beautiful cookie dough…
Grease your pan with coconut oil or lard and preheat your oven to 350 °F. Spoon these beauties out with space between them and cook them until they are just firm, 10-12 minutes . Don’t overcook them or they will be dry and sad.
This recipe is one of the many things you can do with the excessive zucchini harvest. I have a nice supply of frozen zucchini for when they are out of season again. What do you do with your zucchini?
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10 Comments
Sandra · August 20, 2013 at 9:52 pm
There are some interesting ingredients in the cookies 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at the HomeAcre Hop!http://www.mittenstatesheepandwool.com
Emily Swezey · August 21, 2013 at 3:58 am
There are some odd ones aren’t there? Trust me though, They are amazingly tasty!
Becca · August 21, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Oh my, those look like they would taste AMAZING! And so healthy. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Emily Swezey · August 22, 2013 at 7:51 pm
They are AMAZING! I need to make another batch, I am already craving them again. Thanks for visiting!
Dave · June 26, 2014 at 9:57 pm
Tiz the season for zucchini for sure! These cookies look awesome. I’ve been making chocolate zucchini muffins with a lot of mine, plus chocolate zucchini smoothies.
Emily Swezey · June 27, 2014 at 5:38 pm
Yum! These cookies are very good, you really should add them to your chocolate zucchini arsenal 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Jann Olson · July 2, 2014 at 4:03 am
Wow, these really are full of lots of good things! Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.hugs,Jann
Emily Swezey · July 2, 2014 at 11:19 pm
Delicious and healthy 🙂 is always the way to go.
Lori @ The Kitchen Whisperer · March 13, 2015 at 12:18 pm
First off thank you so much for linking back to my recipe! Second, I LOVE LOVE LOVE how you ‘healthified’ it! And the addition of the plum puree is genius! Have you tried putting in fresh/frozen or freeze dried raspberries into these yet? OMG try it! The taste is incredible!
Best Kitchen Wishes!
Lori
noahkids@hotmail.com · March 13, 2015 at 12:31 pm
I’m glad you like it! Chocolate and raspberries were made for each other so I absolutely believe it would be awesome. Now I just need some raspberry bushes! Thanks for stopping by!