Description
Moist, lightly spiced, and topped with creamy frosting, these zucchini bars are the ultimate sneaky veggie dessert—perfect for potlucks, brunch, or picky eaters.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups grated zucchini, lightly patted dry
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted coconut oil)
- Optional: Cream cheese frosting
- Optional: Chopped walnuts or pecans
- Optional: Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment or grease lightly.
- Grate zucchini and gently blot with paper towel. No need to peel.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat eggs with sugar, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined. Fold in zucchini.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake 22–28 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting or slicing.
Notes
These bars are ultra moist, easy to customize, and perfect for sneaking in summer zucchini. Add nuts, skip the frosting, or dress them up—either way, they disappear fast!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg