The hardest part of my weight loss journey is my sweet tooth. When I first started this journey. I didn’t educate myself and just really went in without any real plans. I thought that just because I was eating fruit that I was eating healthy and boy was I wrong. I quickly learned that eating a whole pineapple wasn’t as healthy as I thought and learned that all fruit is not created equal. Since I reached my weight loss journey. I’m slowly started back incorporating the food that I love but of course a healthier alternative. As you guys know, I love to bake and cook. I’m the cupcakes for breakfast type of person hence this recipe. As much as I love baking I know that all purchase regular flour isn’t the healthiest. So I researched and learned how to make oats flour at home which has truly been a life saver. I’ve made everything from vegan pancakes to crepes and the recipes come out amazing each time.
I was in my kitchen and I wanted to create a super moist chocolate cake that is a healthier alternative that I could have any time of the day. I researched and researched and finally developed this recipe. I so surprised at how moist this cake turned out. Did I mention that it has zucchini in it? It’s so good that you forget that it’s healthy for you.

Recipe 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of Apple sauce 
• 1 cup coconut sugar 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups oats flour
• 1/2 cup cacao 
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups zucchini (approx. 1 large zucchini, shredded)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to Bake 325 degrees 
2. Using a grater, shred the zucchini and place to the side.
3. Combine oil, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl until well-combined and crumbly.
4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
5. Add sugar mixture to the flour mixture.
6. Stir the zucchini shreds into the batter until thoroughly incorporated. The batter should be moist and thick.
7. Add optional ingredients at this point
8. Scrape batter into an 8 x 11 baking dish.
9. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until the brownie is fairly firm and begins to pull from the sides of the pan.
10. Allow the cake to cool, and Enjoy!