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Zucchini Brownies

John Kanell · preppykitchen.com · 2023 · 16 servings

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

Less fat than 94% of recipes and less sugar than 94%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less fat than 94% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, under a third as much.
  • Less sugar than 94% of recipes: 93% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about half as much.
  • No egg at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 100 to 167% of the flour weight).
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 3.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 3 times as much.
Chocolate: 111%, 38th percentileCocoa: 19%, 51st percentileFat: 40%, 5th percentileSugar: 93%, 5th percentileEgg: 0%, 3rd percentileLeavening: 3.3%, 83rd percentileSalt: 3.3%, 87th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1¼ cup granulated sugar ((250g))250 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil ((120mL))≈ 109 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2¼ cup all-purpose flour ((270g))270 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((50g))50 g
  • 1½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1½ teaspoon salt≈ 9 g
  • 3 cups shredded zucchini ((don’t squeeze out moisture) (510g))510 g
  • 1¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ((300g))300 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2⅔ cups powdered sugar ((320g))320 g
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((25g))25 g
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter (melted (75g))75 g
  • ⅓ cup milk (warm (80mL))≈ 81 g

flour 270 gbatter 1515 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate111% · 38th percentile
  • Cocoa19% · 51st percentile
  • Fat40% · 5th percentile
  • Sugar93% · 5th percentile
  • Egg0% · 3rd percentile
  • Leavening3.3% · 83rd percentile
  • Salt3.3% · 87th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 30 minutes

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