If you have a sweet tooth, at the same time limit yourself to sweets, because are afraid to spoil the figure, then this recipe is for you. Chocolate pie with zucchini is not only sweet and delicious pastries, but also dietary.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Zucchini is inherently a neutral vegetable. It is used to cook soups, make delicious side dishes, prepare main courses, and even bake pies. However, baked goods do not have to be salty; sweet products with vegetables are simply unique. The following can be said about chocolate cakes, everyone loves them. Therefore, it is difficult to surprise a sweet tooth with something original. However, it is still possible. For example, there is an unusual recipe for a sweet cake with a vegetable secret. As part of the chocolate delicacy, there are exactly zucchini, which make baked goods juicy and healthy! This pie will be eaten even by those who cannot stand zucchini at all. The most important thing is that they do not see the cooking process. Many people will generally confuse them with apples.
This product will also help you out if you do not know where to use the stale zucchini. In addition, it should be noted that a minimum amount of the simplest and most affordable products is used in the dessert! This cake also comes out very dietary, because the main ingredients are zucchini and rye flour, which is much healthier than wheat.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 276 kcal.
- Servings Per Container - 1 Pie
- Cooking time - 1 hour
Ingredients:
- Zucchini - 2 pcs. (medium size)
- Rye flour - 200 g
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Instant coffee - 1 tablespoon
- Cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon
- Baking soda - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 3-5 tablespoons
Making Chocolate Zucchini Pie
1. Wash the zucchini, cut off the ends and grate on a coarse grater. If you are using old fruits, then first peel and scrape off the seeds. The young vegetable is applied completely.
2. Add instant coffee, cocoa powder, rye flour, sugar and baking soda to the squash. For more baking benefits, sugar can be replaced with honey.
3. Break the eggs gently. Pour the whites into a clean and dry (!!! this is important) bowl, and send the yolks to all the products.
4. Knead the dough until smooth so that the ingredients are mixed. If it turns out to be too watery, then either drain the liquid, which you can use somewhere, or add flour.
5. Whisk the whites into a tight, firm and fluffy foam. Transfer them to a bowl of dough.
6. Gently mix the dough with several strokes in one direction. It is important that the squirrels do not fall off. Place it in a baking dish. Pre-grease it with a thin layer of vegetable oil or cover with parchment for baking. Send the product to bake in a heated oven up to 180 ° C for 40 minutes.
7. Remove the finished cake from the oven when it has completely cooled down. Otherwise, it may break. Sprinkle the finished product with coconut flakes, powdered sugar or decorate at your discretion. It turns out the pie is juicy, soft and tender. Serve it for a light breakfast or dinner.
See also a video recipe on how to make a chocolate zucchini pie.