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- Chocolate Zucchini Coffee Cake
- Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
- Death by Chocolate Zucchini Brownies
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies

Zucchini Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Super soft and moist zucchini bars, with a heap of spice, and a thick layer of nutty, fragrant brown butter buttercream. You'd never know there's a veggie hidden in these Zucchini Bars with Brown Butter Frosting!
Ingredients
For zucchini bars:
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 cups grated zucchini about 2 medium
- 2 cups chopped pecans divided
For brown butter frosting:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter no substitutes
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp. heavy cream
Instructions
For zucchini bars:
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In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.
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Fold in grated zucchini and 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans.
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Spread into the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until top and edges are golden, and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
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Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Meanwhile, prepare brown butter frosting.
For brown butter frosting:
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In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, and cook til it foams, bubbles, turns golden brown, and has brown specks, about 5-7 minutes.
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Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
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Carefully transfer to a large mixing bowl.
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Beat in 4 cups powdered sugar and 2 tbsp. heavy cream, and add additional powdered sugar and cream as needed to achieve medium consistency - thick, but spreadable.
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Spread evenly over cooled zucchini bars.
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Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans, and allow at least 20-30 minutes for the frosting to set.
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Cut into bars.
These look so good. I love anything with brown butter. Do you think leftovers need to be stored in the fridge? I’m thinking of making them for a bake sale, but it wouldn’t work if they need to be refrigerated. Thanks!
Hi there! I’m the same way – I loooooove brown butter!! These are really delish. They don’t need to be stored in the fridge, no! I usually store most things in the fridge to keep for longer, but they don’t need to be. 🙂