Zucchini is one of my absolute favorite summer vegetables. From appetizers to desserts, there are literally millions of ways you can use this versatile veggie. Searching online for “zucchini recipes” gives you over 24 million results! It’s an excellent source of manganese and is high in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, fiber, and potassium – all for very few calories!
It can also easily be added to baked goods as an extra nutrition boost for picky eaters. If you find yourself with an abundance of zucchini this summer, here are 13 irresistibly healthy zucchini recipes to use it all up. August is National Zucchini Month, which means you have three more days to take advantage by making as many of the following zucchini recipes as you possibly can!
1. Easy Zucchini Cake
Zucchini Cake – With Cream Cheese Frosting
2. Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries
Crispy Healthy Baked Zucchini Fries
3. Dark Chocolate Zucchini Bread
4. Chocolate Zucchini Fudge Brownies
Zucchini Brownies – Chocolate Fudge Frosting
5. Chocolate & Zucchini Cupcakes
Recipe from the Chocolate-Covered Katie Cookbook.
6. Chocolate Chip Zucchini Blondies
Full recipe: Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bars
7. Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps
8. No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie
Full recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie
9. Zucchini Bread Muffins
Full recipe: Zucchini Muffins – Homemade
10. Chocolate Chip Zucchini Pancakes
11. Mint Chocolate Grasshopper Pie
Full recipe: Mint Chocolate Grasshopper Pie
12. Low Calorie Raw Cheesecake
Full recipe: Low Calorie Raw Cheesecake
13. Vegan Zucchini Lasagna
What are some of your favorite ways to eat zucchini? Have you ever tried it in a dessert, such as muffins or zucchini bread? Please feel free to leave links to your own zucchini recipes if you have any you’d like to share with other readers.
Natalie @ The Ravenous Mommy says
Yum! I love making zucchini bread and zucchini lasagna 🙂
Tiffany says
All of those zucchini recipes look delicious! I like to make baked zucchini fritters. https://akitchenfable.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/baked-zucchini-fritters/
Heidi Kokborg says
Oh my! Those first three cakes! I am in love 🙂 I want a slice of all three right now! They look so yummy.
Cassie Tran says
These look awesome! I love making zucchini noodles but I want to make some sweet recipes with zucchini!
Aubrey says
These all look so good and creative:) Gotta love zucchini:)
Heather@ASpoonfulofHealth says
I love these recipes, especially the savory ones! Your desserts are a go-to anytime I have an event where I want to take something healthy and know I’ll get great results without sugar, excess fats or animal products. Thank you Katie! I’m secretly hoping you’ll publish a savory cookbook … your recipes are great!!!:)
Tara Woodruff says
Thank you Thank you! I just started using Zuchini is More Unconventional ways and This gives me a head start on Trying New Stiff!
Audrey C says
Oh my gosh Katie, your website looks amazing!
Katie @ Beyond the Clothing says
This is the time of year that I’m just starting to fade from my Zucchini passions. I start shredding it through the food processor and freezing for future recipes instead of trying new things. I’ll have to save this list for the next time I can look at a Zucchini.
xoxo
Katie
http://beyondtheclothing.com
anorexiarevealed says
That grasshopper pie looks positively perfect!
Rebecca says
I’ve been making my zucchini into purée and adding it to pizza dough and breads. I want to make a zucchini pie next. Have you ever done a baked zucchini pie? Like pumpkin?
Mary Thierrin says
I love good things & I’m having a gastric sleeve next month so I really needed the nutritional info & you have supplied these. Thanks
Sue Medeiros says
I made the zucchini bread it was so amazing, not too sweet but super yummy and fudgy!