Zucchini Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

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Zucchini Bars with Brown Butter Frosting are so deliciously moist and absolutely heavenly. This is one of the best ways to use up those extra summer zucchini!

Browned butter is an easy trick to create incredible flavor. I use it in so many delicious recipes. You can try browned butter in these delicious Cookies, on this Shrimp, and on these amazing carrots.

Zucchini Bars Recipe

Right about this time, the gardens start to be taken over by zucchini. There are so many great recipes to make zucchini with. Zucchini is my favorite vegetable in the garden. I love them sautéed as a side, I love them in quick bread, and I especially loved them in these bars. If you don’t have a garden full of zucchini, go to the store right now and buy some. These zucchini bars are so worth it!

These zucchini bars were so moist and perfect. Packed with two whole cups of zucchini. The best part of these dessert bars was watching my picky eater, who hates all foods, devour them. It just puts a smile on my face to sneak veggies into recipes. This zucchini bars recipe was originally inspired by these banana bread bars. Browning the butter is just one extra step that takes boring old frosting to insanely delicious. It gives it a nutty flavor and complements the bars perfectly.

Ingredients For Brown Butter Zucchini Bar

Zucchini bars are so simple to make with pantry staple ingredients! It all comes together quickly and easily with just a few steps. For complete ingredient listing and measurements, see the recipe card below.

• Granulated sugar: Adds the sweetness to the zucchini.
• Vegetable oil: Add moisture and lightness to the cake.
• Eggs: Have the eggs at room temperature for better mixing.
• All-purpose flour: The flour provides structure for the bars.
• Baking powder: This is the rising agent to help them be fluffy.
• Salt: The salt balances the sweetness.
• Ground Cinnamon: Cinnamon is the perfect spice for zucchini.
• Shredded Zucchini: Even extra-large zucchini will work for this recipe.
• Pecans chopped: These give the zucchini bars extra texture and crunch.

Brown Butter Frosting

• Butter: You have to use real unsalted butter for the flavor.
• Powdered sugar: Gives the frosting its sweetness.
• Vanilla: Adds flavor that goes with the zucchini bars.
• Milk: Add more or less to thin it out to desired consistency.

How to Make Zucchini Bars with Browned Butter

In three simple steps, you will have the perfect combination of sweet and savory for the best dessert. Feed a crowd with this summertime dessert!

1. Prep and mix: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 15x10x1 inch pan. In a medium mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Wet ingredients: In a mixer, add sugar, oil, and eggs and mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until incorporated.
3. Bake: Stir in zucchini and chopped pecans. Spread evenly in the prepared pan. Cook for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean. Let the bars cool completely.
4. Make Frosting: Heat a medium-sized saucepan to medium heat to make the brown butter frosting. Add butter and whisk until it turns brown. Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Stir together until smooth. Spread over cooled bars.