BLUEBERRY & WHITE CHOCOLATE SQUARES, a (slightly) healthier indulgence, one-bowl wonder

Ticks all the boxes: sweet but not overly so, full of blueberries and zucchini, made with wholemeal flour and a one-bowl wonder

White Chocolate & Blueberry Squares, healthier than they look (Stock Photo)
'Absolutely gorgeous; sweet, moist and fruity.' Taster

Cost: £2.50
Makes: 20

Ingred: (67 used English cup measures)
   4oz/115gm unsalted butter
   3.5oz/100g white baking chocolate
   scant 1 cup sugar 
   1 c shredded courgette/zucchini, patted dry with paper towels
   2 tsp vanilla
   2 medium eggs 
   1 1/4 cups wholemeal spelt or other flour
   1/4 tsp salt
   2/3 cup blueberries, lightly floured 
   
Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350f/180c/170fan;gas3; line a 8x10 inch (20x25cm) pan or equiv with greaseproof paper
2. Melt butter & chocolate in a large bowl in the microwave at 30 second intervals until the chocolate has nearly completely melted OR over but not touching simmering water in a saucepan
3. Take bowl off heat  
4. Add sugar; whisk (manpower is fine but portable electric beaters are better)
5. Add zucchini & vanilla ; stir well
6. Add eggs one by one, beating well after each addition
7. Stir together flour & salt; add and beat until just blended
8. Pour 2/3 of the batter into the pan; scatter blueberries over; cover with rest of the batter
9. Bake 40 mins or until a toothpick in the centre comes out nearly dry

Comment:
'They were absolutely gorgeous!  They were really moist and with lots of fruit.' Young middle-aged butcher.
'They were good; I liked every aspect of them.' Older (understated) butcher

  Inspired by Eating Well
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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.