Description
Ultra rich and moist vegan chocolate zucchini bread that no one will know is healthy and gluten free! Incredibly decadent yet low sugar and refined sugar, this chocolate zucchini bread is the perfect excuse to use up that extra zucchini!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (175 g) grated zucchini, patted down to soak up the water (should weigh 110 g after being pat down)
- 2 cups (250 g) all purpose flour or 1:1 gluten free baking flour
- 3/4 cup (150 g) coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup (35 g) cacao or cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup (240 mL) vegan buttermilk, room temperature
- 1/3 cup (85 g) unsweetened applesauce or unsweetened dairy free yogurt, room temperature
- 1/3 cup (76 g) vegan butter, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9″ loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Prepare the zucchini first. Grate the zucchini and pat dry. You should have soaked up most of the water. I to put it in a clean dish towel and place a heavy bowl on top to hold it down while I whisk together the dry ingredients. When you measure the zucchini again, it should weigh around 110 grams.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, coconut sugar, coca powder, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Add in the dairy-free milk, unsweetened applesauce, vegan butter, and vanilla extract. Mix together until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated into the wet, but be careful not to over mix.
- Fold in the zucchini and chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Top with extra chocolate chips if desired, and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for 15 minutes for removing and slicing.
- Serve warm. To store, slice and place into an airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to 5 days, in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
Gluten free: There are two different options for gluten free:
- Gluten free 1:1 baking flour: Please use the cup measurements rather than the gram measurements. For Bob’s Red Mill in the blue bag (the 1:1 flour), you’ll need 2 cups, or 280 g. Please DO NOT use the namaste blend. It will not work.
- Oat flour: Please use 2 1/2 cups, or 250 g.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9.6 g
- Sodium: 209.2 mg
- Fat: 4.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.1 g
- Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg