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Zucchini Banana Bread
The best zucchini banana bread made with whole wheat flour and coconut sugar. It's studded with chocolate chips, perfectly moist on the inside and absolutely delicious!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 318 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 2 large ripe bananas mashed about 1 cup
- 1 ½ cup finely grated zucchini 1 large zucchini
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F and grease a 9″x5″ loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut sugar, oil, mashed bananas, grated zucchini and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir together until just combined, making sure to not over-mix!
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and top with extra chocolate chips.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, covering the pan with foil around the 30 minute mark to prevent the top from browning too much.
- Let cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then remove and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
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Notes
- Flour: If you don't have whole wheat pastry flour, you can substitute half all-purpose flour and half regular whole wheat flour. You could also use all whole wheat flour or all all-purpose flour, but the texture will be denser. I haven’t tested this with gluten-free flour but you should be able to swap the whole wheat pastry flour with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend.
- Oil: The avocado oil can be replaced with another oil like olive oil or coconut oil. Melted butter will also work as a substitute.
- Sugar: If you don’t have coconut sugar on hand, brown sugar or white sugar will work as a substitute.
- Chocolate chips: If you're not a fan of chocolate chips, you could add some chopped walnuts or pecans for a bit of crunch. Or toss in some dried fruit like cranberries or raisins for a different flavor.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 slice
Calories
318kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Cholesterol
37mg
(12%)
Sodium
250mg
(10%)
Potassium
479mg
(14%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 318kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 250mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 479mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.