Healthier Zucchini Bread
Nothing beats a great quick bread recipe. Take your garden's bounty and make this healthier zucchini bread and the kids will thank you!
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated zucchini squeeze all liquid out
- ¼ cup refined coconut oil melted
- 1 egg slightly beaten Could also use chia egg- 1 tablespoon chia seeds to 3 tablespoon water.
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ¾ cup of sugar
- ½ cup coconut milk or your choice of milk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cup unbleached flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- With refined coconut oil or cooking spray grease a loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl grate 2 cups of zucchini. With your hands squeeze out all the liquid of the zucchini after grating. Add in egg, coconut oil, coconut milk, sugar, and orange zest. Whisk together well until everything is evenly incorporated.
- In a separate small mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- With a wooden spoon pour dry ingredients into the wet. Mix until all the dry is fully mixed into the wet.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 375 for about 50-60 min or until lightly brown and when a knife is inserted comes out clean. Slice and serve with real butter!
