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    RECIPES » Bread » Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    Aug 4, 2020 · Last updated: Sep 22, 2021 by Gina · This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.

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    Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a delicious guilt-free treat that is gluten-free, sugar-free, and vegan.

    Is chocolate zucchini bread healthy

    Many zucchini bread recipes are actually not a healthy snack. The recipes might have a vegetable in them but they are also loaded with sugar and processed white flour. This Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread is good for you though!

    • zucchini
    • quinoa flour
    • unsweetened applesauce
    • almond milk
    • dark cocoa powder
    • Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener (0 carbs and calories)
    • Dark Chocolate Chips by Lily's ( 0 calories, stevia-sweetened)

    I have substituted many of the unhealthy ingredients for something better for you. For example, instead of oil I used unsweetened applesauce and switched out white processed flour for quinoa flour. The sweetness comes from my new favorite sweetener called Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener. It has zero calories, glycemic, and carbs. It gets its sweetness from erythritol and monk fruit.

    I have also discovered Lilly’s Dark Chocolate Chips that I sprinkled on the top of this zucchini bread before baking. They are also 0 calories and sweetened with stevia.

    Do you peel zucchini for bread?

    I do not peel my zucchini before grating, the peels are good for you. I use a large hole grader and do not salt, drain or squeeze out any of the water.

    Why do people put zucchini in bread?

    Zucchini adds moisture to your bread and which allows you to leave out unhealthy oils in your recipe. 1 cup of zucchini has 26% of your daily vitamin C, 10% potassium, and 2.1 grames of protein, all for 27 calories.

    How do you fix soggy zucchini bread?

    If your zucchini seems particularly juicy slightly squees with a paper towel before adding to the recipe. If after baking your bread seems soggy heat your oven back up to 350 degrees and return the bread into the oven. Bake for 10 to 20 more minutes, checking with a toothpick every so often to see if the bread stops sticking to the toothpick. If you are worried your bread will brown to much cover the pan lightly with a piece of foil.

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    Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    Gina
    Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a delicious guilt-free treat that is gluten-free, sugar-free, and vegan.
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    Course Snack
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
    • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
    • 1/3 cup plant-based milk
    • 1/3 cup all natural almond butter
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1/4 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
    • 1/3 cup Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 1/3 cups quinoa flour
    • 1/4 cup Lilly's Dark Chocolate Chips

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 365 degrees. Line a bread pan with parchment paper or spray with coconut oil
    • Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
    • Add the remaining liquid ingredients and stir well until almost all lumps are removed.
    • Place in the bread pan and bake for 45 minutes in the middle of the oven.  Be sure and stick test the middle before removing. If needed, bake 5 to 10 more minutes
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    1. maria

      October 13, 2021 at 12:13 pm

      Gina,
      Thanks for the vegan recipes.
      Is it ok to use any vegan sugar instead of Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener? Or maybe skip the sugar?
      Maria

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      • Gina

        October 13, 2021 at 12:46 pm

        You will need to add sugar to this recipe. It is not a very sweet bread, hence it's healthy. We use a lot of coconut sugar because it has a lower glycemic index. However, plain white sugar will work great. Note* Be sure you use only fresh baking powder. I had a flop when I made this one time and realized it was my baking powder. Living in GA things tend to not last as long because of all the humidity I guess.

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      • Stephanie

        March 04, 2022 at 3:00 pm

        Gina, would using chocolate almond milk make a difference in this recipe?

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        • Gina

          March 05, 2022 at 9:10 am

          Stephanie, I don't feel like it would change the texture to use chocolate almond milk. I also discovered banana almond milk by Almond Breeze. My granddaughter can not have dairy so I originally got it for her. However, I really liked it too and thought it might be good in recipes like this one. This has been a challenging recipe that I have tried several types of flour that were gluten-free. I would love to know how it turns out for you if you use chocolate milk.

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          • Stephanie

            March 05, 2022 at 3:13 pm

            I will definitely let you know..

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