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Zucchini Banana Bread - Easy + Healthy

The perfect balance of ripe bananas and zucchini, this healthy recipe for zucchini banana bread is dairy-free and naturally sweetened.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
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Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 125kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups spelt flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 bananas *the browner the better
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 egg *beaten
  • cup coconut oil *melted but not hot
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup grated zucchini

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 and grease a 9x5 loaf pan (I use a coconut oil spray).
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the spelt flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and set aside.
  • In a large bowl mash the bananas until they are close to lump-free, then stir in the coconut sugar, maple syrup, egg, coconut oil, and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Bit by bit, add the flour mixture, stirring well each time incorporate it. Set aside.
  • Squeeze the moisture out of the grated zucchini by placing it in the middle of a double layer of paper towels (or cheesecloth) and squeezing out the water over the sink. Fold the zucchini into the batter.
  • Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, checking that a toothpick in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then cool completely, on a wire rack.

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Notes

  • To freeze this bread, wrap the cooled and unsliced loaf tightly with plastic wrap and then place it into a freezer bag. It will keep up to 6 months. Thaw completely at room temperature.
  • The smaller the zucchini is the sweeter it will be.
  • Add some crunch by mixing in nuts like walnuts or toasted pecans
  • Make this bread even sweeter with a handful of chocolate chips added to the batter before you bake.
  • Substitute a flax egg instead of the large egg for a vegan recipe.
  • Substitute all-purpose gluten-free flour for gluten allergies.

Nutrition

Serving: 16 | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.7mg