This bread is super moist, sweet, hearty and wholesome. Anyone with a sweet tooth will love this bread. It's also a hit with the picky eaters and kids.
Author: Ella Smith
Serves: 10 slices
Ingredients
1 large egg, beaten
¼ cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup coconut oil, melted (refined or unrefined)
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
1½ cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups (lightly packed) grated zucchini (1 very large or 2 medium zucchinis)
½-2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a medium loaf pan (8 or 9 inch long) with olive oil. Set aside.
Peel the zucchini and grate into hashbrown-sized pieces.
Lightly pat dry with paper towel and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg.
Whisk in maple syrup, vanilla and applesauce.
In a small heat-safe bowl, melt coconut oil in the microwave or preheated oven.
Pour oil and Greek yogurt into bowl and whisk together.
Add flour to batter and whisk together.
Add coconut sugar, baking powder and salt to batter and whisk together.
Add grated zucchini and chocolate chips to batter and stir to combine.
Transfer to greased loaf pan.
Bake 45 minutes, or until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean from the center.