How To Make Healthy Zucchini Bread
This healthier spiced zucchini bread is made with whole wheat flour and walnuts for a moist, nutty, and nutritious treat that’s sweetened with maple syrup.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupraw walnuts,or pecans, roughly chopped, optional
- ⅓cupmelted coconut oil,or extra virgin olive oil
- ½cupmaple syrup,or honey
- 2eggs
- ½cupmilk,any type, or water
- 1tspbaking soda
- 1tspground cinnamon,plus more to swirl on top
- 2tspvanilla extract
- ½tspfine-grain sea salt
- ¼tspground nutmeg
- 7ozzucchini,grated, excess moisture squeezed out
- 1¾cupswhite whole wheat flour,or regular whole wheat four
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
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Once the oven has finished preheating, pour the chopped nuts onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 5 minutes until the nuts are fragrant and toasted, stirring halfway.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil and honey. Beat them with a whisk until they are combined. Add the eggs and beat well.
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Add the milk, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg, and whisk to blend. Switch to a big spoon and stir in the zucchini.
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Add the flour and stir just until combined. Some lumps are fine. Gently fold in the toasted nuts, if using.
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Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with additional cinnamon.
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Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the center of the loaf springs back to the touch. Let the bread cool in the pan on a wire rack. Use a serrated knife to cut individual slices.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 2034.14kcal
- Fat: 92.98g
- Saturated Fat: 69.24g
- Trans Fat: 0.03g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.28g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.27g
- Carbohydrates: 273.21g
- Fiber: 26.15g
- Sugar: 108.74g
- Protein: 45.45g
- Cholesterol: 332.12mg
- Sodium: 2013.32mg
- Calcium: 481.08mg
- Potassium: 1932.77mg
- Iron: 10.37mg
- Vitamin A: 214.01µg
- Vitamin C: 35.68mg
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