Moist, chocolate speckled zucchini bread - Gluten free
I love coconut flour. Wow what a revelation. It gives a certain fluffier texture to baked goods while staying light and moist. Perfect for this recipe.
I sweetened with dates, no additional sugar used. The chocolate also helps add sweetness but I believe the coconut flour also gives a little sweetness of its own.
Truly addictive, and I only say this after sharing some of the bread with friends and they praise was high enough for me to feel free to.
Coconut flour is made from coconut meat. It's gluten free and high in fiber, which we all know in turn is good for our digestion, helping move unwanted cholesterol and other bad fats out of our system which in turn protects us from clogged blood vessels and other cardiovascular diseases. Fiber has also been found to help combat colon cancer, again as the fiber helps speed up the expelling of toxic wastes from our metabolism.
Ingredients
100-150 grams dark chocolate, roughly chopped
4 eggs
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
4-5 dates (soak for at least 30 min)
150 grams yoghurt (sheep, coconut or cows)
150-200 ml oat, rice or other nut milk
200 grams coconut flour
100 grams oat flour (gluten free) or almond flour
1/2 medium sized zucchini, grated
choose between 1/2 grated apple or 1 mashed overripe banana or 2 tbsp applesauce (unsweetened)
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
optional - 1 dl walnuts, pecans or pumpkin seeds (I used pumpkin)
Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 180C
Cook the dates in the water, to loosen them up and then puree into a sauce
Whisk the eggs till fluffy, add the date puree once cooled
Same goes for the coconut oil, heat so it melts, then add to eggs once slightly cooled
Now add the milk, yoghurt, zucchini and apple/banana
Add all the dry ingredients, mix
Add the chocolate, mix
If the dough is looking dry (it needs to be some what loose, sticky), add a little more milk
Transfer the dough to a baking tine lined with baking paper or grease the pan before hand
Bake for 45min-1hour. You will know its ready when you can poke a form in the middle and it comes out dry If while baking the top of the bread starts to look a bit too dark, cover with some aluminium foil
Allow the bread to cool and then dig in and enjoy!!
