Monday, August 18, 2014

Paleo Zucchini Banana Bread

Well the food challenge is over, but my family wants to keep going to some extent! My mom really wanted to make another zucchini bread so we had some healthy snack we could go to. However, we wanted to try a different one than the last time because although the guys loved it, my mom and I both thought it was a little too chocolatey :)  We got this recipe from a friend at the gym and make some of our own modifications/changes/additions. Here is the recipe we came up with and this yielded 2 loaves.

2 1/2 cups almond meal
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda 
4 eggs
4 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cup zucchini, grated
1 banana, mushed 
1 1/2 cups pecans (my moms idea and DEFINITELY a must!)


Directions: 
  • Grate zucchini over a paper towel so that some of the liquid is soaked up
  • Put dry ingredients (meal, baking soda, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, nuts) in a bowl and stir
  • Put all the wet ingredients in a blender, including the zucchini and banana, and pulse for about 10 seconds. 
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix thoroughly
  • Put in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes until the bread is firm to the touch in the middle. 
  • Enjoy!!


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