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Healthy Zucchini Bread Recipe with Applesauce

Julia SchmittJulia Schmitt
This quick, easy and healthy zucchini bread recipe is made completely without refined sugar and butter. To bump up the flavor we add some ground hazelnuts and cocoa powder and if desired also some chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips. 
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Vorbereitung 15 Minuten
Zubereitung 50 Minuten
Gesamtzeit 1 Stunde 5 Minuten
Gericht Cake, pastries, Snack
Küche American
Portionen 10 slices
Kalorien 184 kcal

Kochutensilien

  • 1 box grater
  • 1 hand mixer/ kitchen machine/ whisk
  • 1 loaf pan

Zutaten
  

  • 4 Medjool dates * (≈ 80g or 1.8 oz) if you like it sweeter take 5 dates or ≈100g or 3.5 oz
  • 120 g boiling water (½ cup)
  • 1 small to medium sized zucchini
  • 250 g whole wheat flour (8.8 oz or approx. 2 cups and 2 tbsp)
  • 15 g baking cocoa (≈ 5 tsp)
  • 10 g baking powder (2.5 tsp)
  • 50 g ground hazelnuts ** (1.8 oz or ≈ ½ cup)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs (medium sized)
  • 2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 120 g applesauce (4.2 oz or ≈½ cup)
  • 1-3 tablespoon (non-dairy or dairy) milk

Anleitungen
 

Preparations:

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F. Pit the dates, cut them roughly into smaller pieces, put them in a bowl and pour over the hot water, leave to soak for 10 minutes. 
  • Wash the zucchini thoroughly and grate it finely, set aside.

Dough:

  • Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, hazelnuts, salt and baking cocoa) in a large bowl. Grease a loaf pan (if not made of silicone) with a bit of butter, oil, or baking spray. 
  • Drain half of the date water and finely mash the date pieces with the remaining water to a fine puree using a fork.
  • Add the date puree to the bowl with the remaining ingredients (eggs, oil, and applesauce) and mix until everything is well combined. Add the milk one tablespoon at a time until the dough has reached the right cake batter consistency (see picture – you may not need all three tablespoons depending on the size of your zucchini and eggs).

Bake

  • Transfer the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake it in the oven at 180°C or 350°F for about 45 to 55 minutes. Check if the cake is done by making the toothpick test. Therefore, insert a wooden toothpick near the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done and can be removed from the oven. 
  • Let it cool briefly before removing it from the pan, then let it cool down completely on a cooling rack.

Notizen

*You can substitute half of the dates with about 50g of erythritol (1.8 oz). You can also use the same amount of maple syrup or date syrup instead (80 to 100g). You may need a little less milk if using the maple syrup.
**Substitute with ground almonds or walnuts if needed.
nutritional values per serving:
  • calories: 184 kcal
  • fat: 7.1 g
    • saturated fatty acids: 0.6 g
  • carbohydrates: 22.8 g
    • sugar: 1.8 g
    • fiber: 1.5 g
  • protein: 5.6 g

Nährwerte

Calories: 184kcal
Keyword healthy zucchini bread, zucchini bread recipe with applesauce, zucchini bread recipe without sugar
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