I’ve been REALLY into zucchini lately. Zucchini noodles, zucchini muffins, zucchini brownies, and now, zucchini bread. It’s just the perfect vegetable to add to any dish without anyone really noticing. You can add any sort of flavor to it and the zucchini will embrace it with open arms. Then you somehow feel better about eating an entire loaf of bread since it has a vegetable in it. That’s totally reasonable, right? Right.
But enough about zucchini, let’s talk about more about overeating. Because I crushed that this holiday weekend. NBD. I find that when my goal is to not drink much during a stretch of time while everyone else is pounding drinks, I simply pound snack food instead. I think it’s my coping mechanism. My social anxiety spikes around groups of people where small talk is the most common kind of talk, so instead of talking, I just eat. And since the Florida Keys is littered with plantain everything, that’s all I consumed 24/7 for 4 days. It was magical. Until I woke up in Denver this morning, salt logged, puffy, and sunburnt. I don’t know how people live in Florida full time. My carb consumption would be at all all-time high. And my skin would be even more like leather than it already is. The Florida Keys is a realllll different kind of place. That I don’t think is for me.
After our “holiday weekend” weekend away, I’m ready for some routine. And to sleep in a bed with my husband again. In the airbnb we stayed in, there was one bedroom with a king size bed then another room with two twin beds. Since our friends found the place AND drove their boat down to take us out for the weekend, we obviously took the twin beds. And you know what? Twin beds suck ass. I’m a hot sleeper and yell at my husband if he even touches me with a toe because I’m instantly sweating, but sleeping in a bed made for a toddler makes no sense. It reminded me of ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ and the parents twin bed life. And you know whose lives don’t seem very fun? The parents in ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.’ I thought that I would be pissed to come home to rainy weather in Denver, but now all I can think about is sleeping in a freezing cold bed where I can starfish out and push my husband to the side. #romance. Now excuse me – I have some zucchini bread to stuff my face with.
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 slices 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup peeled, shredded and drained zucchini (about 2 medium zucchinis)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups paleo baking flour
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a bread pan with parchment paper and spray with coconut oil spray.
- Peel zucchinis, finely shred them then use paper towels or a nut milk bag to squeeze out all the excess water.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients until completely combined. Pour batter into bread pan.
- Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the middle of the bread. Let cool for a couple minutes before removing from the bread pan. Slice into 8-10 slices and definitely eat when it’s warm!
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More Zucchini Recipes You Might Like:
Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodle Bowl
Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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Will this work with coconut milk and revisions you suggest if substituting coconut milk from the can?
Hi Juli! I think you recently cut out eggs and I am doing the same. Have you done baking without eggs are you revising your recipes to be more eggless? What would you recommend for this one? Thanks!!
i don’t eat a ton of baked goods so i normally just cook with eggs when i do. but i’ve found that this one is great egg replacer for 1-2 eggs https://amzn.to/2ZUYvaW
Okay…I have scrolled this page many times and I cannot find the ingredients list. Am I missing something here? 🙁 Please help!
sadly there is a glitch in my system that i’m trying to troubleshoot, but here are the ingredients in the meantime! i’m so sorry for the inconvenience!
1 cup peeled, shredded and drained zucchini (about 2 medium zucchinis)
2 eggs
2 cups paleo baking flour
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
pinch of salt