If you just turned away from this recipe because it has the word moist in the title, we’re fighting. I know, I know, moist is kind of a gross word. But how many paleo bread recipes have you come across that are either goo in the middle or completely dry? Mine is moist and that is a key component to a delicious zucchini bread. If you don’t like the title, you can miss out on this recipe and live a lonely life filled with dry, fake bread. JOKES ON YOU.
I’ve been wanting to make a zucchini bread for a while because zucchini bread, in the chocolate form, is divine. It’s moist (yep, I said it again) and it’s cheap to make since zucchini is super in season here. Laura gave this chocolate bread an 8. A FREAKING 8. What in the sh*t is that?? She obviously has sh*tty tastebuds. Sorry Laura, it’s just the truth.
So this weekend I was suppose to compete in the Colorado Open at Front Range CrossFit, but sadly a little tiny shoulder injury has held me back. The last thing I wanted to do was make it worse. Anywho, I still went to the competition to cheer on my CrossFit Broadway athletes and all the other good looking athletes there. It’s one of my favorite weekends of the year, mostly because there are so many cool people to talk to. I get to spend an entire weekend with all people who love to do the same thing I love to do. And get to see the awesome girls I only compete with once a year.
But it was fun watching people over the weekend. Let’s be real, I mean people watching. As the events went on, most of the time I was scoping out the scene. I don’t know who I’m kidding. For some reason I have this belief that the CrossFitter of my dreams will be at one of these events. You would think that CrossFit events would be the breeding grounds for young CrossFit love. But that’s a negative. All that fills these events are neon colored shorts and shirts…and headbands…and shoes. We get it, you’re trying to be loud. And badass. I’m speaking from experience, neon doesn’t make you cool. I would know, I tried. It didn’t work. Nor did it get me a CrossFit hottie who is kind, and intelligent, and compassionate, and super into me.
Don’t worry, I ate my feelings with these little loafs.
Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread (nut free)
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded (equal to 1.5 cups shredded zucchini)
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 3/4 cup sunbutter (or nutbutter if you prefer)
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- So you first need to shred your zucchini. Use the shredding attachment on your food processor or take the long and boring route using a cheese grater. Whichever works.
- Once yours zucchini is shredded, you need to remove the excess liquid. And zucchinis have a lot of it. What I did was place a couple paper towels down on the counter, throw the zucchini on top, then place another paper towel on top of the zucchini then squeezed. The more you squeeze, the more liquid will come out. Genius.
- Use more paper towels as needed, but be sure to squeeze until the zucchini feels water-less.
- Place zucchini in a bowl with the rest of your ingredients. Use a large spoon to mix well until all the ingredients are combined and you have a deep chocolate color.
- Pour your ingredients into a loaf pan. IMPORTANT NOTE, I used 2 mini loaf pans that were about 5×3.
- Place in oven to bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when you poke it. Mine took almost 35 minutes to completely cook through.
- Let cool, cut and serve!
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geez that looks good. i was one of those people who planted a shit ton of zucchini and got these hard crunchy green logs. did not work out like i planned. even when i cooked them, they were hard! will never understand this.
This is baking in the oven as I type! I only had a standard size loaf so I hope the middle won’t be too goey. I’ve been making your recipes for a little while now and I haven’t had too many letdowns (though there were a couple disasters). I’m still getting used to the idea of some of these “breads” not tasting anything like regular bread. I’ll give you an update once this cools 🙂
HOLY BALLS, this is the best paleo bread I’ve ever tasted! It’s spring-ey and delicious, the texture just right! Next time I’ll throw some chopped nuts in and maybe a handful of dark chocolate chips, but I’m trying to keep my sugars low so I didn’t even add the full honey amount. I just Instagrammed a pic and tagged you 🙂
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This tastes to good to be good for you!
Mmm at work eating Paleo snaks but need a bite of this …..
I just made this with a xylitol based honey substitute to make them sugar free and it was delicious. Also, used the leftover sun butter, mixed with almond milk, van extract, some cinnamon, and a bit of honey to make “icing” …. Naughty!
AWESOME! Made my own sunbutter today and since the zucchini in my garden were all eaten up yesterday (waiting for more!) I used the whole FIGS (very thick skin) on my tree in place of zucchini and honey. Came out AMAZING!!
Very tasty! Thanks!!
Just made these – I also made them as muffins, since I didn’t have a loaf pan. I set the timer for 20 minutes but they were a little overcooked at 16 minutes, so I’ll probably check them next time at 12. However, they are fantastic. My husband ate two already.
So far I’ve made the egg and sausage bites, granola, and maple banana ice cream. Everything has been great. I always end up spending time drooling over all the recipes on this site.
A friend of mine knew we were coming over for dinner and grabbed a recipe off here for twice baked sweet potatoes with bacon. That paired with smoked gouda stuffed bison burgers was a real treat!
Could you add nuts to this ? Im assuming walnuts would be best? Any idea how many?
Also what if you make it with out the cocoa?
I think that would be great! Probably 1/2 cup crushed walnuts. As for no cocoa, it wouldn’t be chocolatey without it. But still delicious~!
Why not take a non-paleo recipe and get the spices from that if your going to omit chocolate and turn it into regular yummy zucchini bread
made this bread last night and it is fantastic!! more like cake than bread actually.
forgot to rate the recipe!