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Carob Zucchini Bread

Carob zucchini bread.

Total Time: ~1 hour

Serves: As many or few as you desire 🙂

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Inspiration

I grew up baking and you would think as a child that cookies and gingerbread houses would have been my favorite, but for me it was always the loaf cakes: banana bread, cranberry orange, pumpkin spice. There was always a clear front runner, and that was this zucchini bread!

Not only is it simple to make, but once you have the required ingredients you can add whatever you want – nuts, dried fruit, chocolate – the list is endless. This chocolate zucchini bread recipe is beyond good and you may want to make two because it will not last long. 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup organic, all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup powdered carob or organic, unsweetened cocoa 
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted, slightly cooled
  • ¼ cup oil (canola, vegetable, or melted coconut)
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups packed shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup carob chips or semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • ⅓ cup of chopped walnuts

COCONUT OIL TIP:
When using coconut oil, melt first then allow to cool slightly.

CAROB HEALTH FACTS:
Carob is a flowering evergreen tree widely cultivated for its sweet, edible fruit that makes a fantastic chocolate substitute. It is naturally high in fiber, has a low sugar and fat content, contains no caffeine, and is ideal for people with high blood pressure.

Preparations

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. 
  2. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, carob powder, baking soda, and sea salt and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, add the eggs, melted butter, oil, vanilla extract, and brown sugar. Stir until smooth – a few small brown sugar clumps is fine.
  5. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients together.
  6. Stir in the shredded zucchini – don’t over mix.
  7. Gently fold in the walnuts and carob chips.
  8. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of carob chips over the top of the bread. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out mostly clean, you might have some melted carob chips on the toothpick and that is fine. You just don’t want a lot of gooey batter.
  9. Remove pan oven and set on a wire cooling rack for 15 minutes. 
  10. Run a knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove from pan. Place the bread on the wire cooling rack until slightly warm. Cut into slices and serve.

Tips

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  • The bread will keep on the counter, wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 4 days.
  • This bread also freezes well. To freeze, cool the bread completely, wrap in plastic wrap, then cover in aluminum foil. Lasts up to 1 month in the freezer.