Zucchini Chocolate Banana Bread

The Hidden Greens ✨

A cake is a cake, even if half of a zucchini is hidden into it.
Lately, I have been a real banana bread baker. I love to wait until the bananas turn dotty and brown so the sweetness comes out better. My kitchen is constantly smelling sweet thanks to the ripening bananas on the table and my fridge is full of banana-bread-ready bananas.

I like to make one banana bread during the weekend and have a slice ready for those rushed mornings or late night sweet cravings. Most of the time I don´t weigh the ingredients and using what I have in hand I see what comes out.

This time I felt I should make a banana bread that is a little bit more balanced with macros. I do not calculate anything myself and honestly don´t know what the ratios should be. But when eating a cake every day I better make it more filling and satisfying. 💖

I decided to use some extra protein kick in my cake as well as adding some greens and superfoods. And on top of that wanted to make it into a chocolate cake as well. Should I name it a GreenChocolateSuperCake instead? 😆

Chocolate Bread that is:

full of hidden greens
protein packed
refined sugar and gluten free
rich in vitamin C
Simple, Sweet and Satisfying

Zucchini Chocolate Bread is made of rye flakes, cacao powder, bananas and zucchini, little bit of coconut sugar, @bemoresuperfoods BeFit blend and Baobab powder and some extra Pea protein and Brown Rice protein from @bulkpowders. Healthy, delicious and filling for either dessert or why not for a kick-starter breakfast. You know me, I could eat cake all day every day 😊
Topped the zucchini cake with my homemade ChocoNut Spread. (Click for the recipe)

Time for some Green Chocolate!

Print Recipe

Zucchini Chocolate Bread

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Keyword: bananabread, bread, chocolate, glutenfree, hclf, protein, vegan, vegandessert, zucchini

Author: mylifemytreats

Ingredients

2 cups rye flakes 150g
1/3 cup almond flour 35g
2/3 cup protein powder 60g, brown rice and pea protein @bulkpowders
1/3 cup coconut sugar 45g
3 bananas ~340g
1/2 zucchini 200g
1/2 cup plant milk/water 120ml, used rice milk
1/4 cup cacao powder 20g
2 tbsp BeFit powder 15g, @bemoresuperfoods
1 tbsp Baobab powder 7g, @bemoresuperfoods
1,25 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
cinnamon

Instructions

preheat oven to 180°C
place rye flakes into a food processor and pulse until flour-like, doesn´t have to be super fine
in one bowl mix rye flour, almond flour, protein powder, BeFit and Baobab powder and set aside
in another bowl mash the bananas with a fork
cut the zucchini into circles, place in a food processor and pulse until smaller pieces, kind of grated
add grated zucchini, coconut sugar, milk and cinnamon to the bananas and stir until well combined
place the baking soda in the middle of the banana bowl, pour the vinegar on top and straight when it starts to sizzle stir the mixture well
add the flour mixture from the first bowl and stir until everything is well combined
pour the batter into a bread mold (either greased or lined with parchment paper) and slightly press some hazelnuts on top for decoration
bake about 40 min in 180°C
let the banana bread cool down in the mold
decorate with chocolate spread and extra nuts

Notes

mold 24x7cm
you can grate the zucchini as well, I am just lazy and the food processor method is faster
you can use rye flour instead of flakes, just be mindful of the cups, go for 150g
if not a rye fan use oat flakes or oat flour or buckwheat flour instead, go for 150g
you can use your favourite protein powder
if you don´t have @bemoresuperfoods products just omit them from the recipe or use my code "lifetreats" to get some discount!

Hope you like this zucchini bread, let me know in the comments.
And if you try my recipe don´t forget to tag me on your post on instagram with #lifetreatsrecipe and @my_life_my_treats so I can enjoy all your creations!

Lots of Love !!!

Be like a Banana - the Older You Get the Sweeter You Become

@my_life_my_treats

xoxo, LT

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