Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread :: Recipe
A great way to use up all that extra zucchini from your garden! Your kids won't even know the zucchini is in there.
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups sugar plus a little more for dusting the top of the dough
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 2 medium ripe bananas mashed (about 1 cup)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour {I used freshly ground soft white wheat}
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Optional: 1 cup chopped nuts {pecans or walnuts}
Instructions
- Beat eggs in a mixing bowl.
- Add sugar and oil and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add bananas and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir into egg mixture.
- Stir in zucchini, chocolate chips and nuts if desired just until combined.
- Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans.
- Sprinkle a little extra sugar on top of the batter, if desired.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
If you use freshly ground flour, really pack the flour in the scoop to make sure it's filled all the way, in the same manner you would measure out brown sugar. I recently learned this tip and it's making a big difference when I use freshly ground flour!