Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Quinoa
This Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Loaf features an unusual ingredient: quinoa! Deeply chocolately, super moist and delicious, and tipping over to the healthy side of things, I know you'll love this loaf as much as I do.
Servings 8
Calories 391kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups grated zucchini
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup olive oil or other vegetable oil
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup all purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F / 180°C. Prepare a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the eggs, brown sugar, olive oil, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.2 large eggs, ½ cup olive oil, ½ cup packed brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Place a sifter over the wet ingredients, and add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Sift over the wet ingredients, careful to eliminate any lumps from the cocoa powder.1 cup all purpose flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- Stir to combine the wet and dry ingredients, careful to not over mix.
- Stir in grated zucchini, cooked quinoa, and ¾ cup of the chocolate chips, reserving some for topping.1 ½ cups grated zucchini, ½ cup cooked quinoa, 1 cup chocolate chips
- Distribute the batter into the prepared loaf tin, and scatter the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 50 - 60 min, rotating the pan half way though. A cake tester (toothpick, sharp knife) should come out mostly clean when the loaf is done, and the top should be firm.
- Remove the zucchini bread from the oven, and cool on a wire rack before slicing.
Notes
- Leftover zucchini loaf can be stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for 3-5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Nutrition values are an estimate only.
Nutrition
Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 277mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 4.3mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2.4mg