Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 4 tbsp water
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup grated zucchini
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups spelt flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup dairy free dark chocolate chips
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F
In a medium sized mixing bowl combine ground flaxseed and water, stir and let sit for 5 minutes
Once flax seeds gel up, add apple sauce and grated zucchini and with a fork or whisk mix together evenly
Add in peanut butter, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, and brown sugar and mix well into the zucchini mixture
Stir in baking soda and baking powder and whisk together to evenly combine
You will notice the batter bubble and rise
Fold in salt and flour 1/2 cup at a time and mix into batter
Repeat until all of the flour is incorporated
Add chocolate chips then fold them into the batter
Batter will be thick, spoon batter into a lightly greased loaf pan and place in the oven
Bake in the over for 50-55 minutes, making sure a toothpick comes out clean before removing from the oven
Make sure to allow bread to cool for a few minutes before cutting into it
