Description
This Paleo Zucchini Bread is lightly sweetened, super soft and moist, with just the right amount of crunch from toasted walnuts. This gluten-free zucchini quick bread is one treat you can enjoy guilt free!
Ingredients
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- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar, see Notes
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup grated zucchini, water squeezed out after measuring
- 1¼ cups (5 oz.) almond flour
- ¼ cup (1 oz.) tapioca flour, you can also use arrowroot starch
- 2 tablespoons (1 oz.) coconut flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped, optional
Instructions
- Grease one 9″x5″ loaf pan and preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a large bowl or mixer, combine the eggs, coconut sugar, apple sauce, and coconut oil. Mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Add zucchini and stir to combine.
- Add the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until combined. Fold in toasted walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for about ½ hour. Flip out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Notes
This bread is not very sweet! Feel free to increase the amount of coconut sugar to up to 6 tablespoons if you prefer a sweeter bread (or add some chocolate chips).
Nutrition
- Calories: 219
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 310
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 49
Keywords: paleo zucchini bread, gluten-free zucchini bread