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Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

PB2 healthy chocolate zucchini bread is easy to make, good for you, and absolutely delicious. Seriously, we wouldn’t lie! The best news about this breakfast/dessert/flavor bomb is that you can eat as much as you want without feeling guilty.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Zucchini (yields 1 cup), grated on smallest setting with liquid lightly squeezed out

  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce (if you don’t have apple sauce, 1/2c canola/vegetable oil also works)

  • 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract

  • 1 tablespoon Flaxseed Meal mixed with 3 tablespoons of water. Mix together and let sit for 5 minutes before adding.

  • 1/2 cup Vegan Sour Cream

  • 3/4 cup PB2 Performance – Peanut Protein (Dutch Cocoa) Powder

  • 1 cup Coconut Sugar (if you don’t have coconut sugar, 1/2c brown sugar and 1/2c regular granulated sugar is delicious as well)

  • 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

  • 1 cup Vegan Chocolate Chips

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf pan and add parchment paper for easy removable at the end.

  2. Make flax egg by combining 1 tablespoon of Flaxseed Meal with 3 tablespoons on water. Stir together and set aside for about 5 minutes.

  3. Wash zucchini and grate.

  4. Combine and mix all of the wet ingredients in one large bowl (shredded zucchini, unsweetened apple sauce, vanilla extract, flax egg, and sour cream).

  5. Combine and mix all of the dry ingredients in a separate large bowl (PB2 Protein Powder, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg).

  6. Combine both mixed bowls together. Fold in vegan chocolate chips.

  7. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Bake in the middle oven rack for 45-55 minutes.

  8. Remove from oven and let loaf cool for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!

We hope you enjoy this Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe from Mae Elizabeth. For more recipes like this, check out the rest of our PB2 Recipes portfolio. You can find a list of all of our products available for purchase here.