Zucchini and Chocolate Banana Bread
RECIPE
You wouldn’t think that adding zucchini and dark chocolate to a banana bread recipe would make it the best you’d ever tried, would you now? I have to admit, I was shocked when I first tried it too! In an attempt to pack more veg into my meals, I flipped my banana bread recipe and was shocked at how delicious the result was. I’m not sure I’ll even go back to normal banana bread any time soon!
RECIPE
Zucchini and chocolate banana bread
PREP: 10 mins | COOK: 65 mins
DIFFICULTY: Easy | MAKES: 8 slices
Ingredients:
3 very ripe bananas
80g butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla
3 zucchini
2 cups plain flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 cup dark chocolate, chopped (150-180g, depending how chocolatey you want it)
Butter to serve, (optional, but recommended)
Method:
Preheat the oven to 160ºC fan-forced. Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl then mix in butter, brown sugar egg and vanilla until well combined.
Grate two zucchini and add to the mix, along with the plain flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and salt. Then mix in the chopped chocolate and pour into a baking paper-lined loaf tin.
Slice the remaining zucchini into strips, and lay on top of the mixture in the tin.
Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a skewer or knife inserted into the middle comes out clean, and not with wet batter stuck to it. Cool in tray but enjoy when it’s still warm with a little butter if you’re so inclined!
