Health Nut Zucchini Bread
Let’s be honest—nobody really needs another bread recipe. We’re constantly trying to cut back on carbs and empty calories. But what if we could make bread better by infusing it with the nutrient-rich benefits of FoodTrients®? By incorporating wholesome ingredients like wheat germ, nuts, and whole wheat flour, you can transform bread into a nourishing treat.
This recipe is not only adaptable—allowing you to customize it to your taste—but it also embraces the flavors of the season while offering more wholesome nutrition than seductive breads loaded with sugar and saturated fat.
Ingredients
Makes one 9-inch x 5-inch loaf
1 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup honey or maple syrup
2 eggs
½ cup milk or water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla extract
½ tsp. fine-grain sea salt
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
2 cups grated zucchini (you’ll need 1 1/2 small-to-medium zucchini, about 8 ounces—squeeze
out excess moisture over the sink before stirring it into the batter)
1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan well to prevent the bread from sticking.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the olive oil and honey (or maple syrup). Beat them with a whisk until they are combined. Add the eggs and beat well.
3. Add the milk, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and nutmeg, and whisk to blend. Switch to a big spoon and stir in the squeezed zucchini. Add the flour and stir just until combined. Some lumps are ok! Gently fold in the toasted nuts.
4. Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with additional cinnamon.
5. Bake for 55-to-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the center of the loaf springs back to the touch. Let the bread cool in the pan on a wire rack. Use a serrated knife to cut individual slices.
6. If you want to store the bread frozen, slice the bread before freezing and defrost individual slices by lightly toasting them or defrosting them in the microwave.
