Zucchini Bread

This Lighter Zucchini Bread is moist, fluffy, and made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, shredded zucchini and zero butter or refined sugar. Reliable for breakfast or an straightforward snack!

With summer coming to an end, baking bread or muffins are a great way to use up all that leftover zucchini from your garden! You will keep baking with zucchini because not only does is make this quick bread so moist and flavorful, but it is a great way to sneak in veggies for those picky eaters because you cannot taste the zucchini at all. You could also mix in other fun additions

Enjoy this satisfying lighter zucchini bread recipe for breakfast with your morning coffee or serve it to your kids as a great after-school snack! You can also easily adjust this recipe and make zucchini banana bread by substituting the greek yogurt for mashed banana or even zucchini pumpkin bread by using pumpkin purée. This recipe is easily customizable with so many variations

What goes in

• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup almond milk, or milk of choice
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini, water squeezed out (about 1 medium zucchini)

How it comes together

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Use a wide bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; hold nearby.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, maple syrup, Greek yogurt, milk, coconut oil, vanilla and shredded zucchini until all combined. Add wet ingredients into flour mixture and mix with a spatula until just combined, being careful not to over-mix! Pour mixture into prepared 9×5 loaf pan.
4. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Leave the bread in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully inverting it onto a wire rack to cool. Slice and enjoy!