Last week I posted this beauty on Instagram and promised a recipe…
I took my regular zucchini bread recipe (one of the first things I ever posted on this blog!) and tweaked it a bit to get…Zucchini Cacao Nib Bread. This was moist with the perfect balance of sweetness without being overpowering, thanks to the cacao nibs. Even though they were the Sweet Cacao Nibs, they tasted more like dark chocolate than sweet, and brought a new dimension of flavor to my usual recipe.
Zucchini Cacao Nib Bread
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1/2 cup Nativas Naturals Sweet Cacao Nibs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Beat eggs, applesauce, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini until combined. Fold in Cacao Nibs. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Spoon into lightly greased loaf pans (I sprayed mine with cooking spray) and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Try not to eat the whole loaf in one sitting…it’s not as easy as it looks! 😉
Before I forget to mention, the Cacao Nibs were sent to me by the amazing people of Nativas Naturals, who also sent me Freeze-dried Wheatgrass Powder, which I’ve been using in my smoothies, but more on that later!
This company has an amazing variety of superfoods – chia, goji berry, cacao, hemp, etc and are dedicating to organic agriculture with sustainable, socially responsible relationships with farmers. Win-win if you ask me!!
Looks like a great recipe and one you can feel good about eating! I love bread like this for bfast or a snack with PB.
I love a good zucchini bread! Thanks for sharing!
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That zucchini bread looks great! 🙂
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Looks like a super fantastic recipe!!!!!! I love different zucchini breads!! Spa love!
This looks and sounds DEELISH! Thank you for sharing!!
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This zucchini bread looks amazing. I think I just drooled. 🙂 I love the addition of cacao nibs. You’ve just given me an idea on how to re-invent an old recipe of mine. 🙂
That looks amazing!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe…I’m pinning it!!!
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I have never used those ingredients before but what you made looks yummy!
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looks delish! thank you!!
This bread looks so moist and delicious!
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I need to try this! I just picked up some zucchini today and have cacao nibs in the pantry! Thanks for sharing.
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I immediately want to toast that and put some cream cheese on it…. yum.
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Yummy looking and healthy! Perfect in my book! Can’t wait to try this out soon 🙂