Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Loaf

Bursting with hemp hearts, whole wheat, cocoa powder, and unsweetened coconut, this easy zucchini bread is a healthier option for dessert.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 179 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 5 large eggs eggs
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• ¾ cup pure maple syrup
• ⅔ cup grapeseed oil
• ½ cup hemp hearts
• ½ cup chia seeds
• ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 standard loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine zucchini, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla extract in a large bowl.

Step 3

Mix flour, hemp hearts, chia seeds, coconut, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl. Mix wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a loaf comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cut each loaf into 12 slices once cooled.