Chocolate Zucchini Breakfast Bread (gluten-free, dairy-free)

Recipe by Alyssa Rimmer (of Queen of Quinoa blog – now called Simply Quinoa)

our Featured Guest Food Blogger for the month of December!

“…  I love chocolate.

It’s one of my many weaknesses. One that tempts me each night. One that I can’t stay away from as hard as I try. One that makes me do a happy dance with every bite.”

 (Quinoa is pronounced like keen-wa)

Makes 1 loaf

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (64 grams) toasted quinoa flour (see the preparation here)
• 1/2 cup (70 grams) super fine brown rice flour
• 1/2 cup (90 grams) tapioca starch
• 1/4 cup (32 grams) raw cocoa powder (or unsweetened cocoa powder)
• 1/2 cup (55 grams) flaxseed meal/powder
• 1 teaspoon guar gum
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini, pressed between two paper towels to remove the excess liquid
• 1 medium banana, smashed (about 1/3 cup)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 9″ loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients and transfer to the bowl of a stand-up mixer, fitted with paddle attachment.
3. Add the shredded zucchini and banana and stirring until combined.
4. Beat together the wet ingredients in a small mixing bowl and slowly add to the dry ingredients, mixing on low until fully incorporated, 1 – 2 minutes.
5. Scoop the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top with the back of a plastic spatula.
6. Bake in the center of a warmed oven for 50 – 60 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
7. Let cool on a wire rack until fully cooled, 20 – 30 minutes.
8. Slice and serve.
9. Top with your spreads of your choice. My favorites are almond butter or coconut butter.

Love baking with the superfood Quinoa, check out Alyssa’s e-book Baking with Quinoa containing 26, free from gluten, dairy & refined sugar, recipes!

Alyssa Rimmer is the quinoa obsessed girl behind the gluten-free blog, the Queen of Quinoa. She loves experimenting with nutritious and whole-food ingredients, and hopes to show the everyday home chef that cooking and eating gluten-free can not only be healthy, but also delicious and fun.