• On Oct, 11, 2024
•  ladyrecipes
•  Recipes

I love hiding vegetables in desserts and this healthy low carb zucchini bread is my new favourite. You cannot taste (or see) the zucchini at all. Its gently sweet flavour works perfectly in this recipe – think fluffy almond flour loaf cake with bonus nutrients!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
British
Servings
12
Calories
188 kcal

INGREDIENTS

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1 ½ cup/ 230g shredded zucchini /courgette all liquid squeezed out
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4 eggs
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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½ cup/ 100g butter softened
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1 ¼ cup/ 125g almond flour or ground almonds
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1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp/ 50g coconut flour
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1 ½ tsp baking powder
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3 tbsp granulated erythritol or more, to taste
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1-2 tsp cinnamon to taste
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½ tsp nutmeg
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¼ cup/ 30g chopped hazelnuts or pecans
INSTRUCTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 180 Celsius / 356 Fahrenheit.
Whisk the eggs with an electric mixer or in a food processor until pale, frothy and doubled in size. Add the butter and vanilla and blend.
Add the zucchini and blend until combined.
Stir in half the nuts.
Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and fill in the batter. Top with the remaining nuts.
Bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick/knife inserted comes out clean. If the cake gets too brown, cover the top loosely with aluminium paper.
Let cool completely before slicing.
Make sure you squeeze the liquid out of the zucchini as much as you can. And when you think you”re finished, squeeze some more. I ended up with 160 ml of zucchini liquid.
2.1 net carbs per slice on the basis of 12 slices.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
I used ground almonds in this recipe – that’s what we call “regular” almond flour here in the UK. If you want to use extra-fine (fat-reduced) almond flour, I recommend you use 1 cup / 100g instead of the 125 g / 1 1/4 cup (and, if the dough seems too soft, add another 1-2 tbsp of almond flour if necessary). The super-fine almond flour absorbs more liquid than the coarser almond flour/ground almonds.
NUTRITION
Calories: 188kcal
Protein: 6g
Fat: 16.6g
Sodium: 26mg
Potassium: 220mg
Fiber: 2.5g
Sugar: 0.9g