Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Name: Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Yield: makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup canola oil; 1 cup light agave nectar; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 cups grated/shredded zucchini; 2 1/3 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup dairy-free, soy-free chocolate chips

December 9, 2011

This tasty quick bread is a great way to sneak vegetables into your kid’s diet. When you combine chocolate and zucchini, the zucchini disappears. I tell my veggie-phobic son Lennon he’s eating chocolate cake and he’s none the wiser! He thinks he’s really lucky to get chocolate cake for breakfast.

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