Recipe: Chocolate Courgette Loaf
This delicious chocolate loaf with rich dark chocolate chips and shredded courgette (I promise you won’t even notice it!) is the perfect weekend treat or decadent & healthy brekkie. Made with all natural coconut sugar, coconut flour and natural yoghurt, it’s low in sugar but tastes totally delicious. Plus, if you are a nut butter lover like me, it’s pretty great smothered in peanut or almond butter too!
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible if you demolish the entire loaf in one go…
Ingredients:
Makes 12 slices
160g coconut flour
85g coconut sugar
30g organic, all natural cocoa powder
200g grated courgette
3/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
220g natural yoghurt
40g almond butter
50g dark chocolate chips (optional but HIGHLY recommended)
25ml of almond milk (roughly)
Method:
The best part about this recipe? Other than it being full of chocolatey goodness, is that it’s super simple!
Pre-heat the oven to 160C (fan oven)
Grease a loaf tin (I use a 2lb loaf tin)
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda & cocoa powder in one bowl and mix well
Add in the courgette, yoghurt, almond butter and chocolate chips
Stir together until all the ingredients form a cake-like batter. Note - the almond milk can be added in gradually until you have reached this consistency. If the batter seems to dry, you can add a little more natural yoghurt and/or almond milk
Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin, smoothing it out ensuring the mix evenly fills the tin.
Bake for 35 - 40 minutes in the centre of the oven. Do not open the door during baking
Tip: Bake the loaf for 35 minutes, then turn the oven off and leave in the oven for a further 5
Let the loaf rest and cool before trying to take it out of the tin, then place in a sealed container and keep in the fridge
Nutrition:
Makes 12 slices
Per slice:
142 Calories
5.4g Fat
14.5g Carbohydrates
4.8g Protein
Vegan? No problem!
You can make a few simple swaps to make this a completely vegan, but still completely delicious bake :)
Swap out the natural yoghurt for coconut or almond yoghurt for a dairy-free alternative and the chocolate chips can be removed (at your own risk!) or subbed for dairy-free. Look out for an all natural, organic cocoa powder as these tend to be suitable for vegans compared to some standard supermarket ones.