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No Added Sugar Zucchini Banana Bread: A Wholesome Loaf You'll Bake Again and Again

A moist, no added sugar loaf made with ripe bananas, shredded zucchini, and oat flour.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas about 1½ cups mashed
  • 1 cups shredded zucchini
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar
  • 2 cups rolled oats processed into flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.3 teaspoons salt

Instructions

  • Preheat and prep pan: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Mash bananas: Mash 3 ripe bananas (about 1½ cups mashed) in a large bowl.
  • Add wet ingredients: Add 1 cups shredded zucchini (do not wring out the liquid), 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoons lemon juice (or white vinegar); mix to combine.
  • Add dry ingredients: Add 2 cups rolled oats, processed into flour, 1 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon, and 0.3 teaspoons salt; mix until just combined. Batter will be thick.
  • Fill pan: Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake: Bake for 55 minutes
  • , or until a toothpick comes out clean. Check at 35 minutes and loosely tent with foil if browning too fast.
  • Rest in pan: Let the loaf sit in the pan for 20 minutes
  • Cool and slice: Transfer to a wire rack and cool for another 20 minutes
  • before slicing.