Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread

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There’s something about the weekend that always calls out for baked goods. Lazy mornings with coffee, and something sweet to nibble on, are one of my favorite things to do in life. Whether we’re at home or out camping in nature, I try and have one morning a week where I’m not tearing off in a hurry to get a million things done.

This past weekend we took this Zucchini Bread with us to Glacier National Park. And in the interest of slow mornings, we’ve picked up a new hobby – time lapsing. The basic principle of time lapse photography is to set the camera up to catch and entire sunrise/sunset or something of interest. The camera will take hundreds or even thousands of photos which later you mesh all together to create a high definition video. It’s amazing to watch an entire sunset compressed into just a few seconds!

What we both love about setting up for a time lapse, is that the camera just clicks away while we have a lazy morning. Once it’s all set up, I use our Jet Boil stove to make pour over coffee, (the easiest and tastiest camp coffee I’ve ever had) and then we break out the baked goods while we watch the sunrise for a couple of hours.

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This is a far cry from how we usually roll on a weekend which usually goes more like this: wake up in the dark to get to your sunrise location in time. Next we’ll set up and take pictures off and on for hours, while the sun rises, trying to catch the ultimate moment.

Then we’ll eat something real quick before staring off on the day’s hike, and we usually don’t get back until just in time for sunset. After getting sunset shots, we’ll make dinner on the side of the road somewhere in the dark, before getting set up for star shots and the milky way.

Entire weekends and vacations used to pass like this, barely getting a few hours sleep, and never slowing down to catch our breath. And while it’s exhilarating, it’s also exhausting! So we’ve made an effort to slow down, (just a little) and take some time to enjoy the moment, instead of always capturing the moment.

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It’s funny how homemade baked goods have the power to turn back time to a slower era, where people took the time to enjoy the small things in life. And while I might just be overly nostalgic, I still think savoring the small things like a cup of hot coffee and a slice of zucchini bread, are the kinds of experiences that make it all worth while!

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In the spirit of enjoying the small things, as usual, I tried to keep this recipe as simple as possible. The dry ingredients are mixed together, then the grated zucchini and blueberries are folded in before adding the wet ingredients – no mixer required.

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I used mini loaf pans in this recipe for several reasons:

  1. This recipe is sweetened with honey which has a tendency to burn when baked for a long time. A full sized loaf pan requires an hour of baking time which makes for dark brown/burnt edges.
  2. Mini loaf pans only take half the time to cook which means this zucchini bread is in your hands twice as fast.
  3. And finally, any kind of grain free baking doesn’t have the support to rise properly like a normal quick bread made from wheat flour. I’ve found you get the best rise when you bake the batter in small containers like mini loaf pans or muffin tins.

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This zucchini bread is great on it’s own, but it’s also really good with the lemon glaze which really compliments the blueberries.

Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread | Get Inspired Everyday!

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Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread | Get Inspired Everyday!

Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread | Get Inspired Everyday!

So here’s to slow weekend mornings and enjoying the little things in life!

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Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread | Get Inspired Everyday!

Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread


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Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups fine almond flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca starch, also called tapioca flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Vietnamese cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 Teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest, grated with a microplane grater
  • 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini, 6 ounces
  • 1 cup blueberries, 5 ounces
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 4 Tablespoons butter, or coconut oil for dairy free
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 Teaspoon almond extract

Lemon Glaze:

  • 3 Tablespoons coconut butter, also called coconut mana
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • small amount of water or lemon juice if needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF and lightly grease 3 non-stick mini loaf pans, (a muffin tin will also work).
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, sea salt, and baking powder until thoroughly combined. Fold in the lemon zest, zucchini, and blueberries and set the mixture aside.
  3. Melt the honey and butter or coconut oil together over low heat. Add the melted honey butter mixture to the mixing bowl along with the eggs, and vanilla and almond extracts. Mix until combined and portion equally into the 3 mini loaf pans.
  4. Place the pans in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown, puffed in the middle, and no longer gooey.
  5. Remove the pans from the oven, and let them cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before turning them over to remove the loaves from the pans.
  6. Let the loaves cool completely before glazing.
  7. For the glaze, melt the coconut butter and honey over low heat. When the mixture is liquified, remove it from the heat and whisk in the lemon juice. If the mixture seems too thick to drizzle, add 1-2 more teaspoons of lemon juice or water to thin it out – coconut butter varies in thickness with every jar I’ve bought so far.
  8. Drizzle the glaze over the loaves and serve immediately, or keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days. I’ve also frozen these and they come out almost as good as fresh, straight out of the freezer, but warming them in the oven restores their texture to freshly baked. Leave the glaze off if you’re going to freeze and reheat them.
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins

 

20 thoughts on “Healthy Zucchini Blueberry Bread”

    • These mini loaf pans are 6″x3″ in dimension. I hope you enjoy the recipe, and be sure to let me know if you have any more questions!

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  1. Could I make this as a single loaf? Would this quantity for 3 mini loaves equal 1 big loaf? Also what would the baking time be for the big loaf? Can’t wait to make it.

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    • The 3 mini loaves are equal to 1 bigger loaf, but I would recommend making muffins instead. With paleo baking, the full loaves tend to be too brown on the edges and touch overcooked before the middles are done.

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  2. Hi ! Looking at your amazing desserts here. You did mention using a plastic bottle to display the glaze in nice lines. Can you tell us more about it ? Would you have a reference, please ?
    Thanks again!






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    • I just buy those plastic squeeze bottles I mentioned at our local restaurant supply store, but they’re similar to these Wilton Squeeze bottles from Amazon and I’ll leave a link below. If you have any other questions let me know and I’d be happy to try and answer them!

      https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Mini-Squeeze-Bottles-2-Piece/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3HAHIJ436FICD&dchild=1&keywords=plastic+squeeze+bottles&qid=1624223915&s=home-garden&sprefix=plastic+sq%2Cgarden%2C349&sr=1-4

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    • To make muffins out of a quick bread recipe, it’s usually around 18-24 minutes. Depending on whether or not you use frozen blueberries, that could take a bit longer as well. I sure hope this helps, and be sure to let me know if you have anymore questions!

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    • I’m not sure if olive oil would work the same, but I think it should be ok to substitute in equal measure, (1/4 cup/4 Tablespoons). Olive oil does have a strong flavor which you might notice in the end result so avocado oil might be a good one to consider as well if you don’t do coconut oil or butter, as it has a buttery flavor and doesn’t overpower things like olive oil can. I hope this helps, and be sure to let me know how it goes or if you have anymore questions!

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  3. I cannot get over how amazon this zucchini bread looks! It’s super fluffy and looks like it has the perfect texture! Can’t believe it is grain-free 🙂

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    • It took me a few tries to get the right fluffy but moist texture, grain free baking definitely takes extra experimenting that’s for sure! 🙂

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  4. First, those photos are gorgeous! Your mini loaves are too cute. These are the perfect snack to take hiking – thanks for the idea. Yummy fuel 😉

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    • Yes, all the zucchini! I’m working on an enchilada skillet dish that uses a couple of pounds because I’m swimming in it right now!

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