Zucchini Season: Zucchini Banana Bread

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

Honey is a natural sweetener with a distinct flavor.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and lower in cost.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: cocoa nibs

Cocoa nibs provide a chocolate flavor with less sugar.

Mash the bananas in a bowl.

Add 3 eggs to the mashed bananas and mix together.

Pour in 2 cups of maple syrup instead of 3 cups of sugar.

Add 1 1/2 cups of coconut oil to the mixture.

Stir in 1 tbsp of vanilla extract, adding a little more for extra flavor.

Begin adding 4 1/2 cups of flour, starting with 3 cups and adjusting as needed.

Add 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder and 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda to the flour mixture and stir.

Incorporate the remaining flour until the desired consistency is reached.

Chop walnuts and add approximately 1/2 cup to the mixture.

Grate 3 cups of zucchini and fold it into the batter.

Realize that salt was not added and incorporate 1 tsp of salt into the batter.

Grease baking pans with palm shortening from Tropical Traditions.

Pour the batter into the greased baking pans.

Optionally, add chocolate chips to one of the baking pans for added sweetness.

Preheat the oven and bake the banana bread until done, checking with a toothpick for doneness.

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