This gluten free and paleo zucchini banana bread is soft and tender, moist, cake-like and has just the right amount of sweetness. Perfect for breakfast toasted and slathered with almond butter or for an afternoon snack. Experiment with adding your favorite mix-ins to this simple grain free, dairy free quick bread!
A good easy quick bread might just be my favorite thing to bake. Or maybe chocolate chip cookies? I admit it’s hard to choose.
But no matter what your favorite thing is, I’m sure you’ll agree baking an easy bread at home is something special. Especially when it involves banana. Or zucchini! And we are lucking out today because (as suggested in the title ;)) this one has both!
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I’ve been meaning to bake a zucchini banana bread all summer. After all, they’re amazing separately and probably even better together! The banana adds moisture, sweetness, and flavor to your typical zucchini bread.
I added some maple sugar to sweeten it more (you can use coconut sugar as well) giving it an almost cake-like flavor. So simple and delicious! A thick slices toasted and slathered with almond butter is absolute heaven.
But let’s back up and talk ingredients. I used a combination of blanched almond and tapioca flour to get the texture of the bread just right. The bread rises just like a traditional quick bread and gets extra tenderness and “chew” from the tapioca.
Zucchini Banana Bread
Since we’re using both bananas and zucchini, barely any oil is needed. I used just 2 Tbsp of coconut oil to give the bread extra moistness. That plus eggs, vanilla, and the bananas are the only wet ingredients needed.
One tip for great results with any zucchini bread is to make sure the shredded zucchini is well drained. I always squeeze it between a double layer of paper towel before beginning, and let it air dry until adding it in to get rid of as much moisture as possible.
Even after getting the water out, the zucchini adds just enough moisture to the bread to make it perfect. I decided not to add any mix-ins, BUT this bread would be perfect with some chopped nuts, dark chocolate chunks, or both!
Gluten Free Zucchini Bread Recipe
I CANNOT wait for you to try this zucchini banana bread for yourself! Tough to believe it’s gluten free, dairy free, paleo, and made with fruits and veggies (!!) Get that zucchini shredded and start mashing your bananas because it’s time to bake – let’s go!
This gluten free and paleo zucchini banana bread is soft and tender, moist, cake-like and has just the right amount of sweetness. Perfect for breakfast toasted and slathered with almond butter or for an afternoon snack. Experiment with adding your favorite mix-ins to this simple grain free, dairy free quick bread!
Note: To make paleo friendly (corn free) baking powder, mix 1 tsp baking soda with 2 tsp cream of tartar. For this recipe, you’ll need 1 tsp total of this mixture.
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A combo of 2 favorite loaves of bread, this Paleo Zucchini Banana Bread is grain and gluten-free, packed with zucchini and banana, and only sweetened with 2 tablespoons of honey. Perfect for a healthy treat, snack, breakfast, or even meal prep!
Paleo Banana Bread Recipe
A combo of 2 favorite loaves of bread, thisPaleo Zucchini Banana Bread is grain and gluten-free, packed with zucchini and banana, and only sweetened with 2 tablespoons of honey. Perfect for a healthy treat, snack, breakfast, or even meal prep!
When you can’t decide between banana bread and zucchini bread, you make zucchini banana bread! The combo is the best of both worlds – it has a slight sweetness from the bananas, is moist without being too dense, and also has a cup of veggies in it.
With using ripe bananas, not much sweetener is needed, making it a healthy option. It is alsofree from grains, refined sugar, dairy, and gluten.
Healthy Paleo Zucchini Banana Bread (gluten Free)
This paleozucchini banana bread makes the perfect healthy breakfast addition, snack, or treat for the week. It will keep for a week and makes a perfect addition for meal prep.
I’ve been eating it plain or slathered with some butter, nut butter, or tahini. To get extra fancy, try making this paleo zucchini bread ice cream with it! It is a fun treat to use up the leftovers.
This zucchini banana bread is really quite easy to make! It combines zucchini and banana bread and is only sweetened with 2 tablespoons of honey, making it a healthy option.
Paleo Morning Glory Banana Zucchini Bread
First, you need to combine your wet ingredients. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add banana and mash with a fork/whisk until smooth. Add eggs, honey, coconut oil, and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
Next, mix together your dry ingredients. Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Pour into a lined bread pan and bake for 50-55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the pan and let cool before slicing.
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To give you a fair warning – this bread is pretty moist. The bananas and zucchini contribute to that and since it is paleo, it doesn’t have the chewiness you would find in regular bread. But it is still absolutely amazing!
Yes, you need to squeeze out the excess liquid in your shredded zucchini, or else the zucchini bread will be too wet and won’t bake through. To do so, simply measure out the amount you need, and then wrap it in a dishtowel or use a nut milk bag, and gently squeeze out the liquid.
I like to roughly chop the zucchini after I shred it (and before I squeeze it) so you don’t get big pieces of zucchini in the loaf.
Healthy Zucchini Banana Bread {paleo With A Vegan Option}
To store healthy zucchini banana bread, keep it on the counter or tightly covered in the refrigerator. It will last on the counter for a few days, but be careful as if your house is too warm, it can get moldy. I suggest storing in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed glass dish. It will last up to a week.
To freeze zucchini banana bread, you can freeze the whole loaf or can slice it up and freeze it in individual pieces. When defrosting, take out the loaf the night before you want to enjoy it and allow it to defrost in the fridge. To defrost individual slices, take them out an hour or two before you want to enjoy them.
*I grated the zucchini on the large grater and then roughly chopped it and then measured it. A fter measuring, squeeze out the excess liquid in a kitchen towel or nut milk bag
Gluten Free Zucchini Banana Bread (paleo)
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