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Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread

Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. You may have seen me hint at this new fantastic Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread the other day in my Ultimate Coffee Date Linkup. Yup I made an actual Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread. Let me tell you it was fantastic and I cannot wait to share the recipe with you. This post is sponsored by Bard Valley Natural Delights. All opinions and recipes are my own.

coffee + date Zucchini Bread

When my friend, Gail, gave me another batch of her home grown zucchini I knew I need to make something epic with it. I love a little afternoon coffee and me time with a little get me through the rest of day snack. I mean who doesn’t? Then I got the genius idea to add espresso to the actual snack as well. You could certainly omit the coffee if sharing this snack with your kiddos. You might just want to keep it all for yourself though. Just saying.

Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread

Because Medjool Dates here are a naturally sweet fruit, there really is no need to add any white sugar at all. Medjool Dates are also full of potassium which makes them a great post workout snack. In fact, they have more potassium than bananas. You can find out more about Medjool Dates here. I packed this Coffee + Date Zucchini bread full of some of my favorite things: coffee, dates, a few chocolate chips and freshly picked zucchini. Doesn’t get better than that does it?

Refuel post workout w this healthy zucchini bread @NDmedjooldates

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Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread

I have really been enjoying finding new ways to cook with seasonal produce and this Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread does the trick. You can easily make this gluten free by using a flour that works for your needs. There is no dairy so if you need to use an egg replacement that would make this snack vegan as well.

Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread
Yield: 6

Coffee + Date Zucchini Bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

use up your summer zucchini in this tasty no sugar added espresso date zucchini bread

Ingredients

  • 6 Pitted Medjool Dates-finely chopped
  • 2 C shredded zucchini
  • 1/4 C Veg oil
  • 1/4 C honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbl Espresso powder
  • 1/2 tsp all spice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 Tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 C flour of your choice
  • 1/3 C mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. spray loaf pan w cooking spray
  3. In a small bowl combine dry ingredients & set aside:
  4. flour, dates, espresso, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda
  5. In a large mixing bowl combine:
  6. Zucchini, veg oil, eggs, honey, vanilla
  7. Slowly add in wet ingredients and combine
  8. Pour into loaf pan
  9. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top
  10. Bake for ~45 min until center is firm and set
© Deborah Brooks
Cuisine: american / Category: Desserts

Tell me: Are you finding any new ways to use seasonal produce? What do you think about adding coffee to Zucchini bread?

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About Deborah Brooks

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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    • Deborah Brooks says

      I am really trying to cut out needless sugar and I don’t think this bread really needs any at all. Hope you try it out and let me know what you think

  7. Marina @ Happy Healing says

    OMG that bread looks to die for!! I think I’m going to have to bake some this weekend 🙂 I used to make banana bread a couple times a month but haven’t in forever!

    Hope you have a great Monday!

  10. Sarah says

    This looks so good and perfect for National Zucchini Day tomorrow! Will have to run out to the garden and grab some zucchini to whip this up!

  14. Elle says

    MMmmm.. that does sound good. I love using dates as much as I can. The combo of dates and zukes and chocolate is such a good idea. Thanks for sharing!

  18. Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy says

    Well, since I’m not a coffee person, I might sub cocoa. Except then I’d have to increase the sweetner. Hmmm. Maybe cinnamon (although probably not 2 tbsp worth!).

    That looks like way more than 1/3 cup chocolate chips! It looks yummy.

  19. Kimberly Hatting says

    Zucchini is amazing in quick breads like this 😉 Are you sitting? I have actually baked with zucchini before (several times) 😉

  27. Marcia says

    I thought this was so clever to have dates in it for your coffee date linkup. I had no idea it had coffee as well! Clever!

  33. Jenn says

    That looks soooo good! I need to be better about using zucchini in baked goods. I have some great recipes and just forget about them.

  37. Ilka says

    You have no idea how much I love zucchini bread Deborah! Love the list of ingredients in your recipe here! Absolutely delicious!

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