coconut zucchini bread

August 23, 2012 · 4 comments

Does anyone else eat shredded coconut straight out of the bag and end up feeling like Godzilla devouring a city? Mmm, coconut sure is tasty.

Coconut Zucchini Bread
Makes 1 loaf

1 and 2/3 cups flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 zucchinis
2 cups coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
Non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking soda, ground ginger, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl whisk eggs until lightly beaten. Add brown sugar, milk, vanilla, and oil and continue whisking for 2 minutes. Grate zucchini into wet mixture.

Slowly stir flour mixture into wet ingredients. Fold coconut and chocolate chips into batter.

Transfer batter into baking dish. Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

coconut zucchini bread
 
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Serves: 1 loaf

Ingredients
  • 1 and ⅔ cups flour
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 zucchinis
  • 2 cups coconut
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • Non-stick cooking spray

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking soda, ground ginger, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl whisk eggs until lightly beaten. Add brown sugar, milk, vanilla, and oil and continue whisking for 2 minutes. Grate zucchini into wet mixture.
  3. Slowly stir flour mixture into wet ingredients. Fold coconut and chocolate chips into batter.
  4. Transfer batter into baking dish. Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

 

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Jacquie Wallace September 17, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Did you use sweetened or unsweetened coconut? Fine or coarse shred?

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Rachel Schultz September 18, 2012 at 3:49 pm

I used coarse sweetened, but either is fine!

xo
rach

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Jennifer August 23, 2012 at 7:21 pm

Sounds really yummy! I am going to try it! Thanks for sharing.

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Rachel Schultz August 24, 2012 at 4:19 pm

You’re welcome! Enjoy.

love,
rach

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