Zucchini Protein Bread Recipes

PROTEIN-PACKED ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Coarsely shred zucchini (you should have about 2 cups shredded zucchini). Place shredded zucchini in a sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle the salt over zucchini; toss to combine. Let stand 1 hour to drain. Place zucchini between three or four layers of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth or two or three layers of paper towels; squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together gluten-free oat flour, gluten-free all-purpose flour, almond flour, sugar, whey protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
• In another large bowl whisk together yogurt and shredded zucchini. Add eggs and almond milk; stir until combined.
• Add flour mixture to zucchini mixture; stir until well mixed. Stir in walnuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 65 to 75 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Run a thin metal spatula around the sides; turn out onto the wire rack. Cool completely.

HEALTHIER MOM'S ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4-inch pans.
• Sift all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon into a bowl.
• Beat eggs, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients and beat well. Stir in zucchini and walnuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in center of bread comes out clean, 40 to 60 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool completely.

ZUCCHINI PROTEIN BREAD

Steps:

• place grated zucchini in colander and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. mix well and let sit at least 10 minutes. squeeze out excess water.
• grease a normal size loaf pan, or two small loaf pans. preheat oven to 350 f.
• combine both flours, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, baking soda, turbinado (or sugar), cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
• in a separate bowl, combine the zucchini (be sure it has most of the water squeezed out), buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and butter. i find it is easiest to add the butter to the zucchini, mix it, and then add the rest. otherwise i accidently cook my eggs with the hot butter.
• add the zucchini mix to the dry ingredients. mix well. add the nuts and currants. mix well.
• pour into bread pan(s) and bake about one hour. i usually have to add another fifteen minutes if it is all in one pan, because the bottom is still so gooey.

THE BEST HEALTHY PROTEIN ZUCCHINI BREAD (ACTUALLY!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8½" x 4½" loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Finely shred zucchini using food processor or grater and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• In a large bowl, whisk together almond milk, applesauce, Greek yogurt, eggs and coconut oil.
• Add zucchini and mix.
• In another bowl, whisk gluten free flour, unflavored protein powder, vanilla protein powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder and gluten from wheat flour will make the bread dense.Small streaks of flour are okay.
• Transfer ⅔ batter to baking pan, sprinkle chocolate/other mix-ins, add remaining batter. Smoothen top with back of spoon or spatula.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes, covering with a foil tent after 30 minutes.A toothpick inserted into center should come out dry.
• Cool for 15 minutes, then lift out of pan using the lining. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 40 minutes and cut into slices.

ZUCCHINI PROTEIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place oats in a blender; blend until gritty, 3 to 4 pulses. Transfer oats to a bowl.
• Stir zucchini, egg, coconut flour, protein powder, and stevia into oats; mix well to combine into a batter.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; spray with cooking spray. Pour batter into skillet; cook until edges look dry, about 3 minutes. Flip; cook for 2 minutes.