Healthy Zucchini Cake
Healthy Zucchini Cake is the answer to healthy dessert-ing woes! It's light, fluffy, rich, and perfectly chocolatey. Made with almond flour, coconut oil, maple syrup, and grated zucchini, you can't go wrong!
Servings 12 squares
Calories 293kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup grated zucchini squeezed dry to take out extra water. Skin can be left on.
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare 8x8 pan with parchment paper and nonstick spray.
- In a small bowl, mix together almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs with almond butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet until combined.
- Fold in zucchini and chocolate chips.
- Pour into 8x8 pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before cutting into.
- Store on counter or in fridge.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg