Breakfast for 12
Marbled Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread
$3.34for 470 minServes 12
Mashed banana and zucchini make this marbled loaf moist, while cocoa and chocolate chips add a rich chocolate layer.
Photo: ambitiouskitchen.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pie crust, puff pastry, wonton wrappers$3.49 each typical | 1.5 | $5.24Typical price |
 | Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.24Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Zucchini and summer squash$1.79/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.90Typical price |
 | Almond, soy or oat milk$0.05/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.03Typical price |
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.68Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.03 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Baking powder and sodaHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Zucchini and summer squash for Bell peppersabout $0.70/lb more at typical prices
- 70 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianDairy-freeBudgetBreakfastsBack to school
Typical price
$0.84 per serving$3.34 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 heaping cup shredded zucchini that’s been squeezed of all excess moisture with a paper towel
- 2 tbsp melted and cooled coconut oil
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan with oil.
- Whisk the bananas, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, zucchini, and melted coconut oil in a bowl.
- Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt in a second bowl.
- Stir the dry mixture into the banana mixture until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer half the batter to another bowl and stir in the cocoa powder and almond milk.
- Layer the plain and chocolate batters in the loaf pan, then swirl them together with a knife.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs, and cool for 15 minutes.
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