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Avocado Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 ripe avocado (mashed)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
  • Cream Cheese Glaze (optional)
  • 2 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 12 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9″x 5″ loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir to combine and set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer cream together avocado and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in eggs one at a time. Stir in milk and vanilla.
  4. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Pour avocado mixture and grated zucchini in the center of flour mixture and blend until combined.
  5. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for about 55-60 minutes until tester comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely before removing from pan.
  7. Cream Cheese Glaze
  8. In a small bowl add cream cheese, confectioners sugar and milk. Whisk until creamy. Add more milk or confectioners sugar if necessary for glaze to be thick and not watery.
  9. Drizzle over bread or serve on the side to dip bread in.