DARK CHOCOLATE BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

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Insanely delicious dark chocolate butternut squash bread lightened up and made gluten-free with whole grains, Greek yogurt, and applesauce. This creamy, low-calorie bread is what a chocolate lover's dreams are made of!

Provided by Megan Olson

Time 1h55m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

cooking spray
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
⅓ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
¼ cup coconut oil
½ cup sucralose-sugar blend for baking (such as Truvia® Baking Blend)
2 large egg whites
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ cup pureed butternut squash
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ⅓ cups oat flour
¼ cup miniature chocolate chips, divided

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
Blend applesauce, Greek yogurt, and coconut oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Mix in sucralose-sugar blend until combined. Add egg whites and almond milk; blend until fluffy. Mix in butternut squash and almond extract. Add cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; mix to combine. Add oat flour slowly, mixing batter until no dry spots remain. Fold in about chocolate chips by hand, reserving a few to sprinkle on top.
Pour batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.2 g, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 370.7 mg, Sugar 13.8 g