Dark Chocolate Butternut Squash Bread

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!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 198 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Pour batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the batter.

Step 4

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.