Keto Cream Cheese Zucchini Bread With Walnuts and Rosemary
How to Make It
Step
Recipe Steps steps 5 1 h 15 min
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350F/180C. Line a 22 x 12cm loaf tin or lightly grease with oil or butter. Remove the ends of the zucchini and grate the zucchini with the coarse side of a cheese grater. Place the grated zucchini on a tray lined with kitchen paper and cover it with another piece of kitchen paper. Use both palms to press down and try to remove as much liquid from the zucchini as possible. Set aside.
Step 2
Roughly chop the walnuts and set them aside. In a large bowl, add the almond flour, hemp protein powder, ground linseed, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ground nutmeg and sea salt. Use a whisk to combine. Ensure no clumps remain.
Step 3
Grate the zest of the lemon using the fine side of a cheese grater. Finely chop the leaves from 2 sprigs of rosemary (about 2-3 teaspoons). Add the cream cheese, eggs, lemon zest, rosemary, 3 tablespoons olive oil and apple cider vinegar to a large bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. You can also whisk by hand. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture until it all comes together and a thick batter forms.
Step 4
Fold through the chopped walnuts and spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin. Place the remaining 2 rosemary sprigs on top for extra presentation marks (optional). Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the top.
Step 5
Bake in the middle of the oven for 45-55 minutes. Poke a skewer into the middle of the bread, if it’s ready, the skewer should come out clean. If it is not ready, return it to the oven for a further 5-10 minutes and check again. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cooled.
Ingredients
- Zucchini, raw – 2 cup, sliced
- Almond flour – 1.5 cup
- Ground Flax Seed / Linseed – 0.5 cup
- Hemp Protein Powder (50% Protein) – 0.33 cup
- Baking powder – 0.5 tsp
- Baking soda – 0.75 tsp
- Salt, sea salt – 0.5 tsp
- Nutmeg Ground – 0.25 tsp
- Raw egg – 2 large
- Cream cheese spread – 6 oz
- Lemon Peel Or Zest Raw – 1 tbsp
- Walnuts Raw – 0.75 cup, chopped
- Olive oil – 4 tbsp
- Rosemary Fresh Or Raw Herb – 4 tsp