Healthy Chocolate Walnut Bread

If February is the month of chocolate, March is probably the month of dessert detox. I could never give up chocolate cold-turkey, though; I would never want to. There are always ways to lighten up chocolate treats to make them better for your every day.

Stonyfield Farm asked some of their Clean Plate Club bloggers to make a chocolate treat healthier using yogurt and Divine Chocolate. Chocolate quick-breads are always delicious but usually too sugary to eat for any meal except dessert; yogurt and less sugar is an easy fix to make this a lighter food.

This chocolate loaf looks decadent but has a lot to offer besides fat. It’s only a little sweet—perfect for a quick breakfast with a cup of coffee. The nuts on top offer some healthy fats while using yogurt in place of more oil cuts down the calories. Using a whole-grain flour like brown rice flour also adds nutrients to each slice.

The Divine Chocolate was incredible to work with. I used the milk chocolate bar to make this recipe but couldn’t stop eating the dark chocolate bar all on its own. It melted incredibly smoothly and evenly; that’s always the benefit of using actual baking chocolate instead of chocolate chips. Instead of plain yogurt you could always use sweetened vanilla yogurt or even one with more flavor to it.

Healthy Chocolate Walnut Bread

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Ingredients(Makes 1 loaf):

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup Divine cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 6 Tablespoons maple syrup
• 6oz plain Stonyfield low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 5.3oz 38% Divine milk chocolate baking bar
• 1/2 cup crushed walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl sift together the coconut flour, brown rice flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
3. Mix in the eggs, maple syrup, yogurt, water, and oil until the batter is wet and mixed.
4. Melt the milk chocolate baking bar in a microwave or over the stove top.
5. Slowly fold the melted chocolate into the batter until entirely mixed.
6. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
7. Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Add the crushed walnuts on top and press them in gently.
8. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the center of the loaf is cooked through. Let the bread cool before cutting.

You’ll never guess it’s any good for you.