Sweet Avocado Bread
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 1x
Description
With Dr. Oz stressing each time I turn him on about the goodness of this rather fatty green fruit, I thought I’d make something out of it other than the standard guacamole.
Ingredients
- • 3 cups (720 ml) all-purpose flour
- • 1/2 tsp baking powder
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- • 1 tsp baking soda
- • 3 eggs
- • 2 cups (480 ml) white sugar
- • 1 cup (240 ml) vegetable oil
- • 2 tsp vanilla extract
- • 3 avocados mushed
- • 1 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Grease (2) 9 by 5-inch loaf pans.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar, and continue beating until well blended. Stir in oil, vanilla, mushed up avocado, orange zest. Stir in sifted ingredients. Pour into prepared loaf pans.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove loaves from pans and cool.
Notes
- Serving size is per loaf
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
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Frequently Asked Questions
What do the avocados actually do in this bread — do you taste them?
Three mashed avocados replace much of the fat role you’d expect from a banana or zucchini in a quick bread, keeping the crumb moist and tender. Their flavor is mild once baked and balanced by the cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and lemon zest in the recipe — the bread tastes sweet and spiced rather than distinctly avocado-flavored.
Why does this recipe use both baking powder and baking soda?
The two leaveners work together: baking soda reacts with the eggs and any slight acidity in the batter for an initial lift, while baking powder provides a sustained rise during the 50-minute bake at 350°F. Using both gives the loaf a good crumb without over-relying on either. 
Love it,, I added Christmas Fruit, for Christmas ofcourse ?
I used 1 cup of sugar.
What a fabulous recipe!
We love it, and I only changed it by adding 1/2 whole wheat flour and chopped walnuts.
Yum!
what size of avocado? = how many cups?