Miso Chocolate Swirl Zucchini Loaf

a little mid-week summer treat, just for you 💌

good morning & happy wednesday! i wanted to deliver a treat into your inbox - it’s zucchini/courgette season and honestly, i’ve been going hard on sautéing them and can’t really think about eating them in a savory context anymore. which means… i’m comin at youuu with a zucchini! dessert! recipe!

3 stages of 9" zucchini admiration

so, here’s the thing. i found a 9-inch zucchini straight chillinnnn at the farmer’s market a few weekends ago. i got all emotional watching everyone grab the normal sized zucc’s when this one was there, taking up space, waiting to be loved. so, naturally, i bought it. and it made me think about how so many of us are afraid to take up space and do the most/be ourselves. but i really believe that when we embrace our personalities exactly as they are, it can positively impact our place in the world. there’s happiness & freedom that comes with being your authentic self. imagine me at the farmer’s market going through all of these emotions while looking at a vegetable in a box… ridiculous. but that’s me! and i’m proud!

in honor of that, i went extraaaa on this zucchini loaf recipe. there’s olive oil. there’s miso. there’s walnuts. and it’s all marbled together in one beautifully moist and delicious loaf. it’s honestly incredibly easy to make… i’m not the best baker so if i can do it, you can do it. i hope you enjoy! don’t forget to add a big slab of butter or cream on top, for extra deliciousness.

Miso Chocolate Swirl Zucchini Loaf

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