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Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Carissa Erzen
This easy chocolate zucchini bread is moist, cakey, and so dang delicious! Bulk up your quick bread with two whole cups of shredded zucchini!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 196 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    Grease a loaf tin with butter or cooking spray.
  • Use a food processor or cheese grater to grate your zucchini. Squeeze as much water out of the grated zucchini as possible to avoid a mushy loaf.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, cream the softened stick of butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar. Use a hand mixer or a wooden spoon with a lot of elbow grease until it is soft and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until the it is creamy.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two or three additions, mixing slowly after each addition until there is no dry flour visible.
  • Fold in the shredded and drained zucchini and the chocolate chips.
  • Pour the batter into the greased loaf tin.
    Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
    Let cool for 10 minutes, then slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • There's no need to peel zucchini before you shred it when adding it into zucchini bread.
  • To drain the shredded zucchini, take a large handful and squeeze it in the palms of your hands over a sink. 
  • Zucchini under 12 inches long generally isn't big enough to get seeds so large that they need to be removed. However, if you're using zucchini that's grown over a foot in length, try to pick out any large seeds while shredding your zucchini.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 6IUCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate chip zucchini bread, chocolate zucchini bread, zucchini bread
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