Ultimate Chocolate Zucchini Bread

5 from 2 votes

This double chocolate quick bread not only uses up that extra garden zucchini but it's also made with half the sugar other recipes call for and without canola oil for a healthier loaf. It only takes 10 minutes and one bowl to mix up, from scratch, a loaf of this moist bread. You can even make muffins instead!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate zucchini loaf, death by chocolate zucchini bread, double chocolate zucchini bread

Servings: loaf

Calories: 3267kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 15

Ingredients

½ Cup Melted Butter
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Flour
2 Cups Zucchini grated
1 Cup Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cocoa powder.
Stir in the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour.
Grate the zucchini.
Fold in the shredded zucchini and chocolate chips.
Spread the batter into the loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. A toothpick should come out with moist crumbs on it.
Let cool for 20 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
Cool completely, slice, and enjoy!

Notes

Please note this is a very thick batter. That's how it's supposed to be. Don't add more liquid.
Cocoa - Most brands are fine; however, I DO NOT recommend using Hershey's brand cocoa because, to me, it has a bitter, throw-up taste. That's because some companies, such as Hershey's put their milk through a process called controlled lipolysis. This breaks down the fatty acids in the milk and produces butyric acid - the chemical that gives vomit its very distinctive smell and acrid taste. So yeah...that's a pass for me.
Chocolate Chips - Both milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips work fine. Even mini chocolate chips are fine. It really comes down to whether you want more of a dark chocolate taste to your zucchini bread or not.
Dark Chocolate Variation - Use special dark chocolate chips and dark chocolate or black cocoa powder in place of regular chocolate chips and cocoa powder.

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