Double the chocolate means double the decadence! A chocolate quick bread with chocolate chips, zucchini to keep it moist and a handful of walnuts thrown in for good measure.
Double Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
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A decadent and delicious quick bread with chocolate chips, zucchini to keep it moist and a handful of walnuts thrown in for good measure.
Author: Reeni
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup honey
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon espresso powder, optional
- ⅓ cup unsweetened baking cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 + ⅔ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 cups shredded, unpeeled zucchini, gently pressed to remove some but not all of the water
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard size (8½" x 4½") loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs, honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the salt, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder if using, cocoa, and flour. Stir in the zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Add to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Don't over mix or it can be rubbery.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake the bread for 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick in center comes out clean with no crumbs or batter - a little melted chocolate is ok.
- Cool for 10 to 15 minutes then turn out to cool completely before slicing.
- Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.
Notes
Adapted from King Arthur Flour
©Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice by Reeni Pisano All Rights Reserved
©Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice by Reeni Pisano All Rights Reserved
This is one of the most delicious ways I know of to use zucchini while simultaneously tricking your family into eating their vegetables. None who ate this figured out the “special” ingredient. It blends right into the batter and like magic disappears.
From the looks of it, you might imagine this bread is especially sweet but you’d be wrong. Most of the sugar comes from the chocolate chips. Add extra sugar if you’re looking for something sweeter.
This looks so chocolaty and delicious! Definitely one of my favorite ways to eat my veggies! 😉
Thanks Wendy! Mine too!! 🙂
I love zucchini bread. I also love chocolate. That can only mean that I would love this bread.
Me too Ann! It’s so good! 🙂
One of the best summer treats! I must bake one too. Yours looks so chocolatey and delicious.
Thanks Angie! It’s super yummy! 🙂