Youll love this chocolate zucchini bread recipeIn the summertimeit’s my favorite way to satisfy a chocolate cravingIt tastes just as decadent as a rich chocolate cakebut it’s packed with shredded zucchiniEating your vegetables has never tasted so good!
Like my classic zucchini bread recipethis recipe makes two loavesThey disappear pretty quickly in our housebut if you have extrapop one loaf in the freezer for another dayor share it with a friendThey and you will love this chocolate zucchini bread.
Quick noteI recently re-tested and updated this recipe to give it a lighter texturesimplify the ingredientsand use even MORE zucchiniI love the resultsbut if you’d like to make the old versionyou can find it in the recipe notes at the bottom of this post.
Chocolate Zucchini Bread Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this double chocolate zucchini bread:
All-purpose flour Spoon and level it to avoid packing too much into your measuring cup.
Unsweetened cocoa powder It adds rich chocolate flavor to the batter.
It adds rich chocolate flavor to the batterBaking powderbaking sodaand eggs They help the bread puff up as it bakes.
Sugar For sweetnessYou could even use brown sugar for richer depth of flavor!
Vegetable oil For moisture and richness.
Cinnamonnutmegand vanilla extract For warm depth of flavor.
Zucchini I grate mine on the largest holes of a box grater to get the best moistzucchini-flecked texture!
Chocolate chips You’ll fold some into the batter to add fudginess to the inside of the loafThenyou’ll sprinkle more on top.
And sea salt To make all the flavors pop!
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
How to Make Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This double chocolate zucchini bread recipe couldn’t be simpler to makeHere’s how it goes:
Firstwhisk together the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in anotherLook how chocolatey that batter is!
Evenly divide the batter between two greased loaf pans if you likeyou can also line them with parchment paper for easy removal and cleanup!So easy!
Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe Tips
Be careful not to overmixAs with all baking recipes that use wheat flourovermixing the batter will make the bread denseStir until everything is just combined to get softmoistand puffy loaves.
Bake onceeat twiceThis recipe makes two loaves of quick breadThey’ll keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 daysbut they also freeze perfectlyTo thaw a slicelet it sit out at room temperature for an hour or soor pop it in the microwave for around 30 seconds.
Try changing it upSwap half the chocolate chips for chopped walnutspecansor dried tart cherriesOrif you have it on handuse yellow squash in place of the zucchiniLet me know what variations you try!
FAQs Should you leave the skin on the zucchini when you make this chocolate zucchini breadDo you squeeze out the liquid from zucchini for breadWhile some zucchini bread recipes might ask you to squeeze out the zucchini’s excess moistureI never willLike the bananas in banana breadzucchini’s magic is that it makes baked goods super moistSimply grate the zucchini on the large holes of a box grater and add it straight to the batter.
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