Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Craving a delicious chocolate treat that's secretly healthy? Look no further! This easy Chocolate Zucchini Bread will have you savoring every chocolaty bite while sneaking in some veggies too. Here's a simple recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth:
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- ¼ cup canola, vegetable oil, or melted coconut oil
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups packed shredded zucchini
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set this dry mixture aside.
- Add the eggs, melted butter, oil, sour cream, vanilla extract, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Stir until the mixture becomes smooth. Don't worry if you have a few small brown sugar clumps.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, careful not to overmix. Now, gently stir in the shredded zucchini until just combined. Add ¾ cup of the chocolate chips and mix them in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chips over the top of the bread.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out mostly clean. Some melted chocolate on the toothpick is okay, but we don't want any gooey batter.
- Remove the pan from the oven and set it on a wire cooling rack. Let the bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Afterward, run a knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove it from the pan.
- Allow the bread to cool on the wire cooling rack until slightly warm. Now you can cut it into slices and serve!
Notes
- If you're using coconut oil, ensure it's melted and slightly cooled before adding it to the mixture.
- This delicious bread will stay on the counter, wrapped in plastic, for up to 4 days. You can also freeze it by cooling it completely and wrapping it in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. It can be frozen for up to 1 month. Just remember to defrost it before slicing.