You will never believe that this delicious chocolatey treat includes 1 and 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini! IMO if you can get a serving of vegetables in your dessert, then that is a WIN!
This treat is mixed all in ONE bowl, and solves the problem of what to do with ALL.THE.ZUCCHINI!!
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
August 4, 2020
: 10
: 15 min
: 1 hr
: 1 hr 30 min
: Easy
You will never believe that this delicious chocolatey treat includes 1 and 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini! IMO if you can get a serving of vegetables in your dessert, then that is a WIN!!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or room temperature unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 TSP vanilla extract
- 1 TSP baking powder
- 1/2 TSP baking soda
- 3/4 TSP salt
- 1 3/4 cup Whole Wheat flour or All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cup grated zucchini
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/8 cup hot coffee
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts - chopped (optional)
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Step 2 Use hand mixer to cream oil or butter in a medium bowl with both sugars until light and fluffy
- Step 3 Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition.
- Step 4 Add vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined.
- Step 5 Stir in flour, zucchini, cocoa powder, coffee, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, & nuts until well combined.
- Step 6 Pour into prepared loaf pan & sprinkle top with remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips. ALLOW LOAF TO REST FOR 20 MINUTES.
- Step 7 Bake for 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Thanks to @serenabakessimplyfromscratch for the recipe!
