Easy Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- PREP 15min
- COOK 55min
- TOTAL 1hrs 10min
You’d never guess there’s 1 ½ cup cups of raw zucchini in this easy chocolate zucchini bread recipe, but there is! It’s moist and fudgy in the middle and so rich and chocolatey! You do not need special equipment for this recipe, just a whisk and a couple of bowls.
You Will Need
1 ½ cup (180g) shredded raw zucchini
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (40g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup (118ml) vegetable oil
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (100g) light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
3/4 cup (135g) chocolate chips, optional
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with oil or nonstick spray. (For a taller loaf, use an 8×4-inch loaf pan.)
Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, espresso powder, and vanilla until blended.
Toss the shredded zucchini with the dry ingredients.
Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients in two batches, stirring between each addition. Stir in chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out with only a few small, moist crumbs, 45 to 65 minutes. Ovens vary, so check the bread at 45 minutes and go from there.
Cool the loaf in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Then, remove the bread from the pan and place it on the wire rack to cool completely.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Place into an airtight container and store at room temperature for 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- Espresso powder: While optional, the espresso powder brings out the chocolate flavor of the cocoa powder. You can substitute with 1 teaspoon of instant coffee granules.
- Baking tip: Place your loaf pan onto an insulated baking sheet or on top of two regular baking sheets stacked one on top of the other. This helps even baking and makes getting the loaf pan into and out of the oven easy.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We did include chocolate chips in the calculations.