Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe | #ratingval# from #reviews# reviews | |
Prep time: 15 Mins
Cook time: 1 Hrs 05 Mins
Yields: One 8x4 inch loaf.
Bake this super moist and healthy chocolate zucchini bread and indulge it anytime of the day.
- 1 and 1/2 cups Shredded Zucchini
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Allspice
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1/2 cup Granulated White Sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 6-8 tablespoons Buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Semi sweet, mini chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan (See Note 1). I also lined it with a piece of parchment paper to enable easy removal of the loaf from the pan.
- Grate the zucchini and keep it aside. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, leaveners, salt and spice.
- In another medium size bowl beat together the oil, applesauce, both the sugars, buttermilk and vanilla extract.
- Fold in the grated zucchini with the wet ingredients.
- To this add the flour mixture and beat it until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake it between 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Mine was done in about 58 minutes.
- Transfer the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack. Remove the bread from the pan after 10 minutes and let it cool completely before you can slice it. Leaving the bread to cool overnight is preferable.
- I used a 9x5 inch pan and felt that the bread did not rise as expected because the recipe was too small for that size pan. That's why I have suggested to use an 8x4 pan instead. I'm not sure whether it's the pan size or the use of whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour.
- If you are a spice fan, go ahead and add about 1/2 a teaspoon of ground cinnamon as well to make this chocolate zucchini bread more aromatic.