Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Luckily this easy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread recipe makes two loaves – you’ll have plenty to share, or maybe not if you’re like me…
It’s been an expensive week around here. First, I mailed a large check for my taxes, which wasn’t fun. Then, I listed a watch on eBay for my cousin, but I haven’t used eBay in quite awhile and I somehow allowed for international buyers. Now I have to figure out how to ship to Brazil. Then today, we had what we thought was a $200 plumbing issue at our rental house turn into a $1,300 issue. One of those weeks where being a grown up just isn’t that fun. But, Thursday is my birthday so yay 😉

These type of weeks call for baked goods. I first published this recipe in 2011 but I’ve made it many times since and the pictures deserved a revamp. I realize it’s not zucchini season, but I keep it in my fridge just about year round so any day is a good day for zucchini around here.

So, this recipe makes two loaves. I sliced one, for these pictures, and ate a piece (or two) while shooting (look at that melty chocolate – can you blame me?!), then I wrapped up the other half to take to my mom’s. The other loaf, I immediately wrapped up to send to work with Bob. By the next morning, I realized I had already eaten all the slices I left for myself and snuck into the wrapped loaf. Bob’s coworkers were slightly shorted.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

 

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Cook time

50 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Luckily this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread recipe makes two loaves - plenty to share, or maybe not...

Author: Melissa | Persnickety Plates

Serves: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs, at room temp
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup apple sauce
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini (skin & all)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• ~1 Tablespoon cocoa powder (optional - see notes)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda.
3. In another large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
4. Add the sugar and continue beating until well blended.
5. Stir in the oil, apple sauce, vanilla, grated zucchini, and chocolate chips.
6. Stir in the whisked ingredients until just combined.
7. Pour evenly into your prepared loaf pans.
8. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
9. Remove loaves from pans and cool.

Notes

Adapted from Paula Deen

To prevent all your chocolate chips from settling to the bottom of your bread, pour your chocolate chips into a small bowl & sprinkle on cocoa powder, toss gently to coat.

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Things you might need…
Loaf pans
Whisk
Hand mixer I have my eye on
Box Grater

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