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    Home » Recipes » Cakes and Muffins

    The BEST Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    Published: Aug 4, 2021 · Modified: Feb 3, 2022 by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Yummmmm. Chocolate Zucchini Bread! It's delicious, chocolatey, moist and full of flavor. My dad made this bread every summer growing up. We all looked forward to it and it's just so amazing. He'd make a huge batch and freeze some and we'd eat it for weeks. I adapted this recipe from my dad's. I switched the oil for butter, tweaked a few small things and added a little more zucchini. We love these as a snack or with a light meal like chicken caesar salad pitas or thai lettuce wraps.

    Easy and Delicious

    This recipe is super easy to make. It just takes a few minutes to put together the ingredients without anything complicated happening. It's moist and tender and melts in your mouth.

    How to Make The Best Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    I start these similarly to how I start cookies. Preheat the oven then combine the softened butter and sugar in a bowl and beat on high until creamed together. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, add all dry ingredients and whisk lightly to combine. Finely grate the zucchini and add to wet ingredients and stir until just barely combined. Add the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Put in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350* F for 40 minutes.

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    Tips & Tricks

    If you like more of the zucchini texture, feel free to grate the zucchini with a medium sized grater. We prefer the subtle texture of finely grated zucchini. When you add the zucchini to the wet ingredients it can look a little gross. It's okay, just keep going. These freeze beautifully and are absolutely fabulous thawed frozen! I never peel my zucchini, but if you want to, you certainly can!

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    chocolate zucchini bread

    The BEST Chocolate Zucchini Bread


    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Nicole
    • Total Time: 50 minutes
    • Yield: 1 loaf 1x
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    Description

    The absolute best chocolate zucchini bread of your life. It's chocolatey, moist, tender and delicious.


    Ingredients

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    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup butter, softened
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 cup flour
    • ¼ cup + 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder 
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¼ cups finely grated zucchini

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350*F.
    2. Combine the softened butter and sugar in a bowl and beat on high until creamed together.
    3. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
    4. In a separate bowl, add all dry ingredients and whisk lightly to combine.
    5. Finely grate the zucchini and add to wet ingredients and stir until just barely combined.
    6. Add the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
    7. Put in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350* F for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

    Notes

    This bread freezes wonderfully! In some ways it's almost better after it's been frozen. 

    Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

    I don't peel my zucchini before I grate it, but you certainly can!

    • Prep Time: 10
    • Cook Time: 40
    • Category: sweet bread
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: zucchini, chocolate zucchini, chocolate zucchini bread, zucchini bread, chocolate bread, cocoa, zucchini recipes, summer recipes, summer baking, zucchini fun, dessert, zucchini dessert, chocolate dessert, yummy zucchini,

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    1. Sue

      August 27, 2021 at 2:13 pm

      Oh My Gosh! This is soooooo good! I made 2 loaves last Saturday, planning to take it to work on Tuesday. Well, I ate half of a loaf before . I have made many of the recipes from this blog and taken them to work. I use my co-workers as my "guinea pigs" and they are very happy.

      ★★★★★

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    2. JC

      September 09, 2021 at 10:07 am

      This was really good. Chocolate zucchini bread I've had in the past has been a little oily and heavy, but this was light and fluffy. Very good.

      ★★★★★

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