Description
Rich chocolate zucchini bread with cocoa, melted chocolate, and chocolate chips for a moist, tender loaf.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan
- Grate zucchini and lightly remove excess moisture
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
- Mix eggs, oil, sour cream, sugars, vanilla, and melted chocolate
- Stir zucchini into wet ingredients
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients
- Mix in chocolate chips
- Transfer batter to loaf pan
- Bake 55 to 65 minutes
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes
- Transfer to wire rack and cool completely before slicing
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter
- Use high-quality cocoa for deeper flavor
- Store in an airtight container for best freshness
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 23
- Sodium: 220
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 44
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 45