Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Few people know that you can use zucchini in sweet recipes as well as in savory dishes.  This Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a great way to use zucchinis. Not only they bring a lot of nutritional value but also bring moisture and a great texture if used in loaf cakes, muffins, layer cakes and so on. You can not feel at all the zucchini and is a great way of hiding this vegetable in kids treats.

This Chocolate Zucchini Bread is simply delicious. The recipe is very easy, you don’t even need a hand mixer to prepare this. Goes really fast and the result is beyond expectations. Moist, rich, chocolaty and the chocolate chunks inside are melted and create an amazing texture.

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Recipe slightly adapted after  SallysBakingAddiction

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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This Chocolate zucchini bread is simply delicious. Moist, rich, chocolaty and the chocolate chunks inside are melted and create an amazing texture.The recipe is very easy, you don’t even need a hand mixer to prepare this. Goes really fast and the result is beyond expectations.

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups (300g) zucchini , peeled
• 1 ¼ cup (160g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp (6g) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2g) salt
• 1/2 tsp (1g) instant coffee
• 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
• 1/4 cup (60ml) oil
• 1/4 cup (60g) yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 3.5 oz (100g) dark chocolate (55%-70%) , chopped

Topping

• 1.5 oz (40g) dark chocolate (55%-70%) , chopped

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and line a 9×5 inch (23x13cm) loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Place the grated zucchini in a sieve to remove excess moisture until you prepare the rest of ingredients.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, instant coffee and salt. Set aside until ready to use.
• In another bowl whisk eggs with sugar until well combined. Stir in vanilla extract, yogurt and oil. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Add grated zucchini and chocolate.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and top with the rest of chocolate.
• Bake for about 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let sit for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 2.805kcalCarbohydrates: 403.8gProtein: 59.7gFat: 114.4gSaturated Fat: 43.7gCholesterol: 364mgSugar: 180g

Calories: 2.805kcal

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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