Divine moist chocolate "bread" that's really just cake with some hidden vegetables. It's incredibly soft and moist but not gummy or gluey. The texture and flavor is like fudge, just rich and chocolatey in the best way! And it's just as delicious the next day!!! The chocolate chips really enhance the chocolate flavor. Although my little loaves sunk in the middle I think that had something to do with how I mixed the batter... But this recipe is super easy to make! You can use fresh or thawed shredded zucchini.
The original recipe, which I modified, is from: https://www.modernhoney.com/chocolate-zucchini-bread/
Here is the recipe, and pictures of the process are below:
Ingredients:
1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (melted and cooled) (56 g)
1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil (50 g)
1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar (105 g)
1/2 cup Sugar (110 g)
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup Flour (150 g)
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder (36 g)
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Grated Zucchini, drained slightly (240 g)
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (plus more for topping) (90+ grams)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease one 8x4" or 9x5" pan with butter. Alternatively this makes three to four 3x5" loaves.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sifted cocoa powder, baking soda and powder, and salt.
In a large bowl mix together the melted butter, oil, brown sugar, and sugar until completely dissolved (3-10 minutes of mixing).
Stir in eggs and vanilla and whisk well.
Fold in the flour mixture.
Then fold in the zucchini and chocolate chips. Fold in a heaping 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan(s). Sprinkle the top with remaining chocolate chips. Bake large loaf for 45-55 minutes, small loaves 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and aside to cool for at least 20-60 minutes.
Note: The zucchini should be on the drier rather than wetter side.
Mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.
Before mixing the sugars, oil, butter together.
After mixing the sugars, oil, butter together. Note: I didn't whisk until the sugar was completely dissolved, which I think I should have because I think it affected the final texture and rise of the bread. I ill make sure to dissolve everything next time.
After mixing in the eggs and vanilla.
After mixing in the dry ingredients, zucchini, and chocolate chips. Now it's ready to bake!
So the recipe made a little too much (possibly enough for 4 loaf pans) so I made 2 muffins too. I topped them off with chocolate chips before baking.
Close up on the pans before baking. Note: I think I overfilled them... 4 pans was probably ideal.
After baking! middle sunk in but I think that had to do with my mixing process and overfilling the pan...
Sick angle
Sexy close up. This bread is fricken' delicious
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