Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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5.0
249 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Servings
10
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Calories
437 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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Recipe video above. Zucchini? What zucchini? All I see is the most decadent, moist chocolate loaf you may ever have in your life!
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Ingredients
- 3 cups grated zucchini (2 large or 3 small) (Note 1)
- 1 3/4 cups (260g) flour, plain/all purpose
- 1/3 cup (40g) unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably dutch processed (Note 2)
- 1.5 tsp baking soda (bi-carbonate) (Note 3)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 1/4 cup (275g) white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter , melted
- 300g / 10 oz dark chocolate , coarsely chopped (keep some larger chunks!) (Note 4)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F (160C fan).
- Grease and line a large loaf pan (mine is 28 x 15 x 6.5cm / 11 x 6 x 2.5").
- Grab handfuls of zucchini and squeeze out excess liquid, then place in colander to drain while you prepare the batter. (Note 4)
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Then add butter and vanilla, and whisk until fully incorporated.
- Pour egg mixture into flour bowl and stir with wooden spoon until flour is just incorporated - batter will be thick!
- Add zucchini and chocolate and stir to mix through - it will be very thick at first but it will loosen into a thick, spreadable batter (see video).
- Scrape into loaf pan, bake 45 minutes. Cover with foil and bake a further 20 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (except for melted chocolate streaks!)
- Stand in loaf pan for 15 minutes before removing. Cool on rack for a further 10 minutes before slicing.
- Extra amazing served warm - you get melty chocolate bits and it's extra fudgy in the middle!
Notes
- Zucchini - grate zucchini then measure 3 cups, lightly packed (ie don't push it in tightly, just place it in).
- Cocoa powder - dutch processed has a stronger chocolate flavour. Ordinary cocoa powder is just fine too!
- Baking soda - also known as bi carbonate soda. Sub with 4.5 tsp baking powder.
- Chocolate - eating or cooking chocolate will work just fine here, as long as its semi-sweetened or sweet. Do not use unsweetened! I used Lindt dark cooking chocolate in the video and photos. It holds up slightly better during baking if there's any poking up above the surface - which usually there is not. So it doesn't really matter!
- Squeezing zucchini - Don't need to go overboard squeezing out excess liquid, just get out what you can. The remaining moisture in the zucchini is what makes the bread so moist!
- Source: Adapted from this Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe from Simply Recipes.
- Nutrition per slice, fairly generous slices!!!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
437cal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
425mg
(18%)
Potassium
366mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
370IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
6.8mg
(8%)
Calcium
111mg
(11%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 437 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 437cal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 425mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 366mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 370IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 6.8mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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