5 from 24 votes
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Chocolate Zucchini Bread combines grated zucchini into a cocoa-infused batter with vegetable oil, buttermilk, and chocolate chunks. This moist bread has a tender crumb, studded with nuts and bittersweet or semisweet chocolate pieces, offering subtle vegetable moisture balanced with chocolate flavor.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
291 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup zucchini squeezed then measured, grated
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped, or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, buttermilk, and granulated sugar until well-combined.
- Whisk in eggs and vanilla extract until incorporated.
- Add the zucchini, and whisk until combined.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until just combined.
- Whisk in the chocolate chunks and chopped nuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake 45-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
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Notes
- Vegetable oil can be substituted with olive or canola oil without affecting results significantly.
- Regular or low-fat buttermilk works; alternatively, a homemade buttermilk substitute can be used.
- Milk chocolate chunks yield a sweeter bread; bittersweet chocolate chunks produce less sweetness. Chocolate chips may also be substituted for chunks.
- Walnuts may be replaced with pecans or omitted; increasing the amount of chocolate chunks is an alternative for nut-free versions.
- The stated nutrition values are estimates and may vary based on ingredient substitutions.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
291kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
170mg
(7%)
Potassium
224mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
70IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 291kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 170mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 224mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 70IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.