Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This double chocolate zucchini bread is moist, fluffy and super chocolatey. It's easy to make and absolutely delicious. No one will ever know there's zucchini in it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 egg large
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- ⅓ cup yogurt I used full fat, plain, Greek
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups zucchini no need to squeeze liquid, finely grated
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan or line with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, stir flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut sugar, coconut oil, greek yogurt and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini.
- Add dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir together until just combined. Be sure not to over mix the batter!
- Gently stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top with additional chocolate chips if desired. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove loaf from pans and let cool on a wire rack before slicing.
Notes
- Gluten-free: I haven’t tested this recipe with a gluten-free all-purpose flour option, but if you try it let me know how it turns out in the comments below.
- Dairy-free: To make this loaf dairy-free swap the yogurt with a dairy-free yogurt.
- Vegan: I also haven’t tested a vegan version of this recipe, but you could use a vegan yogurt and try using flax eggs in place of the regular eggs. Again, I haven’t tried it, so I’m not sure how it’ll turn out, but if you do try it let me know how it turns out for you.
- Coconut sugar: If you don’t have coconut sugar I recommend using light brown sugar, cane sugar or granulated sugar.
- Coconut oil: If you don’t have coconut oil you can use melted butter or another neutral oil instead.
- Mix-ins: Feel free to add extras like chopped nuts, dried fruit, or even a swirl of peanut butter for added flavor and texture.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 190kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 240mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 405mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.