Double Chocolate Quick Bread
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4.5
Double Chocolate Quick Bread
Description
This quick bread blends all-purpose flour with unsweetened cocoa powder and chocolate chips, creating a deeply chocolate-flavored loaf with pockets of melted chocolate. The leavening comes from baking powder and baking soda, which react to produce a tender yet well-risen bread. Moisture is provided by unsweetened applesauce, neutral cooking oil, sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt), and eggs, ensuring the crumb feels soft and rich.
The wet ingredients including brown sugar and vanilla extract are combined separately before mixing into the dry ingredients to prevent overmixing, which would toughen the bread. The batter is spread evenly in a greased pan and baked at 350°F for 45-60 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick. The bread is cooled partially in the pan before removing to keep its shape intact.
This loaf is perfect for chocolate lovers seeking a home-baked quick bread that’s easy to prepare and delivers a moist, tender texture with chocolate chips offering additional bursts of melted chocolate. It works well for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
- ⅓ cup neutral cooking oil vegetable, avocado, melted coconut, etc, generic cooking oil
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X5-inch baking pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the applesauce, oil, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and sour cream until well blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and pour the chocolate chips on top of the dry ingredients. Stir until the batter is just combined (don't overmix!).
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 45-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs but not wet batter.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before running a knife gently around the edges and turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Slices (9X5-inch loaf)
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Slice | |
| Calories | 276kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 185mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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