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Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This double chocolate zucchini bread is a the best of both worlds: healthy thanks to zucchini and a true chocolate cure thanks to a double dose of cocoa and chocolate chips.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 9
Calories: 5534 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 ½ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , or 1 vanilla bean
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 cup pecans , chopped
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9 ½ X 5 ¼-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time and blend, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as you go. Mix in the canola oil and the vanilla.
  3. In another bowl or on a piece of parchment paper, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the cream cheese mixture and blend well. Mix in the zucchini, pecans and chocolate morsels and spread into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until the edges of the bread begin to pull away from the edges of the pan. Cool for 30 minutes and then remove from the pan.

Notes

  • For high altitude baking: decrease the sugar by 2 tablespoons and reduce the baking powder and baking soda to ¾ teaspoon each.

Nutrition Information

Calories 553.4kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 69.49g (23%) Protein 7.69g (15%) Fat 28.73g (44%) Saturated Fat 8.09g (40%) Cholesterol 47.97mg (16%) Sodium 365.64mg (15%) Potassium 367.97mg (11%) Fiber 4.47g (18%) Sugar 42.25g (85%) Vitamin A 250.98IU (5%) Vitamin C 5.05mg (6%) Calcium 65.72mg (7%) Iron 3.51mg (20%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 5534

% Daily Value*

Calories 553.4kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 69.49g 23%
Protein 7.69g 15%
Fat 28.73g 44%
Saturated Fat 8.09g 40%
Cholesterol 47.97mg 16%
Sodium 365.64mg 15%
Potassium 367.97mg 8%
Fiber 4.47g 18%
Sugar 42.25g 85%
Vitamin A 250.98IU 5%
Vitamin C 5.05mg 6%
Calcium 65.72mg 7%
Iron 3.51mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.