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Whole-Wheat Zucchini Bread with Cinnamon & Dark Chocolate Chunks
4.3 from 48 votes

Whole-Wheat Zucchini Bread with Cinnamon & Dark Chocolate Chunks

This recipe took months to develop and is indeed the best you'll ever taste.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 3805 kcal
Course: Baked Goods

Ingredients

Dry ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour or all-purpose
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon or 1 Tablespoon pre-ground, freshly ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
  • 2 egg room temperature
  • 1/3 cup canola oil or peanut
  • 3/4 cup PLAIN yogurt
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk or regular milk with a splash of vinegar
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar or brown sugar, firmly packed, organic
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
  • 2 1/2 cups zucchini finely grated
  • 4 oz dark chocolate chunked

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil a 9x4 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper. Line a 6-cup muffin tin with papers OR oil a mini loaf pan.
  2. In a bowl, sift together dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy; beat in yogurt, buttermilk, oil, sugar, and vanilla. Combine well. Stir in grated zucchini and chopped chocolate.
  4. Fold flour mixture into the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
  5. Spoon batter into 6 muffin cups (or mini loaf pan) and pour the rest into the 9x4 loaf pan. Bake for approximately 50 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes in the pan. Loosen the sides and remove from pan. Cool loaf completely before cutting.

Notes

  • Tips to Making the Best Zucchini Bread Ever:
  • Use the very best ingredients possible. I cannot emphasize this enough. If you set out to make the best zucchini bread recipe ever, but use rancid flour and stale spices, well, you're not going to get the same result as I did - and it certainly won't be the best ever.
  • Use small to medium sized zucchini. If it's longer than your arm, don't bother, it will be tough and dry. If you must use these kinds of massive zucc's, halve them lengthwise first and remove the seeds with a spoon. Discard or compost them and grate the remainder of the zucchini for your baking.
  • Don't skimp on the chocolate (but feel free to use chocolate chips).
  • Use freshly ground cinnamon.
  • Have ingredients at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

Calories 3805kcal (190%) Carbohydrates 546g (182%) Protein 79g (158%) Fat 149g (229%) Saturated Fat 43g (215%) Cholesterol 363mg (121%) Sodium 2616mg (109%) Potassium 3437mg (73%) Fiber 41g (164%) Sugar 249g (498%) Vitamin A 1410IU (28%) Vitamin C 56.4mg (63%) Calcium 823mg (82%) Iron 25.8mg (143%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 loaf

Amount Per Serving

Calories 3805

% Daily Value*

Calories 3805kcal 190%
Carbohydrates 546g 182%
Protein 79g 158%
Fat 149g 229%
Saturated Fat 43g 215%
Cholesterol 363mg 121%
Sodium 2616mg 109%
Potassium 3437mg 73%
Fiber 41g 164%
Sugar 249g 498%
Vitamin A 1410IU 28%
Vitamin C 56.4mg 63%
Calcium 823mg 82%
Iron 25.8mg 143%

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