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double chocolate zucchini loaves

Double Chocolate Zucchini Loaves

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped (*see notes for substitutions)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, or sour cream
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tsp espresso powder, optional
  • 4 cups shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease two 9×5 loaf pans.
  • Place the unsweetened chocolate in a large heatproof bowl with the vegetable oil and melt it on top of a pot of simmering water, creating a double boiler. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the sugar, eggs, and yogurt.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder. Add the dry ingredients to the chocolate mixture and gently stir to form a batter. Fold in the zucchini, then the chocolate chips. Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Mine typically take 45 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes in the pans, then run a sharp knife around the edges and invert the loaves onto a cooling rack to finish cooling. This bread can be eaten warm and fresh, but I find it to be even more delicious after sitting overnight. It darkens, moistens, and becomes a dense, chocolately treat. I store it in the refrigerator and my kids love a cold slice after playing outside on a hot afternoon.

Notes

Show link: https://fox56news.com/news/meal-time-monday/double-chocolate-zucchini-loaves-zucchini-patties/
* If you don’t have unsweetened chocolate, but do have cocoa powder, substitute with 1 cup of cocoa powder. Just whisk the wet ingredients in a large bowl (sugar, oil, eggs, and yogurt) and stir the cocoa powder into the flour mixture. 
Keyword kid-friendly, quick bread