Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread with simple wholesome ingredients in one bowl. Easy, moist, fudgy and double chocolate quick bread with sneaky veggies.
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 236kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini squeezed dry (measured before squeezing)
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 3/4 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder aluminum free
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour or spelt flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips divided
- Cooking spray I use Misto
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, line 9 x 5 loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add zucchini, egg, applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk well – sometimes if baking soda and baking powder have lumps, it takes a minute to let them sit and then whisk again.
- Add cacao powder and whisk until well combined.
- Add flour and mix gently with a spatula just enough to combine. Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into previously prepared loaf pan and sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool for 10 minutes. Holding onto the flaps of parchment paper, remove from a loaf pan and let it cool a bit more more before slicing with sharp serrated knife into 10 slices. I recommend to slice it thicker as its top is tender and has chips in it but you could cut into 12 slices too.
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Notes
- Store: If the weather is hot, keep chocolate zucchini bread in a container loosely covered with linen towel or lid for 1-2 days on a counter. You don't want to seal it tightly so moisture accumulates and bacteria starts breeding on hot days.
- Freeze: Past day 4, I recommend to freeze bread. Place in Ziploc bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw on a counter for a few hours.
- Self-rising flour: Use 2 cups and omit baking powder and salt.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 274mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 21g