Chocolate Zucchini Bread

5 from 5 votes

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Moist and delicious, you'll never guess this Chocolate Zucchini Bread is made with vegetables. Zucchini bread is a guilt-free dessert that satisfies your cravings, it packs all the chocolate flavor in a healthy loaf!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baking

Servings: slices

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

1 egg
100 grams (⅓ cup) ripe banana mashed, or unsweetened applesauce
90 grams (½ cup) grated zucchini well squeezed
60 grams (¼ cup 1 tbsp) maple syrup or honey
20 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil or melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
120 ml (½ cup) milk of choice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar optional, see notes*

Dry Ingredients

150 grams (1 ½ cup) oat flour or preferred flour
50 grams (½ cup) cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
⅓ tsp baking soda
a pinch of salt
3 tbsp chocolate chips plus more for serving

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Heat oven to 180 C° (350 F°) and fold a 20 cm (7.9 inches) loaf pan with parchment paper or grease with oil.
Optional if you use apple cider vinegar. In a medium bowl or glass combine milk and apple cider vinegar. Stir with a spoon and set aside for later.
Grate the zucchini. Once grated, squeeze the vegetable thoroughly to remove any extra water using a clean towel. Set aside for later.
In a large mixing bowl beat the egg together with mashed banana, maple syrup, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Whisk until combined, then add the grated zucchini and stir well.
Sift oat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda into the wet ingredients. Gradually pour in the milk mixture prepared before while mixing with a spatula or hand whisk. Stir until you get a lump-free smooth batter.
Fold through the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake in hot oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of your chocolate zucchini bread comes out clean.

Notes

The apple cider vinegar is optional but it gives a moister and fluffier zucchini bread. Stirring milk and apple cider vinegar together produces a mixture that is similar to buttermilk, an ingredient which is often used for achieving fluffier dessert textures.

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