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Moist chocolate zucchini bread

Published: Nov 7, 2017 · Modified: May 29, 2020 by Lizet

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This moist chocolate zucchini bread is a must for any chocolate lover. Deep chocolate flavor, a few chocolate chips here and there. It´s a winner!

As I mentioned it before, my boys have nightmares with zucchini. They do not like it at all. I had them try this bread without telling them all the ingredients. They loved it and asked for another slice!

Very chocolaty. Not only has cocoa powder in the batter, but also chocolate chips. It´s a very tender and moist bread/cake. Usually when using zucchini to make cakes or bread, you let it sit for a while to get rid of the water. With this recipe you don´t need to do that. But because we´re not doing that step, we´ll need to be a little patient with the baking.

Moist chocolate zucchini bread

How do you know if your bread is done? Touch the center of your bread, it needs to be firm; if it jiggles a little, bake it for another 10 minutes. The hard part of making this bread is the waiting, both during baking time and while cooling down. This moist chocolate zucchini bread is soooo tender, it needs to be completely cold before slicing it. To eat it, you need to serve it on a plate and use a fork, otherwise, it kinds of disintegrates in your hand, goes to the floor and of course, we do not want to waste this deliciousness!

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Recipe

Bizcocho de zucchini y chocolate
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4.54 from 13 votes

Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This moist chocolate zucchini bread is a must for any chocolate lover. Deep chocolate flavor, a few chocolate chips here and there. It´s a winner!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 248kcal
Author: Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-½ cup grated zucchini
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 ° F and grease a 9x5 inch bread pan.
  • In a large bowl add oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract and mix. Add the zucchinie and mix. To this mixture, add the flour, the cocoa powder, the baking soda and the salt. Mix only until everything is incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and mix.
  • Pour the dough into the greased mold and bake for 60 minutes or until the center feels firm. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing and placing in a rack to cool completely.

Notes

Keeps up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 248kcal

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This moist chocolate zucchini bread is a must for any chocolate lover. Deep chocolate flavor, a few chocolate chips here and there. It´s a winner!

This moist chocolate zucchini bread is a must for any chocolate lover. Deep chocolate flavor, a few chocolate chips here and there. It´s a winner!

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  1. Susan

    October 04, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    I made this last night. Terrible

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  2. Susan

    October 04, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    Made this recipe and it was terrible. Most zucchini recipes call for 3 eggs. Too much cocoa too.

    Reply
  3. Tsp

    September 19, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    The flavor of this bread is excellent, but I will never make it again. I have made 3 loaves of this and it never came out of the pan in one piece. I make cookies, breads, etc to give to my friends. This was such a disaster that I couldn't share it with anyone. I've spent too much time and money on this recipe.

    Reply
  4. June

    September 08, 2021 at 1:39 pm

    I made this and my husband really love it and i'm going to make it again.Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Carol Rasmussen

    September 05, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    I just put the second batch in the oven.This is amazingly good.

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    • Lizet

      September 05, 2021 at 8:03 pm

      I'm glad you like it!

      Reply
  6. Nat

    August 01, 2021 at 3:22 am

    Fan favorite in this house and the whole neighborhood! Great for those large tough garden zucs!

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    • Lizet

      August 02, 2021 at 2:36 pm

      So happy to hear it!

      Reply
  7. Virginia

    October 05, 2020 at 5:16 am

    Hi.
    I’ve never made zucchini bread. Does one need to draw the water out of the zucchini before adding it to mixture? TY.

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    • Lizet

      October 05, 2020 at 2:15 pm

      I've made this recipe many times without drawing the water first. But if it does have too much liquid, it will not bake well. So, you can let it sit for 5 minutes before adding it to the batter and draining it.

      Reply
  8. Alisa Infanti

    September 30, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    I have one zucchini left in my fridge and this recipe is calling for it. This bread looks amazing!

    Reply
  9. Beth

    September 30, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious and yummy! I'm so excited to make this!

    Reply
  10. Beth Sachs

    September 30, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Wow this looks so moist and delicious. I think my kids are going to like this one!

    Reply
  11. Jess

    September 30, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    I have a super picky kid but he loves this bread. It is a win-win! He is getting more veggies while eating chocolate!

    Reply
  12. Kylie Archer

    September 30, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    This is a family favourite! Thanks for such an awesome recipe!

    Reply
  13. michele

    August 21, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    This looks delicious ! So many zucchini in the garden. I am going to go make this right now. Thank you for sharing. Will let you know how it turns out.

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    • Lizet

      August 21, 2020 at 8:44 pm

      I hope you like it! I have a batch in my fridge at the moment 🙂

      Reply
  14. Anonymous

    August 06, 2020 at 3:04 am

    Made this tonight. Nice flavor!

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    • Lizet

      August 07, 2020 at 6:41 pm

      I'm glad you liked it!

      Reply
  15. Priya

    July 20, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    Hi I made this cake it was really great. My family loved it, making a new batch now 😋

    Reply
  16. Marialenn Langendoen

    December 04, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    Thank you. I love this recipe!

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    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      December 04, 2017 at 8:10 pm

      I´m glad you liked it, Marialenn!

      Reply
  17. Jacqui

    November 11, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    Gosh Lizet that looks so rich and moist and just 3 steps how easy is that. A must try.

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    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      November 12, 2017 at 6:39 pm

      Hi Jacqui! yeah, no excuses when it is this easy! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

    November 11, 2017 at 10:40 am

    What a brilliant way to get your kids to eat more veg 😀 Looks so good! Thanks for joining in with #CookBlogShare this week. Eb x

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    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      November 12, 2017 at 6:38 pm

      Thanks Eb for coming by! anything to get them to eat zucchini 😉

      Reply
  19. Alyson

    November 09, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    I really want to try this! Looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      November 09, 2017 at 10:45 pm

      I hope you try it Alyson! let me know how you like it!

      Reply

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