Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread – Rich and chocolatey bread that uses all of that summer zucchini. You will never know there are veggies in there!
Post was updated 8/12/16
Zucchini season is almost coming to an end. Before it ends, I have a great bread you need to try! Zucchini bread is kind of a classic staple, but what about double chocolate zucchini bread? Cocoa powder makes the bread chocolate-y, then it is studded with chocolate chips! If your plants are going crazy like mine, then you want to print this recipe now, so you can make it right away!
I have done a lot of zucchini recipes over the years. This year I cut back and only planted one zucchini plant. I think I have picked at least 6 large zucchini so far, and there are 2 more still coming in. We we have done our traditional Zucchini Muffins already, and I made extra for the freezer. I think these Zucchini Corn Fritters are one of my favorite things to make each year though. And if you can use fresh corn with it, even better! But today we are here with Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread!! I made this live on Facebook last week, if you missed it. Come check out how easy it is!
This bread is so easy to throw together. It is rich, dense, and chocolatey. It makes for a great snack, dessert, or send it in the lunch box. My son especially likes it if I warm it up for him, and the chocolate gets all melty. You can not taste any zucchini in there, and you can’t really even pick out any green flecks, so you could easily pass this over with the pickiest of eaters (mine is right up there). If you do have lots of zucchini and aren’t sure what to do with it, it works great to freeze it. Just grate it up, squeeze out the liquid, and store in 1 or 2 cup portions. Then you can have fresh zucchini bread or this double chocolate zucchini bread all winter long!
- 2 cups shredded zucchini (unpeeled), squeeze excess water out
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 2/3 cups flour
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, honey, oil, brown sugar and vanilla. Add the salt, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and flour. Whisk until well combined. Using a spatula fold in the zucchini and chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 60-75 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, and allow to cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before removing the bread from the pan. Allow to cool completely before serving.
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amy @ fearless homemaker says
This looks awesome + coincidentally, i have everything i need to make it in the house already! Might have to bake up a loaf this morning.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love chocolate with zucchini, yum!
Suzanne says
Love how dense and moist this zucchini bread is and all that chocolate too!!
Amanda @ clean cookin collge girl says
Just came across your blog!! Already in love with this first post! Can’t wait to try it, seriously drooling already!
Liz says
I wonder if this will turn my kids into zucchini lovers….I have a feeling it might! What a beautiful loaf, Erin!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
Thank you for specifying that this does not taste like zucchini! That’s especially helpful for people like me. 🙂 It looks and sounds great. And so moist!
Priscilla-She's Cookin' says
Hard to believe there’s 2 cups of zucchini in this bread! Definitely a chocolate lovers dream zucchini bread 😉
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says
Delicious! I think I could even get my husband to eat zucchini in this form!
Ashley Manila says
I ‘m already in love with zucchini bread, so adding chocolate just puts this over the top!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
Anything with double chocolate gets my full attention!
We have been travelling a lot this summer and didn’t get to bake as much as I wanted with zucchini, but lucky me, I just picked some beauties from the market. I can’t wait to bake something
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
What a great looking bread! It looks SO tasty, Erin!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
Chocolate and zucchini are such a perfect pairing! My Mom would make zucchini bread quite often while we were growing up – need to make yours – looks tasty!!!
Kathy Steger @FoodWineThyme says
I love zucchini bread and I love chocolate. I can see how this will work perfectly. 🙂
Baking Serendipity says
I like muffins too, but there is something comforting about a loaf of bread. And I can never turn down chocolate. This looks fantastic!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Ohhh this looks gorgeous! I need to get more zucchini so I can make this! Yum!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
Yum! I bet my husband wouldn’t even notice the zucchini 🙂
Patty says
Love, love the combination of chocolate and zucchini! This bread looks just heavenly;-)
Krista says
Although I’m rather excited to have my zucchini number dwindling I feel the same way you do…I haven’t tackled nearly enough of the recipes I had planned. I honestly couldn’t keep up with my plant this year though! It was nuts!
Emily @ Life on Food says
A week ago I was complaining about too much zucchini and now its all over. I love the chocolate idea. My jazzed up version was with coconut. I will be saving this one for next year.
Lora @cakeduchess says
I bake lots of quick breads and yours looks fantastic! Next on my baking list. I’ve been enjoying baking with zucchini these last few weeks too:)
Tracey says
I totally agree – it’s basically impossible to detect the zucchini in this one! I even got my veggie hating husband to eat a slice 🙂 Glad you guys enjoyed it too.