Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This chocolaty twist on zucchini bread makes you forget it contains zucchini. It's rich and moist, with just the right amount of crunch from walnuts.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 291 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.75 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix together. Set aside.

Step 3

Cream sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Mix dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients on medium speed until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips, zucchini, and walnuts with a silicone spatula. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in each loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.