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Let me just brag a minute about how much I accomplished this weekend. Well, mostly just Sunday. Saturday we blogged (ate) all day then watched 2 hours of the 1996 Olympic gymnastics competition. So, maybe not too much of an accomplishment. But Sunday I was on fire. Cliff had to go take pictures for someone in his family. While he was gone, I cleaned the house from top to bottom. I even cleaned the shower. Which never happens. Then, I went to Home Depot and Ace hardware to get supplies. I painted 2 mirrors, 2 chairs, a fireplace screen, some sticks, a picture frame, and a table. I made dinner, then Cliff and I installed a 12 foot stake in our garden to hold up the tomato plants. The 6 footer just wasn’t doing the job. I think my tomato plants are on steroids. I need a ladder to pick tomatoes. I will have to update on the garden situation later this week. We have had some successes and some failures. RIP zucchini, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Even though I didn’t get even one zucchini from my garden, Kelly’s roommate’s dad had been keeping us stocked. He gave them 4 or 5 HUGE zucchinis. I knew right away that I wanted to make zucchini bread with one. I have never actually eaten zucchini bread so I decided to go with a double chocolate one to start off. Chocolate chocolate chip, no brainer. And I am so glad we did. We ran out of time to do a final picture of the bread so it sat around the house for a while before I could actually taste test it. It was way, way, way better than I expected. This is a recipe I know I will make over and over again. If you have a surplus of zucchini, first of all, I hate you, and second of all, make this chocolate chocolate chip zucchini bread.
Here is what you’ll need
Shred the zucchini. For some reason Kelly peeled ours. You don’t need to peel it. That is just weird.
Grease and flour the loaf pan
Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
In another bowl combine the eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, honey, and sugar
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Add in the zucchini and chocolate chips.
Transfer to a loaf pan and bake 65-75 minutes
So delicious! Too bad I finished the last of it this morning.
Ingredients
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 x 4inch loaf pan. If you haven’t already, shred the zucchini. In a bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and then add the vegetable oil, brown sugar, honey, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and fold the batter until everything is combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and zucchini. Make sure the chocolate chips and zucchini are evenly distributed throughout the batter. Transfer the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 65-75 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes, transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before slicing.
Source: Brown Eyed Baker
About Kara Smith
This is one of my favorite ways to use excess zucchini! I love all of the chocolate in this bread!
We really liked this bread!
Thanks Kara I have two big zuchini’s just waiting for me on my counter. I have made the regular zuchini bread twice this season but wanted to do the chocolate kind and couldn’t put my finger on the recipe. Thanks for bringing it to me. Going to the campground to visit Uncle Mike and grandkids toomarrow and want to bring them this chocolate treat.. You didn’t mention pickles is your list of veggies in garden!! tell me there out there as well
Love Aunt Kathy
I planted 2 pickle plants. 1 died, the other is doing good. I hope you like the bread, we did!
I watched the 1996 olympics competition too. so fun! This bread looks great
Thanks Ashley!
I made this the night you posted it
Thanks so much! It was delish!
I LOVE zucchini bread! But making it with chocolate (and chocolate chips!), that is just genius! Too bad I don’t know anyone with a zucchini supply.
My dad, son and husband hate carrots but eat carrot cake and I love hiding vegies in dishes so this recipe is a keeper.