100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread

Recipe by PJ Hamel

Facing a zucchini surplus? This moist, dense bread, with its mild hint of cinnamon, offers a sweet surprise: chocolate chips. Never thought of adding chocolate chips to zucchini bread? Give it a try; the rich flavor of chocolate marries perfectly with the earthiness of zucchini and brown sugar.

Prep
15 mins
Bake
55 mins to 1 hr
Total
1 hr 10 mins
Yield
one 9" x 5" loaf
100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F; lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, molasses or honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.

  3. Add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon, mixing until well combined.

  4. Stir in the zucchini, chocolate chips, and nuts.

  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

  6. Bake the bread for 55 to 60 minutes, until the loaf tests done (a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center will come out clean, save for perhaps a smear of chocolate).

  7. Remove the bread from the oven, and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack.

  8. Cool completely before slicing; store well-wrapped, at room temperature.

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