Prepare a sweet, chocolatey bread that you can eat warm or cold with this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread recipe. It makes for the perfect breakfast treat or snack.
Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips
Did you know you can make sweet bread with chocolate chips and zucchini? Even if you are a picky eater who would not normally eat zucchini, you will love this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread.
You will grate the zucchini into tiny pieces that get added to your bread batter before you bake it. The zucchini adds flavor and texture to the bread while keeping it sweet and flavorful with other ingredients, including the chocolate chips.
If you LOVE chocolate, be sure to try our Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread.
Why You’ll Love this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe:
- It’s healthy! Zucchini contains antioxidants and is good for digestion, making this bread good for you to consume.
- Fresh ingredients. The Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread consists of fresh ingredients, including flour, zucchini, chocolate chips, ground cinnamon, and more.
- Easy prep. It does not require much effort to gather your ingredients together, and it will not take too long for your bread to bake, leaving you with a warm, delicious treat to eat.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread from Scratch
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Begin grating the zucchini into pieces, making sure to drain it with a fine-mesh sleeve.
- Grab a bowl, and add your flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt to it.
- Grab a separate bowl and add your egg, sugar, vanilla, and vegetable oil into it, whisking until blended.
- Fold your dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients.
- Pour the mixture into the baking pan and let your bread bake.
You do need to drain the zucchini to eliminate any excess moisture. If you do not drain it, your Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread may taste a bit too moist.
You can use a box grater to grate the zucchini. If you do not have a box grater, you can always use a handheld grater over a bowl.
Wrap any leftover slices in plastic wrap and add them to a food storage container. You can leave the bread out on the countertop for up to 3 days. If you want to keep the zucchini bread fresher for more than 3 days, place it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. You can also microwave your bread for a few seconds if you would like to eat it while it is warm.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- When using the box grater to grate the zucchini, do so over a large bowl to quickly catch all the grated pieces. It is the best way to avoid a mess.
- If you do not have semisweet chocolate chips, you can use other kinds, such as milk chocolate or dark chocolate. You can also use a combination of chips, such as white chocolate and milk chocolate.
- If you would like to add a glaze to your bread, combine milk and powdered sugar and then drizzle it over your bread after removing it from the oven.
Homemade zucchini bread with chocolate chips is an easy sweet bread recipe that sneaks in some healthy vegetables. No one will know that this bread is full of good for you ingredients.
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini 140-170 grams
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour 180 grams
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 grams
- ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 grams
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs 100 grams
- ½ cup vegetable oil 100 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips 113 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, then grease the parchment paper with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Grate the zucchini on the large holes of your box grater. Drain the grated zucchini through a fine-mesh sieve. Set aside.1 zucchini
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.2 large eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined.
- Fold in the grated zucchini and chocolate chips.⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the loaf from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- When using the box grater to grate the zucchini, do so over a large bowl to quickly catch all the grated pieces. It is the best way to avoid a mess.
- If you do not have semisweet chocolate chips, you can use other kinds, such as milk chocolate or dark chocolate. You can also use a combination of chips, such as white chocolate and milk chocolate.
- If you would like to add a glaze to your bread, combine milk and powdered sugar and then drizzle it over your bread after removing it from the oven.
Delicious! A hit with my family.
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