I need to tell you right now: if you don’t seriously love chocolate, skip this post. This recipe is strictly for chocolate lovers. It’s best if you are a dark chocolate lover although I think you could possibly mellow it out if you cut some of the chocolate and used milk chocolate chips. But I wouldn’t. Really, this is so good and dark and rich. And yes, it’s healthy too. All that dark chocolate is full of antioxidants–and hey it’s got zucchini in it so you are sneaking vegies into your pleasure zone. It’s low in fat, full of whole grains and if you wanted to cut the fat further, you could skip one of the eggs and use 2 more egg whites. This is not like any zucchini bread you’ve ever tasted. Did I mention it’s chocolate?
The recipe makes 2 loaves so you could eat one, and share one with one of your chocolate-loving friends. Or eat one, and freeze the other for chocolate emergencies. I’m having it for breakfast … all … week … long. Mmmmm. Chocolate.
Decadent Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 1-oz. baking chocolate squares, melted
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
- 2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract. I like to use Mexican vanilla.
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup flaxmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips. Use really good quality chips like Ghirardelli 60% Cacao chocolate chips–you won’t be sorry.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray two 9×5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine chocolate, cocoa, eggs, egg whites, sugar, oil, yogurt, zucchini, and vanilla. Beat well.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Sprinkle the tops of the loaves with raw sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean.
I chopped up the chips a bit to distribute the chocolate taste …
Done! I had to cut it right away …
Nutrition Information:
1 serving = 1/10 of 1 loaf
Recipe analysis from http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/flog_add.php?tab=new_recipe
Come join the fun at the My Baking Addiction and GoodLife Eats Holiday Recipe Exchange sponsored by Scharffen Berger.
This recipe was shared at Best Bread Recipes of 2011 and Retro Re-Pin Party.
22 comments
This looks amazing! I love chocolate with strawberries. I’m going to have to try that basil lime pesto, too.
Thank you! This bread is awesome without anything added, but I think my very favorite way to eat this is warmed with light whipped cream and lots of berries.
I’m so excited for you to try it and so hope you like it! Thank you so much for visiting, Heather. 🙂
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can you use splenda instead of sugar and white whole wheat flour instead of regular whole wheat?
I haven’t tried it with splenda, but I don’t see why not! I have used white whole wheat flour, though, and yes, it works beautifully.
Thanks for sharing this with me on FB looks AMAZING!! Must try 🙂
Mmmm! This looks amazing! I think it’s a must try!
Jo-Anna
I am loving the combination of chocolate and zucchini! This bread looks fantastic.Thanks so much for linking them up in the Holiday Recipe Exchange!
This does look decadent! Thanks for sharing it as part of the best bread recipes of 2011!
I love this Ann!!! I just made it for my boys and they couldn’t stop eating it! It wonderful! <3 and hugs doll!
Debi I am SO excited you tried it and very very very happy your boys loved it … this is the kind of thing that makes it all worth it 🙂
I am definitely making this soon! I have zucks just waiting to be used 😉 Thanks!
You’re welcome! I am anxiously awaiting zucchini here …
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How many zucchini does it take to make 2-1/2 cups?
It depends on the size of the zucchini … if you’re using the small ones you buy at the grocery store, I would guess three. If you have a huge overgrown one from the garden, one large zucchini will make many loaves of bread.
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this sounds heavenly… 1 question though…
is that UNSWEETENED baking chocolate…?
Hello Miss Vicki,
Yes it’s unsweetened baking chocolate. Thanks for asking!
~ Ann
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