I love rich double chocolate recipes and this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread is my new favorite! It’s really moist, full of flavor and loaded with chocolate goodness. You may have a huge zucchini (or two) in your kitchen like my daughter did. And, that’s why I’m sharing my second zucchini bread recipe this month. You’re welcome. 🙂 Earlier this month I brought you my Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. Today I’m sharing my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread. Hey, go ahead and make them both and see which one is your new favorite.
If you love double chocolate recipes, then this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe is just waiting for you to make it!
In a microwave-safe bowl soften the butter then stir in the sugar and combine well. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, stirring to combine well again.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
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Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips. If you ask me, you can never really have too many chocolate chips.
Bake at 325 degrees for 60-75 minutes (1 hour – 1 hour & 15 minutes).
Allow the bread to set in the bread pan at least 30 minutes, so the bottom doesn’t stick when removing.
Recently John and I were out in Washington state visiting our kids, and I made two different types of zucchini bread for their church picnic.
This was the plate of both of them, one is the Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread and the other is today’s Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread. Everyone enjoyed them and they look really yummy! Don’t they?
We hope you try our Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and enjoy it as much as we do. If you make it, please snap a picture and tag us on social media @MySweetMission or #MySweetMission. We’d love to see it!
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, slightly melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups zucchini, shredded or purée (I used puréed zucchini)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, reserve a few for the top
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
- In a microwave-safe bowl soften the butter then stir in the sugar and combine well. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, stirring to combine well again.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 60-75 minutes.
- Allow the bread to set in the bread pan at least 30 minutes, so the bottom doesn’t stick when removing.
Notes
- To shred zucchini; use a box grater. To purée zucchini; use a food processor and pulse until somewhat smooth, but not too fine.
- You can also use frozen zucchini, just make sure it's thoroughly defrosted before adding it to the recipe.
- The bread is perfectly baked when it's golden brown and the top is firm but just a bit soft in the middle. Remove from oven when a toothpick inserted comes out a little sticky, but not wet. The bread will continue to cook a little in the pan after it's removed from the oven.
- This bread can be cooled for a couple of hours and it shouldn't stick to the pan. I know, because I cooled my Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread for a couple of hours and it came out easily.
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Your bread looks wonderful. Pinned on my boards. Please share your tasty posts with us at Throwback Thursday .@ http://wp.me/p6nyGi-W7 Would love to see you there.
Hi Quinn. Thanks for pinning my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and for the invite to your party! Welcome as the new co-host, I just linked up a couple of my recipes again this week. ~Heather
Thanks for sharing with us @ Throwback Thursday. Hope to see you next week.
You’re welcome Quinn and thanks for the great party! ~Heather
Yum! I love zucchini bread of all types, but of course a little extra chocolate never hurt anything!
I agree with you Carlee that a little extra chocolate never hurt anything! Especially in this moist zucchini bread – yum! Have a sweet weekend, Heather
This looks amazing, I can’t wait to try it. ..pinning
Thank you Cindy for the kind comments about my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and for pinning it, I sure appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Heather
This does look yummy, Heather! Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for partying with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
You’re welcome Beverly and thanks for sharing my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread on Pinterest and Twitter! Also, thanks for the wonderful party each week, you’re the best! ~Heather
Oh man, I love zucchini bread, chocolate, and more chocolate! This recipe is definitely for me. Pinning 🙂
Thanks Kati for the nice compliments about my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and for pinning it, you’re so sweet! Hope you enjoy the recipe! ~Heather
all that yummy chocolate, who cares if it’s healthy 🙂 nom nom!
Thanks for stopping by Kristina & Millie to check out my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread! I agree, all that yummy chocolate does make it nom nom! 😉 ~Heather
Yum! This bread looks so moist and full of chocolatey goodness! And you’re right – you can’t ever really have too many chocolate chips. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and sharing this recipe on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward checking out your recipe this week. 🙂
You’re welcome CJ and thanks for the sweet compliments about my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and for the fun party each week, I appreciate you! 😉 ~Heather
I love chocolate zucchini bread, this sounds wonderful! And I love your presentation of the two kinds of zucchini bread together, so pretty. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
You’re welcome Joy and thank you for the sweet compliments about my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and for the amazing party each week, I appreciate you! ~Heather
Heather, this looks wonderful! What a great way to sneak in some veggies to my kids! Thanks for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I can’t wait to see what you’ll share this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2015/09/try-new-recipe-tuesday-929.html
You’re welcome Lisa and thanks for the party each week, you’re the best! I agree, your kids will love zucchini served in our delicious Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread – YUM!
Hi Heather, I have been looking for a good chocolate zucchini bread recipe & knew I’d find one here. It’s that time of year where it’s hot here but, maybe there will be a day cool enough to bake! Hope this finds you well. Pinned for later
Hi Theresa. So glad you found my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread and hope you enjoy it! Thanks for the compliments and for pinning it for later. Hope you’re doing well too. ~Heather
I made this with my granddaughter in an effort to sneak veggies into her diet. She’s 5. Every time she eats any type of vegetable, I ask to see if her eyes are sparkly. I named this Nana’s Sparkly Eyes Chocolate cake. She was excited to make it but wondered why there was zucchini needed. I simply told her that zucchini is in a lot of cakes and once you add the chocolate chips it disappears. She shrugged her shoulders and proceeded to add extra chocolate chips! She loved it and the zucchini did magically disappear!! (note: I did have her help me puree the zucchini in the blender)
Hi Laura. Your story about your little granddaughter and our Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread (aka Nana’s Sparkly Eyes Chocolate Cake) is so cute, we love extra chocolate chips too! Pureeing the zucchini is a great idea to help make it “magically disappear”. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing this story with us – we love it! ~Heather