Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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My preschooler turns up his nose like a haughty little prince when I present him with vegetables. Especially green ones. So, you can only imagine to my delight when he gobbled up zucchini, a super green veggie, via a piece of chocolate zucchini bread.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I get that there is a fair amount of sugar and cocoa in this recipe. It’s most definitely a pastry. But still, in the back of my mind I’m convinced that the good of the zucchini outweighs the chocolate 🙂

This delightful loaf will make you toss your former zucchini bread recipe. The chocolate takes it up one amazing notch making it a spectacular way to use up any excess zucchini you’ve got laying around!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup canola oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2-3 cups grated zucchini (I always sneak in a little extra if I can!)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Step by Step Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease two loaf pans.
2. In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients – flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl beat sugar and eggs. Add oil and vanilla. With a spatula fold in grated zucchini. Stir in dry ingredients and once well combined fold in chocolate chips.
4. Divide between loaf pans and bake for 60 minutes.

Enjoy!