Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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This was good-- I would recommend it. I sort of just created this myself after looking at a few different recipes, so all criticism can be sent directly my way. The picture is horrible because by the time I took it it was nearly gone.


 Chocolate Zucchini Bread --Makes 2 loaves

·         3 C grated zucchini

·         2 C flour

·         2 t cinnamon

·         1/2 t salt

·         1 1/2 t baking soda

½ tsp. baking powder

1 cup cocoa (not Dutch processed, unless you want to switch the amount of soda and powder measurements)

·         2/3 cup olive oil

·         3/4 C brown sugar

·         3 eggs

1 egg yolk

·         2 t vanilla

·         1/2 C sour cream

·         1/2 C mini chocolate chips

·         ½ tsp espresso powder

1/2 cup pecans


So, I think I combined all the dry ingredients in a bowl and then in the mixer beat the oil sugar and eggs. I added the sour cream and the zucchini (you squeeze it out firs to get liquid out) and then put the nuts and the chocolate chips in the dry ingredients and mixed those up. Then I added the dry ingredients to the mixer and stopped as soon as it was combined.

For the topping, I combined it in a bowl and then sprinkled it on top.

Topping:

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 T brown sugar

2 T. white sugar

teensy bit ground coffee

Comments

  1. thejohnmfamilyJuly 30, 2021 at 3:25 PM

    Stephanie used buttermilk instead of sour cream and she also added a quarter cup of chocolate chips because she wants us to die of diabetes

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  2. thejohnmfamilyAugust 2, 2021 at 6:07 PM

    You bake this at 350 for 40-50 minutes

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  3. thejohnmfamilyJuly 11, 2023 at 8:07 PM

    I would definitely do buttermilk. I skipped the topping, and I only had a yellow zucchini. I think you could down on the sugar to 3-4 T white sugar/loaf, and I only did 1/4 cup chocolate chips per loaf. I left the nuts out

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