100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread
100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread
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| Yield: | 9" x 5" loaf |
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup molasses or honey
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour or Premium Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups shredded, unpeeled zucchini (about 1 small/medium zucchini)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F; lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
2) In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, molasses or honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
3) Add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon, mixing until well combined.
4) Stir in the zucchini, chocolate chips, and nuts.
5) Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
6) Bake the bread for 55 to 60 minutes, until the loaf tests done (a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center will come out clean, save for perhaps a smear of chocolate).
7) Remove the bread from the oven, and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack.
8) Cool completely before slicing; store well-wrapped, at room temperature.
Yield: one 9" x 5" loaf.
Reviews
04/24/2012- Yummy! The bread came out moist. I used pecans instead of walnuts and honey instead of the molasses. Pretty good for a whole wheat quick bread!
- 10/02/2011
- Really tasty! I'm so happy I could sneak some veggies into my little boy's diet with this delicious zucchini bread!
- 09/27/2011
- This was a totally different flavor from regular zucchini bread (which, after a summer full of various zucchini breads and muffin recipes is a very good thing)! The whole wheat flour (I used the White Whole Wheat flour) is very slightly bitter, which I actually liked a lot in this bread. (I normally strongly dislike whole wheat anything because of this.).And it has cinnamon in it, which gives the chocolate a slightly different flavor too, very slightly spicy. A very rich flavored bread, you can't taste the zucchini much at all, other than the moisture it adds to the bread. This is a keeper!
- 09/20/2011
- I really love zucchini in baked goods so made this recipe this morning. It was a breeze to make, used Tahitian Vanilla (so delicious) plus Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips and walnuts, turned out great. Absolutely delicious. KAF Zucchini Muffins are another winner.
09/20/2011- The only reason I rated this recipe so low is that I thought it was too sweet. The bread has great texture, moisture. Really, a good bread for people who like sweet quick breads. Not my thing, however!
- 09/10/2011
- So good! I love this bread! I baked this in mini bread pans and reduced cooking time to 25 minutes and then let them cool in the pans. I also added a 1/2 cup sugar free apple sauce to ensure moist bread. Great way to use up a surplus of zucchini!
- 09/04/2011
- Typically I'm a little wary of whole wheat breads that aren't of the sandwich variety (I've been scorned by too many whole wheat coffeecakes and the like), but this recipe is fantastic. I think the chocolate chips are necessary for making the cake moist, plus after 20 minutes, I tented the loaf pan with aluminum foil to keep all the moisture in. It was a hit at my office and thanks to a food processor for quickly shredding the zucchini, any easy quickbread to make. Thanks, again, KAF!
09/02/2011- I left out the chocolate chips to keep it a bit healthier. The recipe was great, but a little bit dry.
