Chocolate Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Fresh blueberries are folded into a moist chocolate zucchini bread in this kid-friendly recipe made with whole wheat and white flours and flax seeds.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 272 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated zucchini
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 0.5 cup flaxseed meal
• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
• 0.5 cup unsweetened baking cocoa (such as Ghirardelli®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans.

Step 2

Whisk white sugar, oil, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl; fold in grated zucchini. Add 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, flaxseed meal, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom; mix until batter is combined.

Step 3

Combine blueberries and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour in a small bowl; fold into batter. Divide batter between the prepared loaf pans, filling each ⅔ full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.