Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This super easy zucchini bread is so moist and chocolaty that it's easy to forget zucchini is in it! My husband even loves it and he's never been a fan of zucchini!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 291 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 3 eggs
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix together. Set aside.

Step 3

Cream sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Mix the dry ingredients slowly into the sugar mixture on medium speed until incorporated. Gently add chocolate chips, zucchini, and walnuts with a spoon. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into each loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Don't overcook.