Spiced Chocolate-Zucchini Bread

Not your typical zucchini bread! The zucchini gives this quick bread great moisture, but really it's an excellent way for chocolate lovers to get their daily vegetable intake! It's a great alternative to brownies.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 550 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• 2 cups peeled and grated zucchini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Blend sugar and oil together in a mixing bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla; add grated zucchini. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, and allspice. Hand mix in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 50 minutes.