How to Make Better Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're looking for a delicious way to sneak some extra veggies into your diet, look no further than this Better Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread recipe! While it may sound a bit unconventional, zucchini adds incredible moisture and a subtle sweetness to this classic quick bread, making it a perfect treat for any time of day.

But this isn't just any ordinary zucchini bread. We've taken the traditional recipe and amped it up a notch by adding rich, melty chocolate chips for an indulgent...

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup ground flax seed
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups grated zucchini, or more to taste
  • ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 2 loaves zucchini bread

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
  • Whisk flour, flax, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat white sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until batter is well-mixed. Fold zucchini and chocolate chips into batter; pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing loaves from pans.
  • Nutrition

    289 cal.

    • Total Fat: 11g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 35mg
    • Sodium: 274mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 44g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 24g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 50mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 165mg