How to Make Chocolate-Cinnamon Zucchini Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the combination of chocolate and cinnamon, and when you add zucchini into the mix, you get one incredibly delicious and moist bread. Chocolate-Cinnamon Zucchini Bread is the perfect way to use up an abundance of zucchini from your garden or local farmers market. This recipe takes the classic zucchini bread to a whole new level by adding rich cocoa, warm cinnamon, and decadent chocolate chips.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup cinnamon baking chips

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 20
  • Yield: 2 9x5-inch loaves

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans.
  • Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Whisk brown sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract in a second large mixing bowl. Stir zucchini into the liquid ingredients and beat in flour mixture until batter is just combined; do not overbeat. Gently mix in cinnamon baking chips. Divide batter evenly between prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing loaves to finish cooling on wire racks.
  • Nutrition

    210 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 29mg
    • Sodium: 236mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 39g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 23g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 3mg
    • Calcium: 69mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 185mg