A moist and decadent chocolate bread made healthier by adding a generous amount of shredded zucchini, this can be eaten as a snack, for breakfast or even dessert. Topped with chocolate chips and almond flakes, this zucchini chocolate bread is every bit as delicious as it is pretty!
You will need:
Flour - 1⅓ cups (I used a combo of all-purpose and whole-wheat flours)
Unsweetened cocoa powder - ⅔ cup
Salt - ¼ tsp
Baking powder - 1½ tsp
Baking soda - ½ tsp
Vegetable oil - ½ cup
Sugar - ¾ cup
Yogurt - ½ cup
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Zucchini - 1½ cups, grated
Chocolate chips - ¼ cup
Almond flakes - ¼ cup
How to:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 deg.F. Line a 9"x5" loaf pan with parchment paper or foil and set aside.
Sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric beater, cream the oil and sugar together. Add yogurt and beat on high for 2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla extract.
Add grated zucchini to this and mix well.
Tip in the dry ingredients and fold in carefully till just combined. The batter will be thick.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle chocolate chips and almond flakes evenly on top of the batter. Bake for 50-60 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then remove bread to a wire rack and cool completely. Store in an airtight container when completely cooled. Serve bread slices warm or cold with a cup of milk, coffee or tea.
Notes:
This recipe is eggless and has no butter as well. This chocolate bread is mildly but perfectly sweet. You can increase the sugar quantity to 1 cup for a sweeter cake-like flavor. This quick bread is great to pack and take while traveling. If the bread is not done after 50 minutes and you see that the top is rapidly browning, loosely tent the pan with foil and continue to bake till done. You can bake the batter as cupcakes/muffins too. Check for doneness around 15-18 minutes.
Recipe by At The Corner of Happy And Harried at https://www.happyandharried.com/2016/04/19/chocolate-zucchini-bread/