Step aside, banana bread — there’s a new bread king in town. Next in the evolution of delicious fruit and vegetable based breads is chocolate zucchini bread. If you’ve ever doubted that a vegetable could be the base for a delicious dessert, we’re happy to be able to prove you wrong.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon clove (optional)
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/3 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2.5 cups grated zucchini
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 335°F. Grease and flour two 8″ x 4″ pans.
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2. Mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove in a medium bowl.
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3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl until well combined. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
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4. Add grated zucchini.
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5. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 50 to 70 minutes until an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean.
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Photo by Carl Pieri