I love to make yummy things with zucchini when my garden is overflowing with them. But I get a little bored with the old fashioned zucchini bread. This is so moist and dense, not to mention Chocolate!! It doesn't get better than that.
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
2 cups Flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c plus 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 plain greek yogurt
3 cups shredded zucchini
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Topping:
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8 or 9 inch bread pans and set aside.
2. Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Place flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
4. With a stand or hand mixer beat oil, sugar, brown sugar, and eggs until combined and slightly fluffy.
5. Add vanilla and yogurt and mix until combined. Gently stir in the zucchini. Take a spoonful of the flour mixture and stir in with the chocolate chips (that will help them to be evenly distributed.) If you only have regular chocolate chips, chop them up to be about the size of mini chocolate chips. Stir remaining flour mixture into batter and mix just until combined. Add chocolate chips and stir to combine.
6. Divide the batter between the two pans and sprinkle topping over each.
7. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Set your timer for 45, then keep a close eye if they need more time. When they're done a toothpick or skewer should come out clean without any goopy batter on it. The tops will be cracked with sugar. Remove them from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack for 5-10 min and then remove from pans. Then slice some up while it is still warm and Enjoy!
