Donna's Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
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Donna's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

By: Donna Casteel 
"This is a moist and chocolatey bread that can be used for breakfast, dessert, or snacking . Try frosted with a powdered sugar glaze!!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (70)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 loaves
 

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup chopped almonds
  • 2 cups grated zucchini

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans well.
  2. Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and soda.
  3. In a large bowl, beat eggs until lemon colored; beat in sugar and oil. Stir in vanilla, zucchini, and cooled chocolate. Mix dry ingredients into zucchini mixture. Stir in the chopped almonds. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  4. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 15 to 20 minutes, then flip onto racks to finish cooling.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 260 | Total Fat: 14.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2003 by ZBABY   view full review
This bread is wonderfully moist, everyone raved about it! Only thing is it didn't taste...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2009 by Ellen   view full review
I substituted 1/2 cup applesauce for half the oil, 6 T. cocoa and 2 T. oil for the baking...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by COOKS-A-LOT   view full review
I made this today as muffins, and our children loved them. It took a few minutes to grate the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by BUSYMOM32   view full review
A GREAT recipe!! My 15 month old is in this "phase" where he doesn't want to eat veggies, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by MARTHABC   view full review
Best Chocolate Zucchini bread I've made. I have pledged to make 25 loaves of bread for our...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2008 by CubanCook   view full review
Made these as muffins, they were wonderful!! It made about 20 muffins total. Few things I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by MOLLY BEHRINGER   view full review
This bread was way too dry--we were all mightily disappointed! I also didn't particularly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by EBUG   view full review
A very nice moist bread. Have thrown out my old recipe for chocolate zucchini bread that my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by JULIELEFLORE   view full review
This was okay. I know if I put it in the break room at work and all of it doesn't get eaten,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2003 by COSMOMEOW   view full review
The bread did not have a very strong chocolate flavour.

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