Harvest Meal - Lazy Girls Chocolate Fix - Double Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
Sometimes the craving just hits...
VERY rarely does chocolate pass my lips. I'm more of a 'candy' girl. Licorice, Dinosours, Giant Sour Soothers are my fave go to... but sometimes, just sometimes my body needs chocolate. So I always choose this recipe, because in MY mind it's a 'healthy' version of chocolate, because duh! it's has a vegetable in it!
Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. I also will mention, I ALWAYS double or sometimes even triple the recipe, as it freezes wonderfully!! I think I originally got this recipe from Pinterest, although it doeen't say on my recipe tin card ??? So if you gave it to me, thank you!!
Double Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
Prep: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 65 minutes Makes: 1 Loaf
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups zucchini, shredded and pressed
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Using a cheese grater, finely grate the zucchini over a paper towel. Wrap the zucchini in the paper towel, press the zucchini to release some of the moisture. Don’t completely dry it out, but press firmly on it to dry out any excess moisture. Firmly press the zucchini into a measuring cup to measure out 1 ½ packed cups. If you need to grate more zucchini, repeat the process.
- In a large mixing bowl. combine the greek yogurt, oil, and sugars. Use a whisk to beat until combined. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time, whisking between addition. Stir in the zucchini and set aside.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined and no lumps of flour remain. Fold in ⅔ cup of chocolate chips, setting the other third aside for the top of the bread.
- Pour batter into your All Clad nonstick loaf pan (or prepared loaf pan, oiled & floured) and sprinkle the top with remaining chocolate chips. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the bread springs back when you touch it and a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
***Test by inserting tooth pick/wooden sewer, if it comes out clean it's done.
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