How to Make Chocolate (or Carob) Zucchini Bread

Chocolate zucchini bread is a chocolaholics twist on traditional zucchini bread. If you have a surplus of humungous zucchini and are looking to make a tasty dessert bread, try this recipe for Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 c flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• ½ c cocoa powder or carob powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 c vegetable oil
• 2 c white sugar
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 2 c grated zucchini

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare two 8x4 bread pans by greasing and flouring them.

2. Mix together the dry ingredients listed in the recipe. The dry ingredients are flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cocoa powder (or substitute carob powder).

3. Beat together the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl until they are well blended. The wet ingredients are eggs, sugar and vanilla.

4. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix well. Stir the grated zucchini into the bread batter.

5. Pour the Chocolate Zucchini Bread batter into greased and floured bread pans.

6. Bake the zucchini bread for 50 to 60 minutes. Poke a fork or toothpick into the center of the bread. If it comes out clean, the Chocolate Zucchini Bread is done.

7. Cool the zucchini bread in the pans for 15 minutes. Next, gently remove the zucchini bread loaves from the pans and let them cool completely on a rack.