Chocolate Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread is rich, moist, and loaded with double chocolate and creamy peanut butter chips. It’s the perfect way to use up fresh or frozen zucchini and tastes like dessert—no one will ever guess it’s packed with veggies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups zucchini shredded
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate bar chopped or 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 ℉. Grease a 9 x 5 or 8 x 4 bread pan.
- Shred zucchini and set aside.
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the sugar, vanilla, oil, eggs and sour cream together. Add the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the chocolate pieces, peanut butter chips and zucchini. The batter will be thick.
- Pour batter into your loaf pan and bake in preheated 350℉ oven for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean with only a few crumbs stuck to it.
- Allow to cool 5 minutes in pan and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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Notes
- Avoid overmixing after adding the flour.
- Don't squeeze all the moisture from the zucchini.
- Baking time can vary depending on the size and material of your loaf pan.
- Chopped dark chocolate can be substituted with semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Store covered at room temperature for about 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
- Freeze the whole loaf or individual slices for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1-sliceCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 270mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 135IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg
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