Description
A moist and tender, deeply chocolate, olive oil zucchini bread. This flavorful zucchini bread comes together quickly and is packed with fresh zucchini and double dark chocolate. No mixer required. Dairy-free
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–1/2 cups zucchini, grated
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 1–1/2 cups pure cane sugar
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional: 2 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate (60-70% cacao), chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Lightly grease two 5×9-inch loaf pans with butter or baking spray. Set aside.
- Grate the zucchini. You want the zucchini to be moist (these keeps the zucchini bread tender and moist), but if the zucchini seems particularly wet (dripping), wrap the grated zucchini in paper towel or cheesecloth, and very gently squeeze to release some of the extra liquid.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder until well-combined and lump-free. If the cocoa powder is especially clumpy, sift it before adding to the other dry ingredients. Set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, olive oil and egg until very smooth and completely combined.
- Stir in the vanilla followed by the zucchini. Working in two batches, gently fold in the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
- Divide between the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle with the chopped chocolate, if using.
- Bake on the middle rack for 40-50 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the loaf pans on a baking rack for 10 minutes. Gently remove from the pans, then let cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- To store, wrap tightly in aluminum foil. May be kept at room-temperature for up to a day, in the refrigerator for up to a week, or, in the freezer for 2-3 months.
Keywords: chocolate zucchini bread, dark chocolate, loaf, quick bread, made with olive oil