Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread – The Chocolate Lover’s Bread!
One bowl, no mixer, and less than 10 minutes to throw it all together, this Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread is so incredibly moist inside, it will fall apart while you’re eating it. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not! You may even want to serve it as a cake instead of bread.
Loaded with zucchini, unsweetened cocoa, and chocolate chips and topped with chocolate frosting and mini chocolate chips makes this triple chocolate zucchini bread the-best-one I have EVER made!
Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread is truly a chocolate lover’s dream!
This is a great ‘make-ahead’ bread (or dessert) that’s simple and incredibly decadent.
It’s not only loaded with cocoa and chocolate chips, but it’s also even topped with my favorite dark chocolate ganache and mini chocolate chips.
The ganache is simply made with real chocolate and a touch of heavy cream, making it rich, lusciously creamy, and triple chocolaty!
The incredible depth of the dark chocolate flavor in this bread is what makes this triple zucchini bread a huge hit!
Best of all, no one will ever notice there are 2 cups of zucchini in this bread. To say the least, this recipe happens to be the BEST zucchini bread out there!
This is the one that melts-in-your-mouth kind of bread. No kidding.
It’s truly SO YUMMY!
And everyone who takes their first bite will go bonkers! Trust me on this one!
Ingredients Needed for Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- zucchini – about 2 medium-sized
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- bitter-sweet chocolate chips
- cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- butter
- eggs
- sugar
- and all-purpose flour
Few Quick Notes and Tips…
1. Do we need to grate the zucchini? Grating zucchini takes too long and is tedious work. Rather than grating them manually, I found an easier way and used my mini food processor to turn the zucchini into tiny pieces. You can find the mini-food processor here on Amazon.
2. Also, 2 medium-size zucchini gave me the 2 cups I needed for this recipe.
3. No need to squeeze out the water from the zucchini. For this recipe, you will need the excess liquid in the zucchini to make this bread super moist in texture.
4. Store zucchini bread in a sealed container at room temperature, for up to 2 days.
5. Best to keep them in the refrigerator, to keep them fresh longer, up to one week, if it lasts that long.
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A few weeks ago we made our Death by Chocolate Zucchini Muffins and decided this time to make it into a Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread.
Why not! More chocolate is always better! Right?
It’s the perfect bread (or cake/dessert) to serve at a dinner party or potluck; and a healthier alternative to chocolate cake!
You’ll have to try this recipe!
ENJOY!!
…Thanks for PINNING !!
Additional Decadent Recipes…
- Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Best Zucchini Bread
- Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
- The Ultimate Blueberry Banana Bread
- The Ultimate Banana Bread – Super Moist!
- Mint Chocolate Chip Zucchini Brownie
Yield: 10 slices
Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread - The Chocolate Lover's Bread!
One bowl, no mixer, and less than 10 minutes to throw it all together, Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread is so incredibly moist inside, it will fall apart while you're eating it. Sounds too good to be true? It's not! You may even want to serve it as a cake instead of bread. A healthier alternative to chocolate cake!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted unsalted butter, and extra
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups packed grated zucchini ( 2 medium-size or 3 small ones)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 + 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (65% cacao)
For Chocolate Ganache:
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. heavy cream
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch loaf pan with some butter and dust with cocoa powder and set aside.
- In one large bowl, whisk together sugar and egg and egg yolk until smooth and it is a pale yellow color, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add (slightly cooled) melted butter and vanilla extract and continue to whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in the zucchini.
- Next, slowly whisk in the cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flour until all the flour mixture is well incorporated, about 2 minutes or 25 strokes. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake (on the center rack) for 45 to 50 minutes. Bread should be done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow the bread to slightly cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, and remove from pan and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Make the Chocolate Ganache:
- In a small double boiler, heat 1 tablespoon of heavy cream for 1 minute, then add the chocolate chips. Stir the chips until they melt and remove from heat.
- Allow the ganache to cool for about 2 minutes. Then spread ganache on zucchini bread and sprinkle on top with mini chocolate chips. Store the zucchini bread in a large container.
- Yields: 10 slices
Notes
This chocolate zucchini is best served at room temperature or warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10 servingsServing Size:
1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 347Total Fat: 11.5gCarbohydrates: 58gFiber: 2.6gProtein: 5.8g
Made this many times and I love it.. Instead of bread, I make muffins so I eat less, I also add walnuts.
Love this idea !! Thanks Cher for stopping by and leaving a comment!
So I just planted some zucchini plants. I'm not sure I can wait that long!
Wonderful idea Abbe! We know you'll love this recipe once you try it!
One bowl, no mixer – with loads of chocolate? Oh yes indeed! This is one of those too good not to make recipes and is a must try in my house. I have a chocolate zucchini bread recipe but it doesn't have that gorgeous icing and chocolate chips on top! A terrific recipe ladies 🙂
Thank you Tricia! Have a great week!
This looks wonderful! Another keeper for my recipe file. Thank you so much for making so many delicious recipes!!
This one is definitely a keeper Sandra! Your family will go bonkers for this chocolate zucchini bread. Hope you'll try them as muffins as well. Enjoy and thank you for leaving a sweet comment.
I have wee zucchini plants that, hopefully, will give me lots of zucchini this summer and I'll be pinning this to my zucchini board right now! It looks delicious!
Thank you Sue for pinning !! You are a good friend! Have a great day!