This easy Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe is tender, moist, insanely chocolaty. You will never know it is made with a vegetable.
This super moist and rich double chocolate zucchini bread tastes like dessert but is secretly healthy, Paleo, free of refined sugar, grain free, gluten free and dairy free. It makes the perfect breakfast paired with coconut butter or coconut yogurt, snack, or healthier dessert.
The zucchini bread is easy to make. It is made in just one bowl, you don’t need a mixer and can have it in the oven in no time, plus, it is a perfect way to use up summer zucchini.
Since zucchini contains tons of water, you’ll need to squeeze out as much as possible before mixing it into the batter. Grate the zucchini using a grater or the food processor attachment, allow to sit in a paper-towel lined bowl while you prepare the batter. Right before you add it in, squeeze the excess water out of it, then measure to make sure you have the right amount.
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PrintChocolate Zucchini Bread (Paleo Friendly)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2–3 small medium zucchini peeled if desired and finely shredded (1 and 3/4 –2 cups gently packed, water squeezed out between paper towels)
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 F and line a medium loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, set aside
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla until well combined and smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet until just moistened, fold in the shredded zucchini, then the chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter to the parchment lined loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes, then gently remove the loaf by holding both sides of the parchment paper and continue to cool completely to room temperature on the wire rack before slicing.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Lisa Taulman
September 15, 2018 at 1:34 pmEasy recipe. Couldn’t find the salt measurement so I googled another Chocolate Zucchini Bread and used what they used which was 1/2 tsp. I also cut the coconut sugar in half. Great cake. I have Graves disease and rice flour doesn’t work for me either, it bothers my stomach so when I found this website I was thrilled. Thank you.
Heidi
August 30, 2018 at 6:06 pmThis was delicious! I’m definitely making it again!
Agree with other comments that the salt needs to be added to the ingredient list. I added a large lunch and it was fine.
This is a favorite now!
Ada
August 18, 2018 at 3:14 pmThis bread is exquisite.I added pieces of almond.It is soft and very tasty.I used carob instead of chocolate. Thank you for this recipe.
karen
April 7, 2019 at 9:06 amdid you have carob chips I have the paste and am wondering about just grating it in. Or even grating real unsweetened chocolate as it can be had in abundance here – large chunks!
gb
August 16, 2018 at 12:55 pmhad to try it and it is fantastic! not your usual zucchini bread, much better 🙂
altered the recipe a bit by adding hempseeds and baked it in a deep pie dish, but definitely will make this again!!!!
Brenda
August 14, 2018 at 7:49 pmDoes anyone going that this needs to be cooked at least 50 -60 minutes?
CharmsTT
August 11, 2018 at 7:56 pmHi. This bread is sooooo delicious. It was moist and chocolaty and really easy to make. My friend who is gluten-intolerant had to restrain herself from thirds and her children loved it, of course getting in some veggies as well. She is now happy to use coconut sugar.
Just one comment though. The instructions mentioned salt but there is none listed in the ingredients. I just put a pinch in it.
This is one recipe which will be made again and again and again.
Thank you Coconut Mama.
Kathe
August 7, 2018 at 8:04 amSounds yummy. I didn’t see how much salt to add though. 🙂
Michele
August 6, 2018 at 6:27 pmHow much salt? It is mentioned in the instructions but not listed in the ingredients.
Michele M. Budzynow
August 6, 2018 at 3:37 pmHow much salt? I am literally making this now and see that you mention salt in the instructions but it’s not listed in the ingredient list.
Michelle DeBuyser
August 5, 2018 at 9:16 pmI can’t wait to try it! I’d like a coconut flour recipie, too!
Laurie T
August 5, 2018 at 1:46 pmThis bread recipe sounds yummy.
giftedtrulymdd
August 5, 2018 at 11:59 amHello! Just curious the #carbs in this recipe 🙂 Thanks!
Nicole P
August 5, 2018 at 7:12 amCan’t wait to make this, although will try substituting flax eggs for the real eggs because of allergies