Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread {September Bakin Friends}
Hey guys! I hope you all had a great weekend. I had a super lazy weekend. One that was originally filled with lots of errands and apple baking plans at first but then the weather was so very nice (75 degrees!!) and all my plans went out of the window. I’m not complaining at all because those of us up here know fall lasts for only 3-4 weeks and soon white flurries will be visiting. Oh well! There is always next weekend to be efficient. For the meantime, I have to endure the looks of those apples on the counter.
On to more exciting business, it’s the last day of September and it’s Bakin Friends reveal day. This month our secret ingredient was zucchini. Perfect timing because I had a ton of zucchini lying around and it was great to experiment with it in baking. My bakin’ friend this month was Aisha and she sent me the best zucchini chocolate chip bread. It was so moist, soft and full with lots of crunch!! So good. Thank you very much Aisha 🙂
I apologize these pictures don’t do it justice. I got the packet in the evening and rushed to take a few pictures on the porch before nightfall because I knew they wouldn’t survive the night. You just have to trust me that this zucchini chocolate chip bread is incredible and tastes a lot better than it looks. Hurry and whip up some before all the summer zucchini go away.
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Notes
Source: Aisha Dahava
For more zucchini ideas, check out these zucchini coconut chocolate chip cookies I sent to Aisha and what the rest of the club received.
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Ooooh ok. These look awesome!
This looks so yummy! I love that you can actually see chunks of chocolate and walnuts. I need a new recipe for this, since I stopped using Paula Deen’s. Love it!
The chunks were so chewy and made this bread stand out! I hope you give it a try 🙂
I adore thick slices of quick breads … I had some zucchini chocolate chips bread in August (see how much I liked it; I remembered exactly when! 🙂 and now I’m wondering why on earth I never made it! This looks so yummy! I really like zucchini in baking and seriously, chocolate chips are always good:)
Key word: thick slices!! Makes for a great breakfast too 🙂
I just took a look at what Bakin’ Friends is all about, sounds so lovely!
You should join us. It is so much fun and you receive great things in the mail.
So jealous that this bread showed up in your mailbox! Looks so moist and delicious!
Always a great mail day!! You should consider joining 😉
Zucchini bread is one of my favorites…but studded with chocolate chips! Now we’re talking!
Oh yeah!! Don;t forget the walnuts too :O
I can’t resist anything with chocolate chips! Looks like the perfect treat!
This looks delicious! It wouldn’t have made it through the night at my home either 😉
Ahh! This is the way to enjoy zucchini bread! Yours looks moist and scrumptious, Z! Cannot wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing, girl!
Thanks Stacy for the sweet comment! I hope you get to try it soon. I am making this bread this weekend for my sister-in-law! After seeing the blog post, she demanded a loaf and I am gladly obliging.
I would go crazy if someone baked me a zucchini chocolate chip bread! It’s a favorite of mine and yours looks perfect!
I wish I lived close by! I would bring some over 🙂
What a delicious bread you got! Looks perfect, especially with those chocolate chips!
Thanks dear!
Zucchini bread is the best! This looks so moist and delicious! I’m savoring the nice weather too. I hope the snowflakes stay away for a loooooong time!
Yes I hope they stay far away too! This weekend is going to be beautiful in NY. I hope things stay that way 🙂
I love zucchini bread. My favorite part about yours is the chocolate chips!
It’s good to have lazy weekends sometimes. 🙂
Thanks Tina. I agree with you. It’s always so relaxing…except when the week flies by and you are playing catch up lol!
I love zucchini bread! Looks tasty!
Now I wish I had a slice of zucchini bread beside me! This looks so good…especially with the chocolate. Thank you for sharing, my friend!
that looks delicious. I have not made zucchini bread in a LONG time
I’ve never tried zucchini bread! I feel like it’s about time to change that. This one looks so moist and delicious!
Whoaaaaa!!!!! I want this NOW!!!!!!!!
I’ve seen so many awesome zucchini recipes, like this one, and I STILL haven’t tried it myself! I’ve got to get on that 🙂
Yes you do need to get on that! They are so delicious and can be modified to reduce the sugar.