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Chocolate Banana Zucchini Bread

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  • Author: Ashlea Carver
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Chocolate Banana Zucchini Bread recipe is the perfect way to use up all of that summer zucchini! It’s a rich double chocolate bread, made with both cocoa powder and chocolate chips, and comes together in one bowl for a quick and easy treat!


Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed banana, roughly 3-4 large bananas
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup whole milk Greek yogurt 
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder 
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 heaping cup grated zucchini with all water removed
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (plus more for the top)


Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl add the melted butter, mashed banana, dark brown sugar, greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined. 
  2. Next, add the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to the bowl. Stir until well combined.
  3. Fold the grated zucchini and chocolate chips into the batter.
  4. Transfer the batter to a prepared 9×5 loaf pan. Top with extra chocolate chips. 
  5. Bake the zucchini banana bread at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 
  6. Let the bread cool in the loaf pan before removing it from the pan and onto a wire rack for slicing. Enjoy!