SPICED CHOCOLATE-ZUCCHINI BREAD

Spiced Chocolate-Zucchini Bread image

Not your typical zucchini bread! The zucchini gives this quick bread great moisture, but really it's an excellent way for chocolate lovers to get their daily vegetable intake! It's a great alternative to brownies.

Provided by TheAngelique

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups peeled and grated zucchini
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch ground allspice
1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan.
Blend sugar and oil together in a mixing bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla; add grated zucchini. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, and allspice. Hand mix in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 550.4 calories, Carbohydrate 65.4 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 235.7 mg, Sugar 41.1 g