This delicious zucchini loaf is well worth the effort to make.
It’s very moist, not too sweet, and filled with a generous mix of dark chocolate and walnuts. It’s great to have a slice with a cup of tea or coffee.
It also packs well to enjoy as an added treat with your lunch at work.
Makes
1 loaf
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
60 minutes
Good For:
breakfastÂ
Ingredients
Zucchini
2 medium or 3 small zucchini
2 tablespoons sugar
Wet Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup strong coffee
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 large eggs
Dry Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup chopped dark chocolate (2 oz)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
How to make Nutty Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
Check out our easy step by step video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F
Grease and line a loaf pan with an overhang on two sides
Step 2 – Zucchini
Wash and cut the ends of the zucchini
Using the large end of your grater grate the zucchini into a bowl
Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and mix well
Transfer the mixture into a large sieve and place it over a bowl to catch any liquid
Allow this mixture to sit for 20 minutes while you prep the rest of the ingredients
Step 3 – Wet Ingredients
Melt the butter and cool to room temperature
Make the coffee and cool to room temperature
Mix the sugar, yogurt, and eggs together and stir in the cooled coffee and butter
Step 4 – Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, mix the flour, chocolate, walnuts, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together
Step 5 – Finishing
Squeeze the zucchini a handful at a time to remove any excess liquid
Add the zucchini to the wet ingredients and mix well
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently mix until just blended
Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth off the top
Step 6 – Baking
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes
Place a loose cover of foil over the top if it starts to brown too much before it is cooked
Let it cool for 10Â minutes
Carefully turn it out onto a rack and allow to cool completely before slicing
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Nutty Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
Ingredients
Zucchini
- 2 medium or 3 small zucchini
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup strong coffee
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 2 large eggs
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup chopped dark chocolate
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees F
- Grease and line a loaf pan with an overhang on two sides
Zucchini
- Wash and cut the ends of the zucchini
- Using the large end of your grater grate the zucchini into a bowl
- Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and mix well
- Transfer the mixture into a large sieve and place it over a bowl to catch any liquid
- Allow this mixture to sit for 20 minutes while you prep the rest of the ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- Melt the butter and cool to room temperature
- Make the coffee and cool to room temperature
- Mix the sugar, yogurt, and eggs together and stir in the cooled coffee and butter
Dry Ingredients
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, chocolate, walnuts, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together
Finishing
- Squeeze the zucchini a handful at a time to remove any excess liquid
- Add the zucchini to the wet ingredients and mix well
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently mix until just blended
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth off the top
Baking
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes
- Place a loose cover of foil over the top if it starts to brown too much before it is cooked
- Let it cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes
- Carefully turn it out onto a rack and allow to cool completely before slicing
Nutrition Facts per serving
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Moist, tasty and easy, one of my favourite loaf recipes of all time!