Chocolate Banana Zucchini Bread is a super moist, dense bread that includes shredded zucchini, mashed banana, and two types of chocolate. This easy bread can be made in just one bowl!
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate banana zucchini bread
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings (one loaf)
Calories 327kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf
Ingredients
1mediumbanana (over-ripe)- mashed
1largeegg
2teaspoonsvanilla
1/2cupbrown sugar- packed
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1/3cupcanola oil- or use melted butter
1cupshredded zucchini
1 ΒΌcupall-purpose flour
1/4cupcocoa powder
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspooncinnamon
1/2cupdark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 1.25 pound loaf pan with baking spray. (If you use a different sized pan, you may need to adjust baking time.)
Shred enough to get one cup of zucchini. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the over-ripe banana. Use a hand mixer or a fork to mash.
Add the remaining wet ingredients - the egg, vanilla, both sugars, and canola oil - and mix well.
Then add the dry ingredients - the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
Then gently fold in the shredded zucchini and the dark chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake zucchini bread for 35 - 37 minutes, or until nearly done in the center. We like ours a little gooey in the center, but you decide. It's best to test the center with a toothpick.
Notes
Quick breads will occasionally sink in the middle after baking. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but I don't let it bother me. We tend to like ours a little gooey in the center so I occasionally underbake it just a bit. You can try baking for longer, but it may still sink. (If you look at my photos, the one in the pan hasn't sunk. But if you look at the others, it has sunk slightly.)Storing β This bread stays fresh on the counter in an airtight container for up to three days.Freezing β You can freeze this zucchini bread, if kept in freezer bags, for up to three months.