11 August, 2013

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce
2 cups sugar
1 T. vanilla
2 cups zucchini, grated

2 + 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 + 1/3 cups chocolate chips (plus a few to sprinkle on the top of the loaf before baking)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla. Stir in zucchini. Combine dry ingredients with chocolate chips and add to zucchini mixture. Mix well. Pour into two greased bread pans and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Makes 2 loaves.

Time to Make: about 20 minutes prep + 90 minutes for cooking and cooling
Difficulty: Easy
Recipe Origin: www.food.com