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Zucchini Bread

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert

Equipment

  • 2 Loaf Pans

Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar you can substitute with cane sugar
  • 2 cups grated organic zucchini
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour use gluten free 1 to 1 flour if you want to make gluten free bread
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 60%
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Set oven rack to the center of the oven.
  • Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans, or spray with baking spray.
  • Alternately, line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • In a medium bowl combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt, as well as nuts, chocolate chips and stir to combine.
  • In a large bowl add oil and whisk in eggs. Add sugar and vanilla, stir to blend.
  • Once oil mix is evenly blended add in shredded zucchini. Stir to coat zucchini pieces and evenly mix.
  • Stir flour mixture into the oil mixture.
  • Divide the batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake loaves for 60 minutes, plus or minus ten, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Muffins will bake far more quickly, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.

Notes

Can be wrapped in foil and frozen.