Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

By davidv

"Walnuts, cranberries, blueberries…you can put just about anything into zucchini bread...I love chocolate chips!”—David

Tip: To make healthier fruit (and veggie!) breads, substitute the oil with applesauce or another fruit puree. You can even substitute oil with light yogurt in some recipes.

Ingredients

• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1-1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-1/4 cups zucchini, grated
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Place the rack in the middle of the oven. Lightly grease an 8" x 4" nonstick loaf pan. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium-size bowl. Set aside.

Fit a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, and then mix (on medium speed) the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well-combined. Add the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix, on low speed, until well-combined.

Fold the grated zucchini and chocolate chips into the mixture using a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow the loaf to cool in the pan over a cooling rack for about 20 minutes, then remove the loaf and place it directly onto the rack to finish cooling.