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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread sweetened with Maple Sugar

Recipe

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread sweetened with Maple Sugar

When the garden yields an abundance of zucchini I like to shred it and make this bread recipe. The loaf is chocolatey and the zucchini keeps it so moist.

Recipe by Jackie Bender

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Maple sugar

  • 1/4 cup softened butter

  • 1/8 cup mild olive oil or your oil choice

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 egg

  • 1 1/4 cup flour

  • 1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 cup buttermilk

  • 1 cup shredded zucchini

  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Prepare one loaf pan.

  3. Combine in mixing bowl and beat well; Maple sugar, butter, oil, vanilla and egg.

  4. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and the buttermilk; blend well.

  5. Fold in the zucchini and chocolate chips.

  6. Spread into prepared loaf pan.

  7. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

  8. Cool.

    (Optional – Add 1/3 cup chopped nuts.)

  9. Replace the vanilla with almond extract.