Super Chocolatey Zucchini Bread

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 187.0
  • Total Fat: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 18.7 mg
  • Sodium: 53.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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Introduction

There's nothing meek about the chocolate flavour in this rich, brownie-like loaf! Ricotta cheese, apple butter and a hint of Nutella keep the crumb moist and so rich you'll forget there's almost a pound of zucchini inside too! There's nothing meek about the chocolate flavour in this rich, brownie-like loaf! Ricotta cheese, apple butter and a hint of Nutella keep the crumb moist and so rich you'll forget there's almost a pound of zucchini inside too!
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 cup whole wheat flour
    ½ cup all-purpose flour
    ½ tsp nutmeg
    Pinch salt
    ½ tsp baking soda
    ½ tsp baking powder
    ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 egg
    1 tsp vanilla
    6 packets Truvia
    ½ cup brown sugar
    3 tbsp Nutella
    ½ cup smooth ricotta (or regular ricotta, pureed)
    ½ cup unsweetened apple butter
    ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
    14 oz grated zucchini

Tips

This is also great with cream cheese frosting!


Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat together the egg, Truvia, sugar, Nutella, ricotta and applesauce.
Add the flours, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder & cocoa, stirring just until moistened.
Fold in chocolate chips and zucchini.
Pour batter into prepared pan
Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully turn out and cool completely on a wire rack

Serving Size: Makes one 9x5" loaf, 12 slices

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.