Dark Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Desserts

A colleague brought this in one day for someoneâ€™s birthday. I grow zucchini in my garden so I had a lot of opportunities to experiment with the recipe. My mother-in-law loves it, and not just because it's pretty good for you!

Average Rating: 1

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 loaves (12 slices each).

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat two 8x4-in. loaf pans with cooking spray; dust with flour, tapping out extra.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, egg whites, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts.
3. Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen sides from pans with a knife. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 209 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 183mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.