A change up from regular zucchini bread, this Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread combines original zucchini bread with a swirl of chocolate zucchini bread down the center.
Photos Updated and Video Added August 2017
Have you blogged about something that you actually make over and over again, but of course – you’ve only had the one blog post about it? I was thinking about this the other day. I have some of my favorite recipes that I’ve already made and blogged about. I’ve been blogging for about a year and a half now, and some of my favorite recipes are stuck back at the beginning of my blog. And I know I have a lot of different readers now than I did back then. So I decided that there is nothing wrong with blogging about a recipe again!! Plus, the pictures are much better this time around, so I thought I’d re-share this Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread with you.
Watch how to make this Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread here:
When zucchini season rolls around, the first thing that I think of making is this bread. I’ve been making it for years now, and it still remains a favorite. It’s one that disappears from our kitchen very fast!!
I mentioned this in the last blog post, but the recipe says to do half of the regular batter and half chocolate. I do a little less than half for the chocolate, and it works out a little better. And this time around, I didn’t have any mini chocolate chips, so I used regular. It worked, but I do prefer the mini chocolate chips for this.
And since this is the time of year when zucchini is rampant, this Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread is a great way to change things up!
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Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Bread
Description
A change up from regular zucchini bread, this Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread combines original zucchini bread with a swirl of chocolate zucchini bread down the center.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or line with parchment and then grease.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar. Add the eggs and mix until combined. Add the grated zucchini, water and vanilla; mix to combine.
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in the walnuts.
Divide the batter in half*. Add the cocoa powder to one half and stir to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Pour the plain batter into the prepared loaf pan. Pour the chocolate batter down the center of the plain batter.
Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan. Cool completely before serving.
Recipe Notes:
slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
*I will often keep the chocolate half at just less than half the batter so that the bread turns out with more of a “wave” effect.
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.
Nutrition
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 162 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg
Janell says
Just made this again today—it will always be one of my favorite zucchini bread recipes!!!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
What a fun idea! So pretty.
Jen says
Hi, I know this is a really old post, but I'm hoping for some help here. I made this recipe last night, and it didn't make the "wave" pattern. I poured it down the middle hoping that was how you got it to do that, but it all just puffed back out when it cooked, so I pretty much just have a chocolate layer on top.
kamailesfood says
Recipe Rewind is a great idea! This zucchini bread looks fabulous. I love the swirls.
Rosie says
Oh my goodness this looks so good!! I haven’t as yet made zucchini bread but viewing yours it makes me want to rush into my kitchen and get my mixer out!!
Rosie x
Bellini Valli says
This takes the humble zucchini bread to a whole other level…it is always good!!!!!!!!!!
glamah16 says
That looks marvelous.
Sharon says
I love zucchini but prefer it in dessert 🙂 I also have a lot of standbys that I posted when I first started blogging and the pictures are embarrassing to say the least. Great idea to do a re-post.
Patricia Scarpin says
Deb, I think you’ve got a point here!
I’m glad you reposted this, since it looks delicious – it would be a wonderful way for me to try zucchini bread for the first time!
My Sweet & Saucy says
What a great idea! I love zucchini bread and chocolate, so it is a perfect match!
My Sweet & Saucy says
What a great idea! I love zucchini bread and chocolate, so it is a perfect match!
Brilynn says
Your wave looks like a fleur de lis! Very pretty! And I love zucchini bread, esp with chocolate.
Maria says
I am glad you posted this one! Once I can find my kitchen I am going to make this. We have so much zucchini right now and this bread looks yummy!
Madam Chow says
Glad you posted this again – I know what you mean about favorite recipes ending up in the back of the blog! I’ve yet to make zucchini bread this year, but now it’s on my list!
April says
This looks so good! Yum!
hot garlic says
We’ve almost talked about this, I have the same problem! I feel bad to my early readers for the repeats, I have done a few too. But I also feel like if the picture was bad or there was no photo back then, it never was a ‘real’ post anyway. And the best ones deserve a little extra attention anyway, right?
I for one am very glad you repeated this one! I looks so, SO good! Seriously. I am going to have to try this one!
Dhanggit says
i have been seeing so much chocolate zucchini bread in the blogsphere.;but yours look really tempting!! i have never tried this before..
chou says
Meah. I miss my zucchini plant and its’ militant attempts to dominate the world. Lovely bread!
Sylvie says
I can see why that would be one of your favourites, it looks wonderful.
Katie says
I have never tried zucchini bread but I keep meaning too. This recipe looks a great place to start.
Grace says
what a cool design! chocolate is so beautiful. 🙂
this is one of the best uses for zucchini that i’ve seen this summer. yum.
Peabody says
Best way to eat your veggies!
Jenny says
I love that chocolate wave down the middle of the bread. I bet this is fantastic!
Sara says
I love breads and cakes like this! So cool.
Practically Perfect... says
This zucchini bread looks awesome!
Sandy says
Now I know what to do w/my zuccihinis! YUM.
noble pig says
Seriously that is the coolest looking breadd…it’s like designer!
Kevin says
Great wave pattern in the zucchini bread!
Paula says
Oh, yummy! I’ll ride this wave! This looks like something from a bakery brochure! I’d love a slice please, warm. And then I’d like to put cream cheese on it. Because, well, I like cream cheese on warm, yummy sweet breads. I feel a happy dance coming on!
jasmine says
I love the contrast between the dark and light.
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Sharona May says
That Zucchini Bread looks wonderful. I was reading what you wrote and last weekend I posted a recipe for the second time b/c it is one of my favorites. 🙂
Sharona May
eatme_delicious says
Nothing wrong with reposting a recipe you blogged about a while ago that you feel deserves some more attention. I was just thinking about that actually. This loaf looks so moist and tasty.
Gabi says
That’s a great idea to rewind a recipe for your new readers-you know even those of us who are longtime fans enjoy it:)
I’m making this because my zucchini are having babies like crazy!
Steph says
This recipe looks fabulous Deborah! I must try this very soon!
Cookie baker Lynn says
This looks like a great way to use up the zucchini that lurk in the garden. I love the swirly shape you made with the chocolate.
Maria says
Deb this looks so wonderful and your camera sure takes great pics (I am hoping father christmas will bring me a camera like yours this xmas)! I’ve never used zucchini in cakes but will be trying it out soon.
Maria
x
kimberleyblue says
zucchini bread is so wonderful – this recipe sounds perfect. gorgeous photos, too.
PheMom says
I’m glad you decided to post it again! It looks and sounds fantastic! Definitely the best looking zucchini bread I’ve ever seen!
HoneyB says
Now this I am sure to like. I also make a full chocolate zucchini bread with mini chocolate chips. My FIL adores it and asks for it every year when the zucchini is coming out of our ears!
kat says
I’ve yet to make zucchini bread this year, maybe it’s time I did
Melanie says
I have three mammoth zucchinis sitting on my counter waiting to be used and I’m tired of my same old bread recipe. I’ll be making this!! It looks fabulous.
Jeanne Jacobson says
In the recipe the eggs are left out. The directions include the eggs but it really doesn’t tell one how many eggs.
Deborah says
Hi Jeanne – the eggs are listed in the ingredients under the sugar. Hope you get to try it out and love it!