Moist Delicious Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Zucchini makes an irresistible quick bread with a moist texture on the inside and a perfect crispy crust. You’ll love this soft and delicious chocolate chip zucchini bread – and the chocolate chips are just the “icing” on top!

Say hello to your new favorite baked goods secret ingredient!

Garden zucchini has two incredible qualities:

1. It grows like crazy and will take over your garden (these Air Fryer Zucchini Sticks will help use it up!
2. It makes incredible baked goods.

Believe it or not, zucchini will deliver the moistest, tastiest baked goods.

I share several zucchini recipes here because it is SO yummy. And if you have someone who is opposed to “green” food…well, prepare to be surprised at how much they’ll love this bread!

Fun fact: it’s adapted from my No-Fail Healthy Zucchini Muffins recipe!

Since you can’t taste zucchini at all in these baked recipes, you should also try my:

• Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread
• Fudgy Zucchini Brownies With Frosting
• Zucchini Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting
• Easy Carrot Zucchini Bars
• The Best Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe (+ Easy Glaze)

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe Ingredients

Gather together a few simple ingredients to make the BEST zucchini bread!

• All-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour if making gluten-free zucchini bread)
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• White sugar
• Vegetable oil (or olive oil)
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Shredded zucchini – approximately 2 medium fresh zucchini
• Chocolate chips – dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips

​NOTE: For more recipe details, please check out the handy printable recipe card at the bottom of the post!

How To Make Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

This easy quick bread is a breeze to make! Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions.

Step 1 – Preheat The Oven And Prepare The Pan

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease and line a loaf pan and set aside.

Step 2 – Mix The Dry Ingredients

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder together until well combined. Set aside.

Step 3 – Mix The Wet Ingredients

In a large bowl, beat together the white sugar and vegetable oil for 2 minutes until the sugar is fully dissolved and the mixture is light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs for 30 seconds, then beat in the vanilla extract.

Step 4 – Combine Wet And Dry Ingredients

Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined, then add the grated zucchini and stir or beat until well-distributed.

Pro Tip: Your batter will be very thick. Mix only until just combined to avoid overmixing.

Step 5 – Add Chocolate Chips

Stir the chocolate chips into the batter.

Pour the zucchini bread mixture into the prepared pan. 

Bake for 45-50 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Allow to cool for 2 minutes in the loaf pan and then set on a wire rack.

Expert Notes And Tips For Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Avoid Overmixing – Over mixing the batter leads to dense, tough bread with a sunken-down center. Once you add the flour, I recommend switching to a rubber spatula and mixing only until the batter is JUST combined.

Remove Excess Water – Before you add the grated zucchini to your batter, squeeze out about 50% of the water to prevent making your bread mushy. You don’t want to squeeze it all out because the moisture will make this bread moist!

I like to grate my zucchini into a small strainer sitting over a small mixing bowl so it can drain. Then, as I add the zucchini to the batter, I do it in handfuls – gently squeezing out excess moisture.

Shredding Zucchini – I have grated our summer zucchini in several different ways. I usually use a mini grater, but when I’m in a hurry (or making an extra batch of bread), I pull out my food processor to speed up the process!

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Notes And Substitutions

• Zucchini – There’s no need to peel you zucchini before using it in this recipe – and it’s a GREAT way to use up your abundant summer crop!
• Flour – I highly recommend adding your flour slowly to the recipe – mixing in about 1/3 at a time. Feel free to use whole wheat flour – it’s delicious!
• Vegetable Oil – I usually use olive oil (because that’s what we have). Either works well. When I want a lighter version, I replace half the oil with unsweetened applesauce.
• Sugar – if you prefer a more caramel flavor to your bread, replace the white sugar with brown sugar.
• Chocolate chips – Regular or mini chocolate chips both work well in this recipe. Sometimes the large chocolate chips can sink to the bottom of the pan – if you have an issue with this, toss 1 tablespoon of flour in with the chocolate chips to help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the batter.
• Baking – If your oven bakes hot, I recommend covering you zucchini bread pan with foil during the last 10 minutes to avoid over-browning.

Why Shred The Zucchini?

I have found that finely shredding your zucchini helps get rid of excess water that could make your zucchini chocolate chip bread too soft and even mushy. It also allows the zucchini to cook in the batter so it’s soft and tender.

How To Make Zucchini Bread Gluten-Free

When I need to make a gluten-free version, I typically replace my all-purpose flour with a gluten-free 1-for-1 substitute.

Also, check your chocolate chips to ensure that they’re gluten-free. Some brands aren’t.

How To Store Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Store your zucchini bread in an airtight container (or wrap it in plastic wrap) at room temperature if eating it within a day or two.

If you expect to have any of this bread longer than 2 days, I recommend putting in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Double Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Double the chocolate, double the yum! If you want to make your bread extra chocolate-y, add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed) to your batter before baking. 

If you love chocolate, Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread will make your tastebuds hum with happiness!

More Quick Bread Recipes You’ll Love

If you love this delicious chocolate chip zucchini bread, don’t leave without checking out my:

• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Fresh Strawberry Bread
• Healthy Banana Protein Muffins
• Pear Apple Streusel Muffins

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