Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread is an easy zucchini bread recipe. Chocolate zucchini bread topped with peanut butter glaze is scrumptious.

Are you bursting with zucchini at your place? We don’t have any fresh from the garden yet. However, we like to pick up some at the store and prep them to keep in the freezer.

It’s what makes it easy to create delicious recipes like this Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread anytime I want, even if it’s not the right season.

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I do like to stockpile it away because I really enjoy making recipes like this all year. I came up with this idea because this month’s peanut butter bash challenge is to combine peanut butter with zucchini.

Of course, I couldn’t just make just any zucchini recipe. I had to go all out for this one.

Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread

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It’s rich, it’s moist, it’s packed full of chocolate chips. You really can’t go wrong here. Then I topped it with peanut butter glaze because today is peanut butter bash and that’s what we do.

Combining peanut butter with a mystery ingredient like zucchini is what makes this challenge fun. Plus it gave me a reason to use some of my new loaf pans that I love so much.

Honestly, I can’t get enough of this chocolatey bread. It’s everything I could ever want for breakfast, snack or dessert.

This Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a dream for every peanut butter & chocolate lover out there!

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Here are some commonly asked questions

Can I use frozen zucchini?

More often than not I pull mine from the freezer. In fact, only the first batches of fresh zucchini get made into bread. Then the rest of the year we use what we have frozen.

Just pop the bag in the microwave for about a minute to thaw. You can dump it all in, including the excess liquid that results during the thawing process.

Can I use a sugar substitute?

I have not personally tried it, so I can’t say how that would turn out. But if you would like to try it, I suggest a product that offers a 1:1 swap. Please let me know how it turns out.

Can this zucchini bread be frozen?

Yes, I do it often. I like to make several loaves of this and freeze. Once the loaves have cooled to room temperature, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then place in a zip-top freezer bag. Lable with the date and use within 4 months.

How many can this serve?

This recipe makes 2 standard loaves. If you need to, you can cut the recipe in half or freeze the second loaf.

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Can this recipe be doubled?

You can absolutely double this recipe. You should be able to fit 4 standard loaf pans in most ovens and bake them all together.

HOW DO YOU MAKE Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread?

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line 2 loaf pans with parchment & lightly spray cooking spray. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl- sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda & salt.
4. Mix in eggs, oil & vanilla with a large spatula. The mixture will be very dry & pasty until you add the zucchini.
5. Fold in zucchini & then chocolate chips. Transfer to your prepared pans & smooth out.
6. Bake for 60-80 minutes or when toothpick test comes out clean.
7. While the loaves are cooling, combine confectioners sugar, peanut butter, milk & vanilla in a small bowl & whisk to combine. Drizzle the mixture over the loaves before serving.

What is the best way to store leftover zucchini bread?

I like to cover the loaf pan with foil or plastic wrap and store at room temperature. This recipe never lasts longer than 24 hours in our house. But if you live in a hotter climate, you can refrigerate in an airtight container.

Can I use gluten-free flour?

I’m not sure just yet. I have been meaning to give this a try but haven’t had a chance. If you do try this, I would recommend using a 1:1 flour like this one as I don’t believe it would require additional ingredients that are typically called for when trying to make baked recipes in a gluten-free version. Please come back & tell me how it turned out.

How do I properly measure the flour?

The official way is to spoon the flour into the measuring cup & level off. However, for this bread, I usually fluff the flour with a spoon & then gently scoop it into the measuring cup & then level that off before adding to my batter mixture. Make sure your flour isn’t packed down when scooping or packed tightly into your measuring cup. This will make the bread too dry.

To make Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread you will need…

• all-purpose flour
• granulated sugar
• cocoa powder
• cinnamon
• baking soda
• salt
• eggs
• canola oil
• vanilla extract
• grated zucchini
• chocolate chips
• confectioners sugar
• peanut butter
• milk
• vanilla extract

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Products I love when making chocolate zucchini bread…

This chocolate zucchini bread recipe is SUPER EASY and delicious – and if you’re like me this time of year, then you maybe already have some of these items on hand OR maybe you have never made homemade zucchini bread before, & you might be a bit nervous – but you’re going to love it. I have made a list below of the things I absolutely can’t live without when it comes to making this bread recipe.

• granulated sugar
• cooking oil
• vanilla extract
• cocoa powder
• all-purpose flour
• cinnamon
• baking soda
• confectioners sugar
• spatulas
• peanut butter
• mixing bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• food processor
• zip-top bags
• whisk
• inexpensive metal loaf pans

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Course Breakfast, Snack

Servings: 2 loaves

This Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a dream for every peanut butter & chocolate lover out there!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

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• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• ½ cup cocoa powder not Dutch processed
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups grated zucchini
• ¾ cup chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Topping

• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• ¼ cup peanut butter
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 loaf pans with parchment & lightly spray cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl- sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda & salt.
• Mix in eggs, oil & vanilla with a large spatula. The mixture will be very dry & pasty until you add the zucchini.
• Fold in zucchini & then chocolate chips. Transfer to your prepared pans & smooth out.
• Bake for 60-80 minutes or when toothpick test comes out clean.
• While the loaves are cooling, combine confectioners sugar, peanut butter, milk & vanilla in a small bowl & whisk to combine. Drizzle the mixture over the loaves before serving.

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