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Wonderfully moist and fudgy gluten free chocolate zucchini bread that’s so easy to make! It’s hard to believe there’s any zucchini in it at all in this healthy dessert.
Recently, the most requested recipe from my readers has been, “something to use up all the zucchini in my garden.” Say no more. You already know I’m a huge fan of zucchini, and I always turned to baked goods when it comes to using lots of it at once – like this zucchini cornbread. So I created this epic double chocolate zucchini bread, and it’s just so decadent and wonderful. Plus – I love that you can make this fudgy dessert healthy with loads with hidden veggies!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
This dairy free and paleo chocolate zucchini bread with almond flour is just the most perfect texture and flavor. It’s soft, rich, and chocolatey without being too sweet or oily. Even my 2-year-old cannot get enough of this bread (to her, I just call it “chocolate bread”) and she can’t even tell that it’s loaded with almost 2 cups of zucchini! I know gluten free baked goods can get dense or gummy, but this isn’t like that at all, and the zucchini adds so much moisture.
Ingredients in This Easy and Moist Zucchini Bread
- zucchini: I find it easy enough to just use a hand-held grater, but you can also use a food processor to get the job done quicker.
- blanched almond flour: I haven’t tested this recipe out with any other flour, so I can’t recommend substitutes. Another flour that’s very similar is cashews ground up to flour texture, and that has the highest chance of working.
- cocoa powder: Cacao powder will also work.
- coconut sugar
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- sea salt
- eggs: You’ll need eggs at room temperature before adding it to the batter. To this quickly, soak the eggs in warm water for 5-10 minutes.
- ghee: Other oils and fats that’ll work in this chocolate zucchini bread are coconut oil or butter.
- vanilla extract
- semi-sweet chocolate chips: For paleo chocolate chips, I recommend these.
How to Make Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Grate the zucchini and set aside. Don’t squeeze out the liquid.
- Combine almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, ghee, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients over dry ingredients, and stir until just combined and a thick batter is formed.
- Fold in grated zucchini and chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter in the loaf pan and flatten out in an even layer with a spatula. Top with the remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes before removing the loaf to a wire rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Frequently Asked Questions
I haven’t tried making this without eggs. But I think the best egg replacer would be flax eggs or gelatin eggs.
That’ll turnout just fine! Just fill up a lined muffin tin and bake for 20-30 minutes.
This chocolate zucchini bread can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days.
Yes! This zucchini bread freezes beautifully. Slice the bread once fully cooled then freeze in a freezer safe bag or container with parchment paper between individual slices. It should last for 3-4 months in the freezer.
Other zucchini recipes you might love…
- Paleo Zucchini Cornbread Without Corn (Nut Free)
- Raw Zucchini Hummus with Avocado – Bean Free (Whole30, Vegan)
- Keto Zucchini Fries in the Air Fryer (Paleo, Whole30)
- Paleo & Whole30 Salmon Cakes with Zucchini (Nut Free, Keto)
- How to Make Perfect Zucchini Egg Nests (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread (Grain Free, Paleo)
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Ingredients
- 1½ cup finely grated zucchini, about 2 small or 1 large
- 1½ cup blanched almond flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar, or brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup ghee, or butter or coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, then grease and line an 8.5×4.5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Grate the zucchini and set aside without squeezing out the liquid.1½ cup finely grated zucchini
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt.1½ cup blanched almond flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, 1/2 cup coconut sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp sea salt
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, ghee, and vanilla extract.2 large eggs, 1/4 cup ghee, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pour the egg mixture over the flour mixture, and mix until just combined and a thick batter is formed. It might seem dry, but the zucchini will add the moisture back into the bread.
- Fold in zucchini and 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips.1½ cup finely grated zucchini
- Pour the batter in the prepared loaf pan and flatten out in an even layer. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes before removing the loaf to a cooling rack using the parchment paper hanging off the sides.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Made this tonight. Literally the best almond flour recipe there is. I was a but skeptical at the batter was dry before i added the zuchini and chocolate chips but i read that you said this is normal and trusted your process. I did cut down on the coconut sugar and chocolate chips a bit as i am watching my sugar intake. But this was still so delicious, anxoiusly waiting for tomorrow to have a second piece. Thank you so much sharing and looking forward to trying your other recipes. ❤️
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!