Ghirardelli Chocolate Zucchini Nut Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, cocoa, oil, grated zucchini, and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir in the flour baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Fold in the walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat together oil, eggs, vanilla, and sugar until light; about two minutes. Mix in melted chocolate.
• Stir in the grated zucchini.
• Mix flour(s) with salt, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.
• At low speed, add to the zucchini mixture, just until ingredients are well incorporated.
• Stir in nuts and chips.
• Pour into 2 well-greased 9" x 5" pans.
• Bake at 350F for 45-55 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Beat cane sugar, almond milk, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla together in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, using an electric mixer, until it is all mixed well together. Stir in the zucchini and 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into the prepared bread pan and sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Once removed from the pan, allow to cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Lightly grease and flour large baking sheet (I sprayed with Pam).
• In a small bowl,stir the eggs,instant coffee and vanilla until well blended; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg mixture.
• Gradually add the flour mixture, beating well after addition.
• Stir in chocolate and nuts.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
• On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into 2 logs, each 14" long, 1-1/2" wide, and 1" thick.
• Place the logs on baking sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Set the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool 10 minutes.
• Remove the logs to cutting board (I usually just cut them on the cookie sheet). Cut with serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place slices 1/2 inch apart upright (not on sides).
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly dry.
• Remove to rack to cool.
• I leave mine on cookie, let cool.
• Then drizzle with melted chocolate (I melt chocolate in microwave).
• The chocolate is just my addition - so good with a cup of coffee.
• Store biscotti in air tight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat margarine, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the mixture before adding the next. Beat vanilla extract into the margarine mixture with the last egg.
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Pour the flour mixture into the margarine mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold zucchini through the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour batter into 2 loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in zucchini. Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, oil, grated zucchini, vanilla and chocolate; beat well. Stir in the flour baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt, mix well. In separate bowl, combine sugar and eggs, beat until well blended. Add oil and vanilla; beat until combined. Stir in zucchini. Add flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Spoon evenly into loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pans; cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Grease and flour two 4x8-inch loaf pans.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl until light and foamy; mix in vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla extract, and zucchini until thoroughly combined.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
• Stir the flour mixture into the zucchini mixture.
• Mix in chopped walnuts and chocolate chips.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder.
• Gradually beat the dry ingredient mixture into the sugar mixture until blended.
• Stir in zucchini.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Transfer to two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans coated with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely