{"id":153,"date":"2020-08-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/02\/"},"modified":"2021-07-12T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T19:47:30","slug":"chocolate-zucchini-bread-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Zucchini Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><img data-opt-id=76346440  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7493\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dark-chocolate.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:199\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dark-chocolate.jpg 199w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dark-chocolate.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dark-chocolate.jpg 681w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1153\/h:1734\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dark-chocolate.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>This combination is so surprisingly wonderful together because you basically have a spice cake that is made moist by the zucchini and sweet by the chocolate, that&#8217;s a\u00a0 \u00a0 win-win!<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<strong>You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">2 eggs, beaten<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 1\/3 cups sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 1\/3 sticks unsalted butter, melted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 Teaspoon vanilla extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">2 cups grated zucchini<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">2 cups all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 teaspoon baking soda<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1\/2 Teaspoon baking powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1\/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 teaspoon salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1 teaspoon ground <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">cinnamon<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">1\/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">3\/4 cup dark chocolate chips<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Directions<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Preheat oven to 350 F and butter two 9&#8243; x 5&#8243; loaf pans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Place the chocolate in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on low in 30 second increments, until the chocolate has melted and is completely smooth (or melt in a double broiler).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla. Mix in the zucchini. With a spatula, add the melted chocolate and stir until thoroughly combined.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate chips. Fold the flour mixture until it forms a smooth batter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Pour the batter into the loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until a\u00a0toothpick\u00a0inserted in the center of a loaf\u00a0comes out clean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Turn the loaves out onto a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button END --><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-opt-id=1765773420  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WillClowerOnTheCultureOfHealth.1-6.gif?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Will Clower Articles\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This combination is so surprisingly wonderful together because you basically have a spice cake that is made moist by the zucchini and sweet by the chocolate, that&#8217;s a\u00a0 \u00a0 win-win! &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[48,43,105],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-bread","tag-chocolate","tag-zucchini","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MG_4672.jpg?fit=429%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-2t","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12380,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12380","url_meta":{"origin":153,"position":0},"title":"Stuffed Zucchini, From [snore] to [MORE!]","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I've grown zucchini in my garden when I lived in Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Raleigh. 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