Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips

Here’s a super-simple zucchini bread recipe. The addition of chocolate chips makes it more like a dessert than a breakfast, but you can enjoy it anytime. Skip the chocolate and try it with toasted walnuts or raisins if you prefer. Freeze 2-cup portions of shredded zucchini so you can make zucchini bread all year long.


Ingredients

• 3/4 cup low-fat milk
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups shredded zucchini, (about 2 small zucchini)
• 2 cups white whole-wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
3. Whisk milk, eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl.
4. Stir in zucchini.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
6. Add the wet ingredients and chocolate chips to the dry ingredients; stir until just combined.
7. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
8. Bake until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
9. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Let cool for at least 1 hour before slicing.