Eggless Chocolate, Zucchini, Nut Bread
Rich, irresistible and moist; packed with different types of nuts, zucchini and double dose of heavenly chocolate is this sweet, eggless, quick bread. Even though it is baked as a loaf bread, the texture and taste comes closer to a decadent chocolate cake more than that of a bread.
My MIL is going to visit us soon from India. We are so looking forward to it. It has been quite sometime since we went home and we have not met for a long time. The little one is going to meet her “Dadisa” for the very first time! and is going overboard with excitement. While the children are planning what to do and play with her through the day, I am here making a long list of recipes that I plan to post. She is one awesome cook and it is going to be good to have someone else cook, while I take the pictures and blog about it:-) So in the coming months, quite a few recipes are going to be hers.
She is a vegetarian; no eggs either. Therefore I made this bread without using eggs. The recipe can easily be changed into a Vegan one; just use vegan chocolate chips instead of the ones with dairy. A couple of more days and we can all sit together and share a slice of this delicious bread. Can’t wait, while I am having a hard time saving it from getting pecked every few minutes.
Eggless Chocolate, Zucchini, Nut Bread
Ingredients:
- 1+ 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour + some more for dusting the nuts and chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (adjust amount and spice as per your taste)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6-7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons hazelnut powder, coarsely ground (I ground up the nuts at home)
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (use mini ones; they sink less) – use vegan chips for a vegan version of this bread
- 1 cup walnuts or any other nuts you would like to use, chopped
- 3/4 cup muscovado or dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract or Vanilla Extract
- 1.5 cups zucchini, peeled and grated, (about 1 zucchini)
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, to top the bread (optional)
- Might need a few spoons of milk or water or orange juice
Preparation:Soak the flaxseed meal in about 4 tablespoons of water for about 10 minutes.
Pre heat oven to 350 degree F. Generously grease and flour a 9″ loaf dish.
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon & salt. Combine the cocoa powder and hazelnut powder to the sifted mix.
Dust the walnuts and chocolate chips with a couple of spoons of flour and set aside.
Beat oil, sugar, almond/vanilla extract and the soaked flaxseed meal together. Combine the sifted flour mix in small amounts to the oil and sugar mix in parts and beat while scraping the sides of the bowl. Continue doing this till all the sifted flour is incorporated and well combined. Add little amounts of milk/water/juice if the mixture gets too dry and crumbly.
Add the mashed banana and zucchini to the bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon/spatula, till well combined. The dough is going to be be sticky and gooey.
Gently fold in the nuts and chocolate chips. Spoon the dough into the loaf pan. Top with the almonds.
Bake for about 50-60 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let the bread rest in the loaf dish for about 10 – 15 minutes. Turn it over carefully and place it on a wire rack and let it cool completely before slicing it.
The simple bread takes on a completely different turn with the sensuous chocolate. What can be better than indulging into delightful taste and sense of chocolate, bursting & melting with every bite ? There is more; the different flavors and texture of the hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds blends in perfectly with the chocolate. The zucchinis you might ask… they simply make the cake very very moist and I did not miss the eggs at all. This is my entry for the Monthly Mingle hosted by Jamie with a beautiful theme – Bread & Chocolate.
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Looks so beautiful and rich with the dark chocolate color and the nuts on top. Love the fact that this is eggless and is healthy because of the addition of zucchini. Hope you have a great time with your MIL.
Thats gorgeous looking bread! I too wanted to bake one with zucchini but wasnt sure about the taste, after looking at your post def will make with zucchini next time! Like the addition of nutmeg… mmm very flavorful isnt it? Wish you a lovely time with your MIL and family..enjoy!
A healthy and delicious bread! So flavorful looking!
Cheers,
Rosa
The bread looks delicious and the colour is so warm.beautiful click.
This bread is very enticing as I’m currently fasting for Greek Lent the no eggs aspect is perfect for fitting this in for my diet.
Wow….the cake looks rich and delicous! Totally drool worthy 🙂
yummy….;-)
Looks amazingly rich and sensual.
Have a wonderful time with the MIL!
Very moist and lovely looking cake. Eggless too!
What a very exciting meeting that is going to be and I’ll bet everyone is excited. And how lucky to be met by such a luscious, chocolaty bread! This is a great bread, it looks so dense and moist and ooh chocolate! It looks delicious and I’m so glad to have this for my Monthly Mingle Round up!
Isn’t it amazing how much healthy stuff you can sneak into one chocolate loaf?? From its decadent appearance you’d never guess. That’s one way to get kids to eat their greens 🙂
What a color..very nice…nice pics
This bread sounds so good! Very yummy with banana & nuts in it!
Rich choclaty bread! load me up sister! Yum!
Good to see you back Soma. how is everything ? Bread looks good. I have never had zucchini in my bread though
RIch and decadent! My sister cannot have eggs so I am always looking for eggless recipes. This looks wonderful. She won’t miss a thing!
The bread looks dense and yummy…
Wow, it seems like ran across your blog at the perfect moment. First, this gorgeous, creative, and chocolatey bread. Then you say you’ll be posting your MIL’s veg recipes! Can’t wait; I’m bookmarking you now. Swing by my blog too sometime when you have a minute. 🙂
This looks crazy delicious Soma! Very rich and fudgy! How great that your MIL is coming to visit! I look forward to seeing her recipes. Enjoy!
Thanks Soma for this yum yum veg recipe!!! Will surely try it out!!!!
I also tried your choc chip vegan coffee cake when my parents visited as they dont even eat eggs. I m also lookin forward for ur MIL’s recipes as I just tried Bharwan Aloo u posted as a tribute to her & it ws really really yummy. Hubby is frequently asking me when m going to make it again!!! 🙂
Oooh waw!! What a gorgeous tasy & fabulous bread!! Now, I want 3 big slices, …thank you!!
Certainly a must try!!! Waw!
Looks and sounds gorgeous! I tried zucchini bread once and love it, have to try it with chocolate!
Looks good. This is one of the few ways zucchini really shines, in my opinion. 🙂
hi soma,
Visually so appealing 🙂 gorgeous looking bread, who wouldnt want to bite into it!!
good one!
TC
what a nice combo, never tried..love this chocolaty bread..great tempting capture..
What a beautiful quick bread! How fun to have a good cook in the kitchen with you!
Healthy and a delicious bake right! looks wonderful!
Nice to see u back……hope everything is fine now at your end….bread looks very good & chocolaty….will be looking forward to some authentic bengali recipes cooked by your MIL.
Interesting combination!!!!Looks delicious, Soma!
That looks like a very rich and beautiful bread Soma! Thanks for your sweet comment too… Life can indeed be cruel and hard sometimes!
Yum, chocolate zucchini… Delicious! Looks perfect!
Looks fabulous. Love the eggless version. Thing is I’ve noticed that some people put certain ingredients into everything when you can refrain from using them sometimes, i.e. flour in certain types of sauces or casseroles. I guess it’s important to be able to think outside the box sometimes or to be aware that you do have the option of not including certain ingredients in certain executions (or replace them with something else!). 🙂
This bread sounds healthy and delicious! I can’t wait to see the vegetarian recipes from your MIL!
I am sure you can hardly tell that there is zucchini in it!I can see the choc chips in them..Heavenly!
OMG..this looks sooo delish. Going to make it for sure 🙂 Thanks for sharing.