Better Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Description
Take traditional zucchini bread and add healthy flax seed, cinnamon, and applesauce to create this recipe for "better" chocolate chip zucchini bread.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup ground flax seed
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup white sugar
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3 eggs
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1/2 cup applesauce
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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3 cups grated zucchini, or more to taste
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1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two (8x4-inch) loaf pans.
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Whisk flour, flax seeds, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl until well combined; set aside.
3
Beat white sugar, eggs, oil, applesauce, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a separate large bowl until blended; stir in flour mixture until batter is well mixed. Fold in zucchini and chocolate chips until incorporated; divide batter between the prepared loaf pans.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into centers comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring loaves to a wire rack to cool completely.