Zucchini bread gets better than chocolate vegan zucchini bread! Easy to make, no need to grate the zukes! Vegan, nut-free, and oil-free.
FAQ: “Dreena, do you have a vegan zucchini bread recipe?“
I was asked this question for years – and for years meant to get cracking on a recipe!
In Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, I did have a healthy muffin recipe with grated zucchini. Still, it didn’t feel like it contained enough zucchini for me to categorize it as zucchini bread.
So, it was time.
The zucchini bread is here.
And even better…
It’s a chocolate vegan zucchini bread! Hey-O!
Even better than that?
You don’t have to grate the zucchini!
Hoo-ahh, I love a kitchen shortcut!
Actually, I think the reason it took me so long to get to this recipe was that step: the grating.
Seems ridiculous. I mean, zucchini grates very easily. Much easier than, say grating carrot.
But something about grating is a nuisance. It’s grating. Har.
Am I alone here? I don’t think so.
And, don’t worry, there aren’t any chunks of zucchini in this bread. 😷
OH no. The zucchini virtually “disappears” in this delicious bread.
You pop the zukes with all the wet ingredients into a and presto!
The chocolate disguises the zucchini in this recipe!
You know, for people that may look at it and say “what are those green flecks”?
You have them in your life. We all do! Maybe it’s you. 😉
That’s the tale of my chocolate vegan zucchini bread. And I hope you love the recipe, guys. Do let me know.
x Dreena
Chocolate Vegan Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour less 3-4 tbsp (see note)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 cups thickly sliced zucchini
- 1 cup sliced ripe/overripe bananas
- 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a loaf pan by spraying/wiping with a touch of oil, and lining with a strip of parchment paper (for easy removal after cooling).
- In a large bowl, add dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir through until well combined.
- Add zucchini, bananas, maple syrup and hemp seeds (if using) to a blender. Puree until smooth (this takes just a minute in a high speed blender, a regular blender will take longer). Once well pureed, add water and vanilla and blend again.
- Add wet mixture to dry and stir through until just well combined, and add chocolate chips if using. Transfer mixture to loaf pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until set in the center (test with a toothpick if unsure). Remove and let cool in the pan on a cooling rack. Once cool, remove loaf and cut into slices.
Notes
This post was originally published August 2018 and has been updated with a recipe modification for 2020.
Marianne says
Looking forward to give this recipe a try. Of course, being from Europe, I would much prefer exact measurements in weights instead of approximate measurements in cups. Somehow this always scares me off.
Rosebud says
I too would like weights, and I’m the U.S.
Since learning how to bake using weights recipes come out PERFECT every time!
Susan says
Ha, this is perfect! I HATE grating zucchini! I love whipping things up in my food processor!
Laura says
Thank you Dreena for this. So funny, i just made banana bread and mashed it all up in the belnder also then folded in blueberries. This sounds like another winner!!!
Rebecca Cody says
I bought my food processor because I so disliked grating carrots for carrot raisin salad! I use it for zucchini grating, too, and any other grating I do. It just takes a quick rinse.
I also have a little hand powered food processor that you operate by pulling a cord on a handle – like starting a lawn mower. It’s wonderful for quickly chopping carrots or zucchini or anything, as long as you aren’t doing a big batch and don’t care about the random shapes of the foods you process. You pull the cord until you’re satisfied with the size of the food inside. After emptying it only takes a quick rinse of the three parts, unless you’ve chopped something with fat, like an avocado or nuts. For those I use a drop of dish soap, but it’s still a quick cleanup. Several companies make these.
jordan @ dancing for donuts says
okay 1) i have almostttt all of these ingredients in my pantry rn which is VERY exciting and 2) i’m obsessed with the fact that i can make most of this in the blender. GENIUS.
thanks for sharing – i cannot wait to make this!!