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.
Mary says
YUM indeed. I did reduce the maple syrup and added a bit more zukes.
Chana says
That’s a lot of maple syrup. Can I reduce it? I don’t like to use that much sugar.
Marilyn says
I wondered if I could leave out the cocoa powder and chocolate chips and still have the recipe turn out. I also (like several people here) wonder what a good gluten free flour sub would be. I really want to make these, but my girls are gluten free.
Dreena says
Hi Marilyn, thanks for asking Well, removing the cocoa changes the dry composition, so you might want to add back 1/4 – 1/3 cup of flour. As for GF, I haven’t tested it gluten-free. If you have an all-purpose GF blend that you use regularly and find subs well, that’s my best suggestion. Hope that makes sense!
Alicia Ogard says
This was good! The closest thing to banana bread that I will be making in quarantine.
Dreena says
Super! Thanks Alicia
Mimi says
Could you please add Pins to your recipes?!
Dreena says
Hi Mimi, are you not seeing that in the post? If you hover over an image you can see the pinterest icon. And, most of my posts have the standard size pin with text. Please let me know, thanks.
Meghan says
I don’t see pins on this post either and was wondering the same thing.
Dreena says
Oh weird. I’ll take a look, thanks Meghan!