Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread

I love baking with zucchini. It turns any classic recipe into a moist and healthy dessert. Just try my Vegan Zucchini Muffins, Healthy Zucchini Carrot Bread, or Healthy Banana Zucchini Bread. So say hi and welcome my easy, fudgy chocolate zucchini bread and enjoy a chocolate treat that is good for you!

What’s Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread?

A vegan chocolate zucchini bread is a chocolate bread made with shredded zucchini. The zucchini make the bread perfectly moist and turn the crumb into a brownie-like texture with the added nutrients and healthy bonus of adding vegetables to your vegan dessert.

Ingredients and Substitutions

It’s very easy to make this vegan chocolate zucchini bread using only a few basic ingredients. Instead, all you need are natural plant-based ingredients that create the most decadent fudgy zucchini chocolate bread texture.

Flour – All-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour if you are making vegan, gluten-free zucchini bread. Baking Soda and Baking Powder – For a fluffy texture. Unsweetened Applesauce – This is the magic ingredient that replaces the classic eggs and egg yolk used in chocolate bread. Believe me, you don’t want to replace this with eggs, or your bread won’t be as fudgy and moist. In fact, apple sauce combined with cocoa powder and zucchini creates a truly fudgy chocolate zucchini bread. Zucchini – That’s the main ingredient of this chocolate zucchini bread. Shredded zucchini add the best moist texture to the bread. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – This adds a strong chocolate flavor to the bread. Soft Brown Sugar – or coconut sugar. Almond Nilk or any non-dairy milk you love. Light Olive Oil – or canola oil Cinnamon – for flavor. Vanilla Extract Dark Chocolate Chips – Or any chocolate chips you like. Pecans – Raw or roasted.

How To Make Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Storage

Store the bread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze in individual slices in zip-lock bags. Thaw in the fridge the day before serving.

Healthy Swaps

You can make this chocolate zucchini bread healthier using the swaps options below.

Sugar-free – replace brown sugar with brown erythritol and use sugar-free chocolate chips. Oil – use healthy omega-3-loaded oils like light olive oil or almond oil.