Chocolate Chocolate Zucchini Bread

It was time again for some trading with my friends.  This time they had tomatoes and zucchini.  My friend Dan wanted some more of the jalapeno chedder bread and some sort of sweet bread.  So since he gave me a big zucchini I made him this Chocolate, chocolate zucchini bread and some lemon poppy seed zucchini bread.  That recipe will be posted soon.  He said it was the best sweet bread so far and has just called and wanted more.  :)  if you look at the picture you can see the lemon poppy seed muffins in the back.  this is a very quick and easy recipe to put together, so it has become my go to recipe.  I've made this with different ingredients.  I've been using this recipe for such a long time I don't remember where I originally got it.

Chocolate Zucchini bread
1/3 cup veg. oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup grated zucchini
1/3 cup milk or water (I use heavy cream and water 1/2 to make 1/3 cup)
 1 tsp vanilla
1 2/3 cup AP flour (could use some whole wheat also (1 cp AP 2/3 whole wheat)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cloves
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 -1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almond)
Directions:
Preheat oven 325°, spray a loaf pan set aside
In a large bowl whisk the oil, sugar, eggs, zucchini, milk and vanilla.  Combine the dry ingredients then stir in dry ingredients to wet mix.  Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then remove and cool rest of the way.  Enjoy.

 hope you give this recipe a try.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week and Remember to find the time to Do ALL the things YOU love.
Donna

Honey Banana Pecan Bread (healthy version)

And yet another Banana Bread  :)   I saw this recipe on the side of a bag of White Whole Wheat Flour so of course I had to try it.  I did make some changes, my changes are  in red.  This is a very moist and flavorful bread.  Hope you give it a try.

Ingredients:
2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar (2/3 cup sugar)
1/3 cup honey 
1/4 tsp orange peel
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas (I used 3)
1/2 cup veg. oil
1/3 cup milk (1/4 cup half n half 1/4 cup water)
1/2 cup pecan chopped and toasted 

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350 and spray a 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.  Whisk dry ingredients, set aside.  In mixer or with hand held mixer mix the eggs, sugar, honey, bananas, vanilla, peel, oil and milk, get them well incorporated.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix only until incorporated, DO NOT over-mix.  Stir in nuts.  Pour into prepared loaf pan, bake for 55-65 minutes until golden and toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool on rack then remove from pan.  Try not to cut until it's cooled a bit.  I know it's hard but be patient.  :)

  Hope you give this a try it is worth making.  You could also add some ingredients to this recipe if you like, such as chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, cranberries.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day and Remember to Find the Time to Do all the Things YOU love.
Donna

Chocolate Banana Bread with a hint of Apple Jack

I made this back in January as one of the treats for my friend that gets me eggs.  I wanted to try yet another new thing with banana's and happened upon this recipe while searching.   I didn't try this but my friend told me is was really good, very moist and just a hint of the Apple Jack.  So I would say it was a hit.  He and his wife told me I could make that anytime for them.  Think next time I'll try a different type of alcohol.  I would think this would make a great addition to your holiday treats.

 Adapted from Makin' it Mo' Betta

2 cups  all-purpose flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
1 cup sugar

2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed (about 3 medium bananas)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons Apple Jack
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup  chocolate chips (I used Ghiradelli  block chocolate and roughly chopped it)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. (You could also make muffins)
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the mashed banana, lemon juice, and Apple Jack and mix until just combined.
Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. 
Stir in the walnuts and chocolate pieces. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread to distribute it evenly. 
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Thanks for taking time to stop by, please leave a comment if you have time, would love to hear from you.  Have a wonderful day and Remember to Find the time to do All the Things You Love.
Donna