Moist and tender this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread is just one more way to enjoy abundant zucchini!

Slices of chocolate chip banana bread on white plates.

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Need yet another way to enjoy bountiful zucchini?? Try this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. All the flavor of a classic zucchini bread PLUS semi-sweet chocolate chips. This quick bread recipe is always hit with the whole family, young or old.

Sliced chocolate chip zucchini bread on a platter and white linens.

Chocolate chip zucchini bread is a fantastic way to combine the goodness of zucchini with the irresistible flavor of chocolate. This easy recipe yields a moist loaf that’s perfect for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert. With simple ingredients and a few steps, you can create a homemade zucchini bread that will impress your friends and family.

This recipe is a delightful way to use up excess zucchini from your garden! if you don’t grow, hit the farmer’s market to take advantage of the zucchini season. With its moist texture, rich chocolate flavor, and healthy twist, this bread will become one of your favorite quick bread recipes. Perfect for easy breakfasts, snacks, or to share with friends, you are going to love this bread.

Mix it up

You can add ANY kind of chocolate chips to this recipe. Regular chocolate chips as called for, or milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or even, if you can find them, dark chocolate chips. This recipe will work with any kind of chips you have on hand. You could even chop up baking chocolate bars. Just make sure they’re sweetened chocolate bars and not unsweetened chocolate.

You can also make this recipe into 10-12 muffins, and they should bake for 18-20 minutes or so.

Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread.

What you need to make the best Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

You don’t really need any special ingredients for this recipe, which is so nice!

zucchini, 2 small or 1 medium zucchini, or enough to make 3 cups of grated zucchini
sugar
eggs
vegetable oil, or light olive oil
pure vanilla extract or use vanilla paste
all purpose flour
baking soda
salt
cinnamon
semisweet chocolate chips
9×5 loaf pan
large bowl
medium bowl
small bowl
wooden spoon or rubber spatula
wire rack for
box grater or food processor

Loaf of chocolate chip zucchini bread on a plate with zucchini piled in the background.

To grate or shred zucchini

If you use a very large zucchini or even a huge zucchini, cut it in half and scrape out any seeds. You may also want to peel bigger zucchinis because the peel does start to get thicker as they get bigger. Smaller zucchinis don’t need to be peeled, unless you happen to have someone who freaks out if they see green in their food.

You can just use a box grater to grate zucchini. It works perfectly and it’s so easy to clean. If you prefer, you can use a food processor to do the shredding. It ALSO works fine. For small amounts fore recipes like this I prefer the box grater. When I’m processing a LOT of zucchini I do like to use the food processor because it just goes so quickly. But then you have to wash the whole processor.

3/4 shot of zucchini bread with chocolate chips on a platter.

The difference in zucchini shredded by hand and shredded in the food processor is that on a typical food processor you get much larger shreds because it pulls it through the blade quickly. And the blade is also set up to shred bigger pieces. In a box grater you’re pushing it through the grater and it’s just lighter pressure so it’s shredded or grated more finely.

Zucchini prepared, either way, will bake just fine in this bread recipe.

Sliced zucchini bread on small plates with a fork and chocolate chips.

Plant More Zucchini!

This recipe and all my zucchini recipes will make you plant more zucchini in the garden! Make Air Fryer Zucchini Fries for a savory twist on zucchini! Or this Zucchini Flower Focaccia recipe, lovely and fresh, it’s got fresh zucchini flowers on it. Or Zucchini Pancakes!

Some like it sweet! So try this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread! Or the muffin version, Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins. They’re so quick and easy! Or, for a fun twist, make Zucchini Banana Bread!

And if you STILL have zucchini leftover, you can ALWAYS leave some on your neighbor’s porch! It’s a REAL deal, and it’s also just a nice way to treat your neighbors!

Sliced end of zucchini bread on a cutting board with chocolate chips in the corner and zucchini in the background.

Got leftovers?

If you have any leftovers, store them in an airtight container or wrap them in plastic wrap. Or use a large zipper style plastic bag. What you really need is to keep the bread from getting dry.

Chocolate chip zucchini bread freezes well, so you can also save some for later. Simply wrap individual slices in aluminum foil and place them in a freezer-safe bag. When you’re ready to enjoy them, just thaw them and reheat them briefly in the oven or microwave.