Ina Garten Zucchini Bread Recipe (2024)

Ina Garten Zucchini Bread is the perfect fall recipe because it uses up that zucchini in your fridge and includes pumpkin puree that is perfect for welcoming fall! This refined sugar-free Contessa Zucchini Bread is so yummy that you will want to make a few batches of this zucchini bread recipe to store in the freezer to enjoy during the colder months. Make a batch of pumpkin zucchini bread this week and enjoy it with a fresh cup of coffee for breakfast or dessert!

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Ina Garten Zucchini Bread is wonderful all year long, but it's especially delicious during the cooler fall months when zucchini is bursting in our gardens. This Barefoot Contessa zucchini bread recipe has a twist. I added pumpkin puree for an extra fiber boost and dark chocolate chips. Don't worry, you'll thank me later. Want even more zucchini recipes? Check out our super-popular Zucchini Boats With Ground Turkey recipe or our Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef recipe Chicken Caesar Salad Boats With Homemade Croutons is another crowd pleaser and Dutch Oven Chili is delicious in the cooler fall months.

🍞 Ingredients For Food Network Ina Garten Zucchini Bread

What you'll need for Easy Ina Garten chocolate zucchini bread

• Fresh Shredded Zucchini
• All purpose flour
• Pumpkin Puree
• Apple Butter
• Honey
• Melted Coconut oil
• Molasses
• Vanilla Extract
• Eggs
• Chocolate Chips
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soad
• Pumpkin Spice
• Ground Turmeric
• Cinnamon

You'll also need:

• Good Loaf Pans

• Spatula

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🍞🥒 Instructions For Ina Garten Zucchini Bread

Prep Step: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and generously spray a loaf pan with avocado oil.

Step 1: Grate the zucchini and squeeze the excess moisture in a towel. Set aside.

Step 2: In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cinnamon, teaspoon baking powder, baking soda, ginger, pumpkin spice, and turmeric and combine.

Step 3: In a small mixing bowl, add the melted, cooled coconut oil, the unsweetened apple butter, molasses, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, honey, and the eggs and whisk until everything is combined.

Step 4: In a large mixing bowl, Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients together, and then add the zucchini and combine everything.

Step 5: Next, add one cup of unsweetened dark chocolate chips and combine to make the zucchini bread mixture.

Step 7: Pour the prepared batter into the loaf pan and add more chocolate chips to the top pf the batter before inserting the loaf pan into the oven.

Step 8: Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and a half or 90 minutes. Let the bread cool to room temperature before slicing. Do not cut the bread early or it will fall apart. Patience is your best friend here.

Fruit breads take a long time and zucchini bread is no exception. Remember, you want it nice and moist in the middle, but if the middle is wet, you haven't baked your bread long enough. You can test this by inserting a toothpick in the center of the bread and it if comes out clean, the bread is ready. Patience is key when it comes to baking Zucchini Bread. The longer it bakes, the better it will turn out.

🥒 Substitutions and Tips For Quick and Easy Barefoot Contessa Zucchini Bread Recipe

This Best zucchini bread recipe Ina Garten Chocolate Zucchini bread is so good, it doesn't need anything added to it, but if you must add something, try these unique twists.

• You can add lemon and turn this into lemon zucchini bread. Simply add fresh lemon zest to the batter and to the top before baking for a refreshing lemon twist!

• You could also chopped pecans or a cup chopped walnuts for a nutty crunch
• Store the leftover bread in a glass airtight container. This bread also freezes well. Simply reheat at 350 degrees Fahrenheit when ready to eat.
• Add blueberries and turn this into Ina Garten blueberry zucchini bread recipe.

🥒 FAQ For Easy Zucchini Bread

Should zucchini be peeled before shredding for bread?

• No, you want the skins on, this adds to the taste and density of the bread

Do you remove the seeds from zucchini before making bread?

• There is no need to remove zucchini seeds from zucchini before making bread

How do you keep zucchini bread moist after baking?

• Store the bread at room temperature in an airtight container and it will stay fresh and moist. If you put the bread in the refrigerator, it will dry out fast.

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