Moist Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chip – A Zucchini Bread Recipe with Applesauce

Moist Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chip is a Zucchini Bread Recipe with Applesauce. Using healthier ingredients such as applesauce, honey and coconut oil takes the guilt out of this delicious bread.

Moist  Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips Recipe

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread was a staple in our house growing up. Our mom still makes her famous version  today and usually has at least a couple of loaves in the freezer at any given time.  Check out Mom’s Version.

Before the popularity of “Zoodles” and using zucchini in a variety of recipes (like our Spicy Roasted Zucchini), Zucchini Bread seemed to be the only way to use up the extras that anyone who has zucchini in their garden knows what I’m talking about!

Barbara’s good friend made this moist zucchini bread (her family’s favorite) for a party recently, and she was hooked.

What makes it so moist? It’s the commination of applesauce, honey and coconut oil that make this chocolate chip zucchini bread so moist that you might confuse it with banana bread instead.

Healthy Zucchini Bread

It is easy to feel less guilty about this recipe since it has a number of healthy secret ingredients.

First off, it uses applesauce (unsweetened) in place of a portion of the oil, and secondly, honey instead of sugar. Also, instead of using vegetable oil or canola oil, the recipe calls for coconut oil. However, you can use vegetable oil if that is what you have on hand.

If you are going super healthy, try substituting dark chocolate chips or carob chips for regular semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Another easy substitution for an extra healthy zucchini bread would be to use half whole wheat flour and half all purpose flour.

How to Make Healthy Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips:

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Combine dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg; in a separate bowl, mix eggs, honey, applesauce and coconut oil.
3. To the wet ingredients, alternately add dry ingredients and grated zucchini.
4. Stir in chocolate chips; pour into prepared dish.
5. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for healthy zucchini bread with applesauce, scroll to the bottom of this post. 

Notes About Moist Zucchini Bread:

• Looking for an even healthier zucchini bread recipe? Try swapping in 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 all purpose flour.
• Grate zucchini by hand with a box grater or even easier with a food processor with a grating attachment.
• To get honey to flow easily from a liquid measuring cup, spray it with nonstick cooking spray first.
• Chocolate chips could me omitted if desired.
• Try using unsweetened applesauce in this zucchini bread with applesauce recipe.  This will keep the sugar content lower.
• This healthy zucchini bread recipe makes one loaf of bread, and we use a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan.
• Lacking a bread pan? Try baking in an 8 x 8 inch baking dish instead.  The cooking time could possibly be a 5 – 10 minutes shorter.

Easy Zucchini Recipes

Try some of our other favorite zucchini recipes:

Fried Zucchini Fritters

Spicy Roasted Zucchini

Cheesy Zucchini Casserole

Frosted Zucchini Bars

Zucchini Pie

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Moist Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chip - A Zucchini Bread Recipe with Applesauce

Moist Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chip is a Zucchini Bread Recipe with Applesauce. Using healthier ingredients such as applesauce, honey and coconut oil takes the guilt out of this delicious bread. 

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: classic zucchini bread, Easy zucchini bread, healthy zucchini bread, moist zucchini bread, zucchini bread with chocolate chips

Servings: 1 loaf

Author: Megan

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened
• 1/3 cup coconut oil liquid form
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups zucchini grated
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

• Combine dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  
• In a separate bowl, mix honey, applesauce, coconut oil, and eggs until incorporated.
  
• Add dry ingredients alternately with grated zucchini.
  
• Stir in chocolate chips; spread into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  

Notes

• Looking for an even healthier zucchini bread recipe? Try swapping in 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 all purpose flour. 
• Grate zucchini by hand with a box grater or even easier with a food processor with a grating attachment. 
• To get honey to flow easily from a liquid measuring cup, spray it with nonstick cooking spray first. 
• Chocolate chips could me omitted if desired. 
• Try using unsweetened applesauce in this zucchini bread with applesauce recipe.  This will keep the sugar content lower. 
• This healthy zucchini bread recipe makes one loaf of bread, and we use a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan.
• Lacking a bread pan? Try baking in an 8 x 8 inch baking dish instead.  The cooking time could possibly be a 5 - 10 minutes shorter. 

Check out some of our other favorite Zucchini Bread recipes:

Mom's Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Classic Zucchini Bread

Mocha Glazed Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Caramel Zucchini Bread