Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

This recipe is from Cooking Light Magazine. It is delicious and healthy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 2  large eggs
• 1  cup applesauce
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups zucchini, grated
• 1⁄2 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; mix at low speed until well blended.
3. Stir in applesauce.
4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, stir well with whisk.
5. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating until just moist.
6. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips.
7. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan that has been coated with cooking spray.
8. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
9. Cool in pan 10 minutes and remove to wire rack.
10. Cool completely.