Chocolate Zucchini Bread With Nuts

Another way to use up all that zucchini! Moist and tasty. It can be used as a breakfast bread since it isn't as sweet as some chocolate zucchini breads.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 3  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
• 6  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 2  cups  grated zucchini
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup walnuts (may substitute chocolate chips if you wish) (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, cocoa, oil, grated zucchini, and vanilla; beat well.
3. Stir in the flour baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. Fold in the walnuts.
5. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean.