Sugar-Free Whole Wheat Chocolate Zucchini Bread
(This is an old recipe that has been archived on the site. I am leaving the printer-friendly recipe here so people who have enjoyed the recipe can still find it.)
INGREDIENTS
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/3 cup Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (see notes)
- 6 T grapeseed oil (see notes)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
- Spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the eggs, sweetener of your choice, brown sugar, oil, vanilla, and buttermilk.
- Stir in the grated zucchini.
- In a slightly larger bowl, mix together the white whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, and salt.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir just enough to combine.
- Then fold in chopped walnuts.
- Scrape the batter into loaf pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. (I also used the rubber scraper to spread the batter to make the top of the loaf even.)
- Bake 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let bread cool in the pan, then slice and serve.
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30 Comments on “Sugar-Free Whole Wheat Chocolate Zucchini Bread”
If you don't want to use other sweeteners, I'd just replace the sweetener with an equal amount of sugar. I don't think you could replace it with applesauce without making other adjustments to the recipe, since applesauce adds more liquid.
Hi! I am interested to try this, but I really do not want to buy any sugar-replacement, as I've heard the worst about it (and I'm not a fan of buying stuff just for the one recipe)
Is it possible, you think, to divide the Splenda by half sugar, half apple sauce? I've heard people use apple sauce as a replacement in some desserts- but I don't know if it would work, or even if it,s a replacement for sugar or for butter!
Thanks a great deal, this looks like a fun recipe.
Mrs. Jande, so glad you liked it, and I'm intrigued by the idea of using spinach as part of the veggies!
AMAZING! My toddler just loved it and I even added some frozen spinach because I didn't have quite enough zucchini. Very MOIST, just don't expect a sugar, butter bomb. It's subtle and rich in flavor and you can't taste the zucchini at all. I made it sans nuts.
It would be fine without the walnuts.
Question…I really dislike walnuts (any nuts, really). Would this not be so hot without them?
Julia, you are so welcome. (And I'll have to pass on the word to Pam that you can't taste the zucchini!)
This was AMAZING. Thank you for posting this!! We didn't taste the zucchini at all. It was just a super decadent treat (that just happens to be healthier than it tastes).
I love chocolate recipes…
Willow, it sounds like you've come up with your own version of this recipe! Glad to hear it was tasty.
I made this the other day, with a few changes (some planned & one not!). First off, I substituted spelt flour and xylitol in for the regular flour and Splenda/brown sugar since that's what I had on hand, putting in a bit less of the xylitol since it is super sweet. I also subbed in a flax/water combo for the eggs. And herein lies the 'unplanned': I put in enough for 3 eggs! Yikes! I went ahead with it, pouring the batter into a muffin tin instead of a bread pan. They puffed WAY up in the oven, and then collapsed, like a souffle. The centers stayed a bit gooey, like a molten chocolate cake. In the end, despite it all, they were pure deliciousness! Thanks for the inspiration.
Cara, hope you will try it!
Donna, you can never have too many zucchini recipes this time of year, right?
Amy, hope you come up with a version with almond flour; I'd love to try it.
RV, thanks. I liked it a lot.
Barbara, if I was a good baker like you it might not have taken me 5 tries!
It's nice you did all the hard work to create a yummy low sugar whole wheat version. I'll have to give it a try.
Look at that color, it is so inviting Kalyn. Can't wait to bake this decadent low calorie bread
I've been waiting for you to post this because I want to try a gluten-free version. ๐ It looks delish. I often use agave and stevia to reduce the overall amount of added sugar and still keep it moist with a good texture, so I can see why you used Splenda and brown sugar.
Seriously, this looks too decadent to be healthy!
Marking this recipe for my upcoming garden zucchini bonanza!
Donna
I'm impressed that you tried it 5 times, but I totally understand! I made these chocolate cherry goat cheese muffins I posted recently 3 times before getting it right and I thought that was a lot! The nice thing is, I'm quite positive your recipe works and I would love to try it ๐
TW, good idea to freeze the extra zucchini bread. I think I should be doing that too!
Karri, haven't heard about that type of slicer; must check it out.
Pam, mums the word about the zucchini in the bread!
Dara, get ready for the zucchini taking over your life!
What a surprising and fantastic use for zucchini! My garden is just starting to produce zucchini – in about a week we should be up to our necks in it.
Wow, Kalyn, this looks sooo good maybe I can get Kelly to eat it—even with zucchini. I won't tell him it has zucchini in it.
Yum Yum….
Beautiful! Gotta love zucchini season. Glad your garden is bursting. I've been getting into raw zucchini strands for "pasta". I got one of those Joyce Chen spiral slicers. It's addictive.
My go-to recipe for zucchini bread has whole wheat flower and cinnamon in it, but this looks like a real treat! I love the idea of chocolate. I expect the freezer is going to stocked full with zucchini bread by the end of the season!
I'm glad people are liking the sound of this. I'd love to hear from anyone who experiments more and makes it gluten free.
The four loaves that were failures had different amounts of Splenda/brown sugar, chocolate, or baking soda than this final version.
This looks delicious, Kalyn! I have been reading your blog for a few months now, and I love all of your recipes! I just wish I had the garden space to grow more of my own veggies like you! ๐
that bread looks superb – I presume the added flavour of walnuts mean less sweetness is needed – would love to hear about your other 4 loaves and what didn't quite work with them
This looks so tasty! I bet it would be excellent as a snack or even as breakfast with some peanut butter on it!
This looks fantastic, Kalyn. I love chocolate bread, and the addition of zucchini is superb. Hope you don't mind if I save the recipe and try to make it gluten free.
Hope you're having a wonderful summer!
Aha…I have more zucchini to use up! I just posted a zucchini salad on my blog tonight. This recipe looks delicious and will make it in the morning!
I'm so impressed that you made this five times to get it perfect! With my limited baking skills, I surely would have given up. Anything that looks this chocolatey has to be delicious. I can't wait to try it.
You're evil–this looks AMAZING. I can't wait for some zucchini so I can try this!!