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Banana Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chunks AND Toasted Walnuts!

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Wow, that’s a mouthful! And boy howdy, is it ever! It’s got like everything in it. Nom nom nom…

This is one of THE moistest snacking cakes ever, I promise. Cross my heart, hope to pie.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Zucchini, Shredded
  • 2 whole Medium, Ripe Bananas
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ⅔ cups Vegetable Oil
  • 2 whole Eggs (large)
  • 2 cups Flour, Not Sifted
  • 2-½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon (optional)
  • ⅔ cups Mini Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cups Chopped Walnuts

Preparation

Mix together zucchini (drain off excess liquid), bananas, sugar, oil and eggs.

Then add in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips.

As for the walnuts, I reserve these and toss them on top so that they toast as the bread bakes. They end up tasting amazing this way, trust me.

This batter ended up filling four 5 X 3 inch little loaf pans (GREASED! or you’ll be cussing me).

I suppose it would fill up two 8 X 4 inch loaf pans, too. But, my volume math is a little rusty so whatever you use, leave about 3/4 of an inch from the top of the batter to the top edge of your pan.

Or, just throw all caution to the wind and make muffins instead.

Bake loaves at 350F for 15 minutes, then turn down to 325F for another 30 minutes.

If you’re making muffins…ehh…let me know how long those took.

Test them to make sure they’re cooked through the middle. But take care NOT to overbake.

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Lindsay on 8.31.2012

LOVE this recipe! I didn’t change a thing and it was absolutely perfect. Thank you for sharing!

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girlo on 4.14.2010

I made this bread the other day as muffins. Holy cow!! So good….so moist….so decadent. I used regular chocolate chips instead of mini ones….and the bigger chunks of chocolate were even yummier than the little ones! As for the cooking time for the muffins, I did 15 minutes on convection (for 2 muffins tins) at 350 degrees and they turned out just right! The bottom pan seemed to be slightly dough-y at the end of 15 minutes, so I turned off the heat and let them sit for another 5 minutes with the residual heat and they were perfect. If you don’t have a convection oven, you could easily do 20 minutes at 350 and they’d be good. I will definitely be making these again….

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Noshings on 4.13.2010

today, I had to substitute some mashed yams from a can for the zucchini as I had none.
so, we used 3 bananas and 1 cup of mashed yam/sweet potatoes.
it was AMAZING!
thank you all for all the lovely comments =)

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angelfire on 3.30.2010

made this today. Delicious!

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lizziemac on 3.10.2010

I made this last night to use up some zucchini and they were yummy! I will definitely be using this recipe again. Thanks.

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Lindsay on 8.31.2012

Absolutely fabulous! I made them in two small loaf pans and one regular loaf pan.

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arisa on 8.31.2012

loved these! i made 24 muffins out of the recipe, and they baked for 20 minutes.

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pattywalkerred on 8.16.2011

I thought this was really good and my picky daughter, after asking suspiciously what the green stuff was, decided it was so good she’d eat it even if it did have zucchini in it. I cut my sugar by a couple of tablespoons and my oil down to a half cup, threw in a few chocolate chips but nuts only on top and everyone was happy. Made two medium size loaves that baked for almost an hour. I’ll use this recipe again!

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Brandi on 7.26.2011

Very Good… I added 1t of Cinn and about a 1/2t of nutmeg. I made the muffins. 10 min at 350 and then about 20 min at 325.

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Elaine on 7.20.2011

Very good and moist. I might try the recipe without chocolate chips next time. This recipe is a definite keeper!

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