Your favorite summer veggie just got indulgent. Say hello to these chocolate zucchini recipes for cookies, cakes, breads and more.
9 Delicious Chocolate Zucchini Recipes
Updated on Sep. 24, 2024
Sue’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Our family absolutely loves zucchini, especially when we grow it ourselves. We’ve found many ways to use it, including this spiced cake that’s super moist and chocolaty good. —Sue Falk, Warren, Michigan
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Chocolate Zucchini Cookies
Total Time
25 min
Servings
8 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
This recipe started out as a plain zucchini cookie. But over the years, I added nuts and chocolate chips. These soft cookies never make it to the cookie jar! —Tina Lunt, Bass Harbor, Maine
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 67 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 68mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Total Time
1 hour 5 min
Servings
2 loaves (12 pieces each)
From the Recipe Creator:
I shred and freeze zucchini from my garden each summer so that I can make this bread all winter long. My family loves this chocolaty treat. —Shari McKinney, Birney, Montana
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 212 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 166mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake
Total Time
40 min
Servings
10 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Years ago, I added some zucchini to a peanut butter bar I had created, and this time I wanted to try it with a cake. The zucchini makes it super moist but doesn’t get in the way of the chocolate and peanut butter goodness.—Marilyn Blankschien, Clintonville, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 297 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 281mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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Zucchini Brownies
Total Time
55 min
Servings
1-1/2 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
A fast-to-fix peanut butter and chocolate frosting tops these moist brownies that are a sweet way to use up your green garden squash. We really like the cakelike texture of the zucchini brownies. —Allyson Wilkins, Amherst, New Hampshire
Nutrition Facts:
1 brownie: 307 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 283mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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Zucchini Chip Loaves
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
2 loaves (12 pieces each)
From the Recipe Creator:
This bread has won many ribbons at our fall fair. The recipe yields two nicely spiced loaves—one for eating and one for sharing. I like to make it for family and friends. —Chantelle Ross, Forest Grove, British Columbia
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 266 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 120mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Muffins
Total Time
40 min
Servings
1 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
Whenever I make these muffins, I freeze several. As I’m leaving for work in the morning, I pull one out and enjoy it at the office with a cup of coffee. —Janet Pierce DeCori, Rockton, Illinois
Nutrition Facts:
1 muffin: 234 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 213mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Custard Sauce
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
The minute I can get my hands on zucchini, I start making this light and luscious cake. For years it was a popular zucchini dessert at my sister’s deli. —Peggy Linton, Cobourg, Ontario
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Dark Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
2 loaves (12 slices each)
From the Recipe Creator:
A colleague brought this in one day for someone’s birthday. I grow zucchini in my garden so I had a lot of opportunities to experiment with the recipe. My mother-in-law loves it, and not just because it’s pretty good for you! —Sally Newton, Smethport, Pennsylvania
Nutrition Facts:
1 slice: 209 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 183mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.
