Dessert: Lucy Waverman's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Recipe by Lucy Waverman You can omit the chocolate in this recipe to make plain zucchini bread, but I think the chocolate version tastes better. The zucchini makes the bread moist and nutritious, and kids will never recognize it as the secret healthy ing

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Nuts, Walnuts

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Ingredients

4 oz. bittersweet chocolate
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. whole-wheat flour
1/3 c. quick-cooking rolled oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp. plain yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
2 c. finely shredded zucchini
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Instructions

Melt the chocolate in a small pot over low heat. Reserve.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the flours, oats and baking soda in a medium bowl. Reserve.
Cream together the butter and sugar in a separate bowl until fluffy. Add the eggs, yogurt, vanilla and lemon rind, beating well.
Stir in the zucchini. Add the flour mixture, a third at a time, until combined. Beat in the walnuts and melted chocolate.
Spread batter in a greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack, and then turn out of pan. Store overnight for easier slicing.

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