A few weeks ago, when I posted the Lemon Zucchini Bread, I promised another zucchini recipe would follow. But this time, I got to add one of my all time favorite ingredients… PUMPKIN! It is September after all! Around here we ADORE the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins so when I saw this I figured it would be a hit. But instead of making two loaves of bread, I decided to make one loaf and 12 muffins. With my oldest just starting Kindergarten we are still trying to figure out the perfect morning routine. One thing I have decided is that having muffins made ahead of time makes life SO much easier. So seriously this was a no brainer!
The original recipe didn’t call for chocolate chips, but I figured you can’t go wrong. I only had a chuck of chocolate (no chips!) so I put it in my mini food processor and made it work. I stirred it into the muffins but for the bread I just sprinkled it on top, making it almost a topping. Either was is wonderful, but of course the chocolate is completely optional. I think you will find this recipe to be another great way to use up your zucchini and have a tasty breakfast or snack on hand!
- 3 EGGS, lightly beaten
- 1 cup SUGAR
- 1 cup BROWN SUGAR
- 1 cup canned PUMPKIN
- 1 cup BUTTER, melted (or 1 cup oil)
- 1 Tablespoon VANILLA
- 3 cups FLOUR
- 1 teaspoon BAKING SODA
- ½ teaspoon BAKING POWDER
- ½ teaspoon SALT
- 1 teaspoon CINNAMON
- 1 teaspoon NUTMEG
- ½ teaspoon GROUND CLOVES
- 1 cup shredded ZUCCHINI
- 1 cup CHOCOLATE CHIPS -- optional
- In a bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Stir in pumpkin, butter, and vanilla. In a seperate bowl combine dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in zucchini and chocolate. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans or lined cupcake pans. Bake at 350° -- 45-55 minutes for loaves or 18-22 minutes for muffins -- or until knife/toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. Yield: 2 loaves or 24 muffins
Recipe Source: Six Sisters’ Stuff
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I thought I was the only one that did different baking pans for a single recipe with bread! I do it so that one loaf has chocolate chips for my fiance and then the muffins for me are chocolate free!! I’m super excited to mix in zucchini though and I need to check out your lemon zucchini bread recipe!
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