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Zucchini Bread with Orange Zest and Chocolate Chunks

1 9-inch loaf

1½ hours (30 minutes active), plus cooling

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Unlike the basic (and often boring) zucchini bread, this quick bread is saturated with citrusy orange flavor thanks to a simple step of rubbing orange zest into the sugar. This draws out the zest’s essential oils and evenly distributes them for bright flavor throughout the loaf, which also is studded with chunks of bittersweet chocolate. Ample zucchini shreds dot the crumb with flecks of green and keep it amazingly moist, but the summer squash flavor disappears into the background. We also sprinkle the bread, inspired by a recipe from “Tartine” by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson, with turbinado sugar, a coarse, golden raw sugar, to add a crystalline crunch and sparkle. If you can’t find turbinado, use an equal amount of white sugar. Tightly wrapped and refrigerated, the loaf will keep for up to five days; bring to room temperature to serve.

1

9-inch loaf

Tip

Don’t skip the step of rubbing the orange zest into the sugar. This draws out the zest’s essential oils and evenly distributes them for bright citrus flavor throughout the loaf.

1½ hours

(30 minutes active), plus cooling

Ingredients

  • 260

    grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan

  • ½

    teaspoon baking powder

Directions

Reviews
EMILY M.
August 26, 2026
Doubling this recipe?
Just wondering if this recipe comes out just as good when doubling it…. haven’t tried making it yet.
Jennae F.
October 15, 2025
Loved this recipe
Like the recipe description says, zucchini bread can be boring, but this recipe is a nice change of pace. Loved the orange zest here, and didn’t find it too sweet even with the chocolate. Just a a nicely balanced recipe all around.
Wendi W.
July 1, 2025
Tasty bread - can I make without chocolate
Excellent recipe. Does it need adjustment if you don't use chocolate in it? Thank you 😊

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