Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2025 · 12 slices

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

More sugar than 96% of recipes and more zucchini than 93%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 243 zucchini bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

More sugar than 96% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 96%.
More zucchini than 93% of recipes: 165% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 88%.
More fat than 92% of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
No spice at all, where 68% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 2.1% of the flour weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 ½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour188 g
½ cup (59 g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder59 g
¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
¾ teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
½ teaspoon espresso powder≈ 1.2 g
1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar, (packed)200 g
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar100 g
¾ cup (163.5 g) vegetable oil164 g
1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
2 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 100 g
2 ½ cups grated zucchini, (about 2 medium zucchini, lightly pressed to remove excess moisture (do not squeeze dry))≈ 310 g
1 cup (182 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips182 g

flour 188 gbatter 1319 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: zucchini, sugar, fat, egg, spice, leavening, salt.