Chocolate Zucchini Bread - First Zucchini of the Season

North Texas has received a lot of rain the last two months. It's been a welcome blessing heat wise as well as for our garden. All the rain has gotten our vegetable garden going in just the the right direction.

I'm happy to say that last week we picked our first zucchini of the season! Since then we have had two more pop up so it's been quite a great start for the year. Out of everything we planted I was hoping the zucchini would really take off, because I have lots of plans for those green beauties.

I have all my favorites that must be made, zucchini pickles, squash relish, zucchini bread muffins, grilled veggies and my sons favorite Chocolate Zucchini Bread. This is one of my little guys favorite snack breads.

What better way to celebrate our first zucchini of the year than with a delicious batch of chocolate zucchini bread. Carson was pretty excited when he came home from school and saw the zucchini bread cooling on the counter. Two slices and a big glass of milk and I had one happy camper.

I finally broke the news to him that there was zucchini inside that yummy bread he was eating. He looked straight up at me and said mom it's in my bread? I said yes and you have been eating it for years. He said you tricked me, but it's OK cause this is good.

If you love regular zucchini bread than you need to give this chocolate version a try.
I promise you won't be sorry.

 

Recipe adapted from: The Red Hat Society Cookbook