Allison Cafe

Last week I purchased zucchini in bulk from Trader Joe’s with a plan to use the package of 8 medium zucchinis for several recipes. Today I made a basic recipe for zucchini bread with my own twist, chocolate and hazelnuts! But instead of baking the entire recipe in 2 loaf (8.5×4.5×2.5 inch) pans, I divided the batter into 2 mini muffin pans and 1 loaf pan. The mini muffins are perfect size for sharing the recipe and as an added bonus you get the great taste with a smaller serving size. (Of course that only helps if you don’t devour 3 muffins instead of 1. But I can’t help it the dark chocolate adds just enough sweetness to make this a healthy but yummy treat.) Makes 1 loaf and 24 mini muffins or 2 loaves.

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