Chocolate Nut Bread Recipes

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch standard loaf pan.
• Make the cinnamon sugar: In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon
• Make the batter: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the eggs until frothy, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the melted butter and sour cream to the egg-and-sugar mixture; beat until well combined. At low speed, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture a spoonful at a time, beating just until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with about two-thirds of the cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with the walnuts. Top with the remaining batter, spreading evenly, then sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Dissolve soda in hot water and pour over dates and chocolate. Let stand to cool.
• Cream sugar, butter, and eggs. Add cooled date and water mixture alternately with flour.
• Add nuts, vanilla and cherries. Batter is thin.
• Grease and flour bread pans, fill 1/2 full.
• Bake 50-60 minutes or until tests done with a pick.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Lightly grease and cocoa pans; tap out excess cocoa.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using a whisk or an electric mixer, blend together sugar, egg, milk, oil and vanilla.
• Slowly add in the dry ingredients, beating just until combined.
• Stir in walnuts, chocolate chips, and dates.
• Turn batter into the baking pans, sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes for a large loaf, about 25 minutes for mini loaves or until tester inserted in bread comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes, take out of pan and cool completely on the rack.

CHOCOLATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 medium loaf pans. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Combine eggs, milk, and vegetable oil in medium bowl. Add to flour mixture; mix just until moistened. Stir in 1 1/2 cups morsels and nuts. Spoon into prepared loaf pans. Bake for 45 to 48 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool on wire racks. Microwave remaining morsels in heavy duty platic bag on high for 45 seconds; knead bag to mix. Microwave additional 10 second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut a small hole in corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over bread. Sprinkle with additional nuts.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD WITH NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, cocoa, oil, grated zucchini, and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir in the flour baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Fold in the walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Hand mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, walnuts, chocolate chips, and vanilla extract in mixing bowl until chocolate chips and walnuts are evenly spread out throughout mixture.
• In another bowl, mash bananas and add to the main mixing bowl.
• Soften the butter (I microwave for 20 seconds) and add to the main mixing bowl.
• Add two whole eggs to main mixing bowl.
• Mix all ingredients together by hand until it has a batter-like consistency.
• Pour into greased loaf pan.
• Let mixture set for at least 20 minutes before baking (Preheat the oven to 325°F).
• Bake at 325°F for 65 minutes (may take longer depending on the oven and altitude).
• When finished baking, it is best to let it set overnight before serving.
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• An optional recipe: Instead of the chocolate chips, use 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon to make Cinnamon Banana Nut Bread.