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    Home » Recipes » Recipes » Breads » Quick Breads

    Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread

    Published by Melissa on April 22, 2018 | Updated February 27, 2024 | 107 Comments

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    This Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread is a family favorite. It’s a quick bread that’s moist and tender, rich and delicious and loaded with chocolate chips. It’s the perfect solution to any chocolate craving. 

    A Chocolate Chocolate Chip Quick Bread Quick that's moist and tender, rich and delicious and loaded with chocolate chips.

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    Ellie, recently left the following comment on this recipe:

    BEST THING EVER!!!!! It’s like a chocolate cake, a brownie, and a chocolate muffin had a baby! It’s fudgy, moist and decadent without being too sweet at all! I’ll definitely be making this again IMMEDIATELY!

    I couldn’t have described this bread better. Her comment was just the push I needed to update the recipe with some new pictures and share it again with my readers. 

    If you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll love this moist, delicious chocolate quick bread. It’s an updated version of the Triple Chocolate Cherry Quick Bread I made in February.

    I eliminated the cherries because I was making it for a bake sale, and I thought it would sell better. Some people don’t like dried fruit in their breads. My oldest son was disappointed it didn’t have the cherries, but that didn’t stop him from gobbling up half a mini loaf. I’ll probably add a cup of coarsely chopped cherries next time.

    A collage of making Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread

    Making Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread

    This recipe uses cocoa instead of melted chocolate which I think adds a deeper chocolate flavor. I also added a little bit of red food coloring so that the rich chocolate flavor would pop in a photo. (A tip I read online somewhere since chocolate quick breads tend to look grey in pictures.) Feel free to omit the food coloring if you’d like.

    I rarely sift flour any more, but I always sift cocoa using a mesh strainer. Cocoa usually has little lumps that don’t easily dissolve during mixing. So it’s a good idea to get in the habit of sifting cocoa.

    You can bake this Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread Quick bread in two standard size loaf pans, but I prefer to use mini loaf pans. They’re the perfect size for a bake sale, a gift for a neighbor or friend, or just to tuck in the freezer for a quick treat another day.

    This Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread is a family favorite. It's a quick bread that's moist and tender, rich and delicious and loaded with chocolate chips.

    This quick bread uses a creaming method for mixing, so it’s more cake like. If you’d like to get more information about baking quick breads, The Prepared Pantry has a nice All About Baking: Quick Breads page with great information.

    Quick breads are always a hit at my house. If your family loves quick breads too, this one is a must try.

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    A Chocolate Chocolate Chip Quick Bread Quick that's moist and tender, rich and delicious and loaded with chocolate chips.
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    4.47 from 49 votes

    Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread

    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr
    Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Servings: 2 loaves (5 Mini Loaves)
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients 

    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
    • 2 cups granulated sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 ½ cups applesauce
    • ⅛ teaspoon red gel food coloring optional
    • 1 ½ cup chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F and spray two medium (9 x 5) loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray, or four/five mini loaf pans (5 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 2 ¼.)
    • In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla and applesauce and mix until well combined. Add the dry ingredients stirring until just combined.
    • Coat the chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons flour and stir into batter. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Don’t fill more than ⅔ full. Bake side-by-side for about one hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (Bake 35-40 minutes for the mini loaves.)

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    1. Jamie

      April 27, 2010 at 10:27 pm

      Another quickbread I've just bookmarked. You're going to keep me very busy with all these wonderful breads you make. Now I have to decide which one to make first. I love that this has applesauce in it. Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply
    2. Marcellina

      April 27, 2010 at 3:27 am

      I'm heading the cake stall for our school fete again this year and looking for good sellers. I think this could be one. Thanks!

      Reply
    3. Mags

      April 27, 2010 at 2:02 am

      Adding this one to my list of goodies from your blog to try. It looks so chocolatey, moist and delicious.

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    4. Juliana

      April 26, 2010 at 9:16 pm

      Oh Barbara, what a nice looking chocolate bread! It looks so rich and moist…yummie!

      Reply
    5. Daniela

      April 26, 2010 at 7:45 pm

      Nel tuo blog trovo sempre ricette molto interessanti, anche dolce è molto invitante, assolutamente da provare. Ciao Daniela.

      Reply
    6. Barbara Bakes

      April 26, 2010 at 2:49 pm

      The Double Dipped Life – Sorry you were having trouble posting a comment. I switched to the older comment format – maybe this will work better?

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    7. sweetlilfe

      April 26, 2010 at 2:49 am

      yum, great tip..I love the stripes on the top, I bet it added an extra layer of goodness..I would also like with the cherries..great recipe

      sweetlife

      Reply
    8. Megan

      April 25, 2010 at 2:22 pm

      I love the red food color tip, so sneaky! 🙂
      The bread looks like a work of art and I would have bought it in a red hot second! Thumbs up my friend!

      Reply
    9. Arlette

      April 25, 2010 at 2:18 am

      Oh my friend what a moist delicious looking bread, love the extra drizzle on top.

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    10. jo oliver

      April 25, 2010 at 1:32 am

      Sounds amazing!

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    11. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      April 25, 2010 at 1:14 am

      I bet that sold like a shot mum! I love the chocolate drizzle pattern too! 😀 xxx

      Reply
    12. Lori

      April 25, 2010 at 12:54 am

      It does look delicious. I love your swizzles on top, dresses it up.

      Reply
    13. tasteofbeirut

      April 25, 2010 at 12:31 am

      Barbara
      Your bread is moist, you say? I am interested! Love the way you glazed it, looks very urban stylish!

      Reply
    14. FabFrugalFood

      April 24, 2010 at 11:18 pm

      Oh My Goodness! I am drooling just looking at these photos!

      Donna

      Reply
    15. pierre

      April 24, 2010 at 5:45 pm

      it looks so moist for me the perfcet texture !! bravissimo !! Pierre

      Reply
    16. Deeba PAB

      April 24, 2010 at 4:01 pm

      It's popping good Barbara. Love that you used cocoa instead of chocolate, and the applesauce mus make it so moist! Love the 'dress up' you gave it too! NICE!!

      Reply
    17. Carol

      April 24, 2010 at 1:40 pm

      What a great looking loaf of bread! I love the white and dark chocolate drizzle too. Barbara, your breads must have been VERY good sellers at the bake sale. I have one coming up in June…I'm going to start my baking list soon…must remember to add this one!

      Reply
    18. Sinful Southern Sweets

      April 24, 2010 at 11:07 am

      I love how moist this looks! And I adore that its made with applesauce. Very interesting tip on the food coloring

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    19. vickys

      April 24, 2010 at 10:44 am

      i love baking my quick breads and muffins so they're always perfectly sized for ONE. 🙂 I'm greedy that way! The thought of red food colouring is very interesting!

      Reply
    20. Memória

      April 23, 2010 at 9:15 pm

      What a great tip on the red food coloring. Este pan (o torta) se ve muy delicioso. Me gusta como lo has decorado.

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