If you're looking for a vegan chocolate chip zucchini bread with the best streusel oat topping ever. That will impress anyone, vegan or not, then look no further. This vegan quick bread is dreamy and delicious. Everyone will be asking for the recipe of this tasty treat.
This is seriously the best vegan zucchini bread I have ever had. It tastes SO good; I could eat it every day. My kids go crazy over this, and I can't blame them.
If you want to check out something savory to use up your leftover zucchini, these vegan cashew zucchini rounds are a great way to do so. If you want to try another kind of squash, try this vegan pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
It's perfect for this time of year when the garden zucchini plants are running rampant, and you are feverishly searching the internet for ways to use up your fresh zucchini.
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What I love about this recipe
- It's an easy, quick bread recipe.
- It has an oatmeal streusel top and pairs perfectly with this quick bread. Oh, and maybe the chocolate chips; who doesn't love chocolate chips?
- The combination of the cinnamony bread, chocolate chips, and the streusel topping is just out of this world delicious.
- Even the picky eaters in the family love it.
- It makes two loaves so that I can share it. If it only made one, there would be no sharing going down.
Ingredients and substitutions
- All-purpose flour- You can use whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour if you'd rather. I wouldn't use almond flour or oat flour as the primary baking flour. Or You can use all-purpose gluten-free flour if you need it to be gluten-free.
- Flax eggs or egg replacers- You can use a store-bought egg replacer, or flax eggs work great. Flax eggs are super easy to make. You need flax seeds, a grinder, and some water. There is a post all about it if you want to check it out.
- White sugar and brown sugar- these both add a unique flavor to the bread I would keep the combo, but if you can't you can do all of one of the sugars.
- Vegetable oil-canola oil or neutral oil of your choice, olive oil is a bit strong for this.
- Zucchini grated- Do not squeeze the excess liquid out of the zucchini. For this recipe, you don't want to do that; the bread needs the excess moisture.
- Chocolate chips- If you hate chocolate for some reason, you can add in raisins or nuts or both to add a little different twist to this easy recipe.
- Oats- this is used for the streusel topping and gives great texture.
- Vegan butter- Yes, if you don't want to use vegan butter or vegetable oil, you can sub it in. Here's how- For the oil in the actual zucchini bread, use melted coconut oil. For it in the topping, use it in its solid form.
Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full ingredient and quantity information.
How to make this vegan zucchini bread with chocolate chips
Servings- 2 loaves
Baking time- 50-60 minutes
Step 1- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour two bread loaf pans set aside. You can also add parchment paper, then grease if you'd rather for easy removal.
Step 2- You can either use your stand mixer or hand mixer. Get a large bowl or the stand mixer bowl ready. Take a stand mixer fitted with the cookie paddle and mix your oil and sugars.
Step 3- Then add your vanilla, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, egg replacer, and shredded zucchini. Mix until incorporated.
Step 4- Add your flour and mix again.
Please note- Often, when people make zucchini bread recipes, they like to squeeze the excess liquid out of the zucchini. For this recipe, you don't want to do that; the bread needs the excess moisture.
Step 5- Add the chocolate chips and then stir.
Step 6- Then add your bread batter evenly to the prepared loaf pan(s). I drop the bread pans from a couple of inches carefully to the counter to get any air bubbles out and make it spread evenly.
Step 7- Make your topping by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl; use a pastry cutter to cut the vegan butter until it looks like little crumbs.
Step 8- Split the topping in half and sprinkle the two loaves with the topping.
Step 9- Put the bread in the oven for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Step 10- Let this sit in the pan for 30 or more minutes until it's strong enough to come out and not break. Turn over onto a cooling rack or lift out with the overhang of parchment paper. Let it finish cooling to room temperature, then slice and enjoy.
How to grate zucchini for quick bread
Note- If you have really picky eaters who can't handle seeing something green in their food, then take a potato peeler and peel the skin of the zucchini off.
For the box grater-
- Clean the zucchini
- Cut the zucchini ends off.
- Cut the zucchini in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon
- Take a box grater and grate the zucchini, being careful not to grate your hand
- Now it's ready to use
For the food processor-
- Clean the zucchini
- Cut the zucchini ends off
- Cut the zucchini in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon
- Set up your food processor with the small grate attachment, push the zucchini through the hole where the food goes, and use the safety guard to push it through. Your zucchini should now be perfectly grated zucchini and ready for the recipe
Expert Tips and Tricks
- When the zucchini shreds sit, they get liquidy. Do not remove any liquid from it. The liquid will help keep the bread moist.
- If you don't like chocolate chips, you can leave them out. You can also replace them with your favorite nuts, like walnuts, pecans, or raisins.
- If you need it to be gluten-free, use a gluten-free all-purpose flour in a 1:1 ratio.
- You can remove the zucchini green skin if you don't want to see little green specs. But you won't taste them.
Recipe FAQS
Yes, you can. But I have an equally delicious vegan chocolate chip zucchini muffins recipe that is already converted to muffins for you. I would stick to using that.
I use a four ½ inches by eight ½ inches bread pan. If you use another size, watch the baking time.
For best results, store this in an airtight container or plastic wrap at room temperature for 2-3 days. It can also be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. However, this is better within the first 2-3 days.
The best way to freeze this is to let it cool down completely, double wrap it in plastic wrap, and place it in an airtight container or a freezer bag. This will last up to 3 months in the freezer. When you want to defrost it, remove it from all its packaging and place it on a cooling rack to come to room temperature.
Yes, you can sub out apple sauce for the oil in the bread and for the topping; I would use mild oil-free nut butter to make the crumbly topping.
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The BEST Vegan Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 vegan egg replacer or flax eggs
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2.5-3 cups zucchini shredded
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Crumble Topping
- ½ cup oats
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup Earth Balance Vegan Butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease and flour two bread loaf pans, set aside.
- Take a stand mixer fitted with the cookie paddle, add your oil and sugars into the bowl, and mix.
- Then add your vanilla, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, egg replacer, and shredded zucchini and mix until incorporated.
- Add your flour and mix again. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Now, add your bread evenly to the bread pans. I drop the bread pans from a couple of inches carefully to the counter to get any air bubbles out and spread it evenly.
- Make your topping by combining all the ingredients using a pastry cutter to cut in the vegan butter until it looks like coarse crumbs. Split the topping in half and cover the two loaves with the topping.
- Put the bread in the oven for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let this sit in the pan for 30 or more minutes until it's strong enough to come out and not break. Let it cool on the cooling rack, slice, and enjoy.
Notes
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- When the zucchini shreds sit, they get liquidy. Do not remove any liquid from it. The liquid will help keep the bread moist.
- If you don't like chocolate chips, you can leave them out. You can also replace them with your favorite nuts, like walnuts or pecans.
- If you need it to be gluten-free, use a gluten-free all-purpose flour in a 1:1 ratio.
- You can remove the zucchini green skin if you don't want to see little green specs. But you won't taste them.
Anu says
Really amazing recipe
Courtneys Homestead says
Thanks so much for your kind comment Anu! ❤️
Lisa Fehlman says
So good
Vicci says
This looks absolutely delicious! When you say “3 vegan egg replacer or flax eggs”, what amount exactly do you mean? Do you possible have a approximate weight, an amount of tablespoons, some sort of measure that I could use? My vegan baking more than often comes out a bit…wrong…so I want to try and make sure I have the best possible chance of getting it somewhere close (at-least) to decent. Thank you!!!
Courtneys Homestead says
Hey Vicci! Thanks so much. You'll want 3 Tablespoons of flax meal and 6 Tablespoons of water. Mix that and let it sit for about 5 minutes or longer you prepare the rest of the ingredients. If you need any additional help let me know! I think you'll do great! ❤
Vicci says
This looks absolutely delicious! When you say “3 vegan egg replacer or flax eggs”, what amount exactly do you mean? Do you possible have a approximate weight, an amount of tablespoons, some sort of measure that I could use? My vegan baking more than often comes out a bit…wrong…so I want to try and make sure I have the best possible chance of getting it somewhere close (at-least) to decent. Thank you!!!