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sliced air fryer chocolate zucchini bread on wooden cutting board showing rich dark chocolate interior with cocoa powder and fresh zucchini

Air Fryer Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 275

Ingredients
  

  • - 1 large zucchini finely grated and squeezed dry
  • - 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • - ½ cup cocoa powder Dutch process preferred
  • - ¾ cup sugar
  • - ½ cup butter melted
  • - 2 large eggs
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 1 tsp baking soda
  • - ½ tsp baking powder
  • - ½ tsp cinnamon
  • - ¼ tsp salt
  • - ½ cup chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Grate zucchini finely and squeeze dry in kitchen towel twice
  2. Whisk melted butter and sugar together
  3. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth
  4. Add flour cocoa powder baking soda baking powder cinnamon and salt
  5. Fold gently until just combined
  6. Fold in squeezed dry zucchini
  7. Fold in chocolate chips last
  8. Pour into greased 7x4 inch loaf pan filling three quarters full
  9. Preheat air fryer to 325°F for 3 minutes
  10. Place pan in air fryer basket
  11. Cook for 25 minutes checking at 20
  12. Cover loosely with foil if top darkens too quickly
  13. Toothpick in center should come out with moist crumbs
  14. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing
  15. Slice with serrated knife and serve