Triple Chocolate Quick Bread has melted chocolate and chocolate chips in the batter, plus a delicious chocolate drizzle on the top!
Triple Chocolate Quick Bread is a fun treat that tastes a little bit like chocolate cake, but is a little less sweet and slightly healthier. Maybe? Bread sounds healthier than cake, right? There is some butter and little bit of sugar, but the majority of the liquid comes from applesauce, which makes the consistency of the bread moist and soft.
I think it would be fun to add some white chocolate chips in the batter and maybe melted on top also so I’ll have to try that next time. I usually make this recipe in two regular sized loaf pans, but you can make it in four miniature pans also. If you make the smaller size, the loaves are perfect for giving as gifts to family and friends. Everyone loves to receive a cute loaf of homemade bread!
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE QUICK BREAD
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
GLAZE:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp. hot water
- Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and melted chocolate; mix well. Add applesauce and vanilla, set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into 2 greased 9-inch loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pans for about 10 minutes before removing and placing on wire racks.
- GLAZE: Pour the half-and-half in a small glass bowl and microwave for about 45 seconds. Add the chocolate chips and stir until smooth and completely melted. Add the powdered sugar and continue to stir until smooth. Add 1-2 Tbsp of hot water and mix well to desired consistency.
Quick Breads are a favorite of ours because you don’t have to wait for the bread to rise and they are pretty fool-proof to make! If you enjoy our Triple Chocolate Quick Bread, you may want to check out some of our other popular quick bread recipes:
- Best Ever Zucchini Bread
- Caramel Apple Bread
- Dutch Apple Bread
- Sweet Cinnamon Raisin Bread
- Cranberry Orange Bread
AVOID SUNKEN BREAD
The easiest and best way to avoid sunken bread is to use a cooking thermometer to check the inside of the loaf. Fully cooked bread will register 200°F on a thermometer. My all-time favorite thermometer is the Thermapen. It’s super fast and incredibly durable. Another great cooking thermometer is the ThermoPop which is a more basic version that works just as well!
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE QUICK BREAD
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
GLAZE:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp. hot water
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and melted chocolate; mix well. Add applesauce and vanilla, set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into 2 greased 9-inch loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pans for about 10 minutes before removing and placing on wire racks.
- GLAZE: Pour the half-and-half in a small glass bowl and microwave for about 45 seconds. Add the chocolate chips and stir until smooth and completely melted. Add the powdered sugar and continue to stir until smooth. Add 1-2 Tbsp of hot water and mix well to desired consistency.
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Best Bread Pan?
I bake a lot of bread and the pans I prefer are either ceramic, glass or cast iron. These pans will bake bread more evenly and release the bread more easily after baking. I don’t like using dark or nonstick pans because the bread cooks unevenly. It darkens on the outside before the bread is cooked on the inside, so the coloring is uneven. Read more about which bread pan is the best here!
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