Chocolate Amaretto Zucchini Bread

Alright, we have a TON of zucchini lately and I was running out of ways to make it til I remembered my favorite zucchini recipe today that my sister gave to me. It is full of zucchini, and so yummy and moist and delicious, it tastes more like a dessert than a slice of bread. Thanks to my sister for passing this one on to me, it is heavenly.

*If you don't want to have to go to a liquor store just to buy Amaretto(can't get it in the supermarkets, at least not around here) then you can substitute Almond Extract. I used between 1-1 1/2 tsps and it turned out great!

Chocolate Amaretto Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• 1 Cup oil
• 2 Cups Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 squares melted semi sweet or unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup Amaretto (or 1 tsp. almond extract)
• 3 Cups packed peeled grated zucchini
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 bread pans. Mix first 6 ingredients all incorporated. Add zucchini and stir. Add dry ingredients and stir til all mixed. Add chocolate chips and walnuts. Divide equally between 2 pans. Bake for 1 hour or until firm.