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I’m all about citrus this month and I can not get enough of it. I find myself snacking on grapefruits, grabbing clementines every time I pass the fruit bowl and sneaking flavorful zest into everything I make. Salads, seafood and sweets are all perfect canvases to showcase the season’s bounty of citrus. I guess there could be worse things to be focused on, so at least there’s that. This week, I am all about the oranges. Oranges and chocolate, specifically. Orange and chocolate have been a favorite combination of mine for a while, specifically dark chocolate.
Is it just me, or is it delightful when you can pass sweet baked goods off as breakfast food? Scones, muffins, cinnamon rolls and quick bread – they all fall under the category of sweet baked good, but are all perfectly acceptable to eat in the morning. Oh, and I almost forgot about doughnuts! Doughnuts are the classic breakfast sweet treat, I can’t believe that I almost forgot about them. I must be off my game.
I’ll tell you what’s not off it’s game, is this Orange Chocolate Chunk Quick Bread. Oh yes, this stuff is everything you’d want a quick bread to be. Simple to put together, you don’t even need to dirty your mixer. Plus it’s filled sweet and citrusy flavors that all reside in a sweet, moist and cake-like loaf. I even added a bit of ginger to the batter for an extra burst of flavor. The great thing about this recipe is that you could mix and match flavors to suit your taste. A combination of lemon and blueberry would be great or even lemon and raspberry.
A slice of this Orange Chocolate Chunk Quick Bread along with a cup of coffee is my idea of the perfect breakfast. Honestly, it’s been my late night snack of choice, too.
If you are on a citrus kick like me, you’ll love these Meyer Lemon Scones and Citrus Rosemary Vodka Spritzers.
Orange Chocolate Chunk Quick Bread
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk
zest of 1 orange
3/4 cup dark chocolate chunks
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a glass loaf pan with non stick spray and set aside.
2. In a large large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, baking powder and ground ginger. In a second bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, milk and orange zest. Pour wet mixture into the dry and stir until combined. Toss dark chocolate chunks with remaining 2 tablespoons of flour then gently fold them into batter.
3. Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
4. Allow bread to cool completely before removing from the pan. Slice and serve!
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This bread looks amazing! Orange and chocolate is perfect together.
I made this bread this morning and it is very yummy, especially with my tea in the afternoon. I used chocolate chips and it took little time to make . I like that, thanks for the recipe. My husband wants to thank you too. He ate it for lunch with a glass of milk.
Hooray for only 1/4 cup of oil! I DETEST greasy baked goods and am always happy to see recipes with a reasonable amount of butter/oil. Also, yes, please, to the orange and chocolate. Saving this one for sure. Thanks.
This is one gorgeous loaf! I love chocolate and orange together – reminds me of the Terry’s chocolate oranges I always got for Christmas as a kid! Pinned!
Orange and chocolate… Wonderful combination!!!! :)
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Love orange and chocolate, and I’m always looking for a new quick bread recipe–with chocolate! Thanks for a great recipe!
I LOVE anything that’s chocolate and orange.. it’s just the best combination. I’m yet to make a sweet bread but this looks yummy, definitely on my to-bake list! Thankyou x
Mmm love the sound of this! Orange+Chocolate are so fabulous together!
Orange and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations. Cannot wait to make this bread!
My Gran started my love affair with orange & chocolate back when I was just a wee thing. Every Christmas I got a Terry’s Orange – they were the best. Followed by the Orange Creams from the box of Black Magic.My Gran passed many years ago, but I have continued that tradition with my kids and like me, they prefer the Terry’s Dark Orange. When I saw this recipe, my heart went pitter-patter, must Pin this! Looking forward to trying it and I can already guarantee we’re going to love it!! Thanks :-)