Chocolate Chip Oats Streusel Bread

Ingredients:

For Brown Sugar Oat Streusel

•  old-fashioned or quick oats 2/3 cups
•  light or dark brown sugar 1/2 cup 
•  All-purpose flour 1/2 cup
• ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon 
•  unsalted butter, cold 1/4 cup
•  semi-sweet chocolate chips  1 Tablespoon (10g)

For Bread

• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup (135g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x5 (or 8x4) loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.

Make the streusel first by combining the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the cold butter.Mix until the streusel resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the beaten egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil, and vanilla until evenly combined. In a large bowl, toss the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate chips together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Avoid overmixing.

Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake the bread for 20 minutes at 350F degrees. Remove from the oven and top with the streusel - press it down into the top. This is to prevent it from sinking to the bottom. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I covered the bread loosely with aluminum foil after 35 total minutes to avoid the top from getting too brown. Allow bread to cool in the pan set on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before removing from the pan and serving.

Now the Secret Ingredient, It's ZUCCHINI. Add 1 cup of grated zucchini to the Bread mixture.

No one will realize you’re sneaking veggies into their dessert J