I’m really excited to share this chocolate chip raspberry quick bread recipe with you today!
Unfortunately, I feel compelled to first address something completely unrelated, and I had hoped—perhaps naively—that publishing the Chocolate Covered Katie Anorexic post would’ve put the subject of my weight to rest for good. A quick glance at the comment section of Monday’s post, however, suggests otherwise. I’m choosing to respond today not because the trolls deserve a response but because I take my responsibility as a public figure seriously. I don’t want to hurt any impressionable young readers who might’ve felt similarly to the trolls. In answer to the question: NO, I have not lost any weight nor am I unhealthily thin. Perhaps my tall shoes made my legs look longer, or perhaps it was the angle of the camera… In any case, please remember it’s impossible to judge a person’s health based on one photo from the internet.
And to those who think it is vanity that has me post photos of myself, the opposite is actually true. I completely hate posting pictures of myself online! I’m self-conscious about it, as it can stir up exactly the kind of comments I so wish to avoid. Even the most confident person in the world wouldn’t enjoy getting negative comments about his or her appearance. But I know that when bloggers post a little about their lives—as opposed to just food—they are more relatable to readers. So I try to share when I can.
Now… food time!!! 
I hosted my entire family this year for Thanksgiving, which meant four people and two dogs sharing a one-bedroom apartment for seven days. We watched old movies, played cards, drank wine, collaborated to make Thanksgiving dinner in my tiny kitchen… and surprisingly still loved each other by week’s end!
As an early riser, I was in charge of making breakfast each morning, and this Chocolate Chip Raspberry Quick Bread was one of the favorite recipes from the week:
Low Fat Chocolate Chip Raspberry Quick Bread
Low-Fat Chocolate Chip Raspberry Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp milk of choice
- 3 1/2 tbsp oil OR more milk of choice
- 1/4 cup yogurt (I used Wholesoy)
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup spelt, all-purpose, or Bob’s gf flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar or xylitol
- pinch stevia OR 1 additional tbsp sugar
- 1 cup raspberries, broken up
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 F and grease an 8.5-inch loaf pan. Set aside. Whisk together the milk, yogurt, vinegar, and vanilla (and oil, if using), then let sit at least ten minutes. I used plain—but not unsweetened—yogurt, so add a little extra sugar if using unsweetened. In a large mixing bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except the raspberries, and stir well. Pour wet into dry, and stir until just evenly mixed. Then add the raspberries and stir again, very quickly and carefully so the berries don’t turn the entire batter pink! Pour into the prepared loaf pan, and smooth down evenly. Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Store leftovers in the fridge for freshness, or slice and freeze for up to a month.
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hi- I made this bread this morning, but even baking it almost 40 min, it was still kind of mushy… Not sure if the raspberries made it mushy?
Didn’t come out mushy for me. Could be a climate thing, though. Did you look at Katie’s troubleshooting page at the top of the blog?
This was SO good!
Does your nutritional chart for the lowest choc chip rasp bread based on real sugar or xylitol? Thanks.
Do you think I could use coconut sugar? instead? I ate this out of the pan when I made it soooo yum and ive lots of raspberries in the freezer
Enjoy your posts, love the recipes, appreciate sharing of your pix, admire your strength to take on Internet trolls. Katie, keep doing what you do! Oxo
I can’t wait for my raspberries to come in this year, as I am going to go nuts with the chocolate chip raspberry quick bread, Katie, you are a hard working phenomical baker!!!!
Hi Katie! Love your recipes!
I was just wondering, I use xylitol as well, but I read that it causes gas, bloating and other digestive problems. Do you feel any of theses symptmons? I’m trying to figure out some food sensivities, so I can’t tell if my upset stomach is caused by xylitol or any other ingredient. Thanks!
i just made the raspberry quick bread (without the chocolote chips, cause i simply don’t have some in my baking shelf right now ;_; i added 1 tsp. of vanilla syrup though..) AND IT WAS SUPER DELISH! i can’t believe how tasty and fruity and moist this one turned out <3 defintively going to make this again! thanks a bunch for the recipe!
Just made this with 1 tbsp oil, rice syrup instead of sugar (omitted the milk) and whole grain spelt flour.
sooo good
I made this tonight and have NO IDEA why it didn’t turn out. It definitely wasn’t a “batter.” It was more a dough so to speak I guess? It tasted awful and I swear I followed it 🙁 I don’t have your magic touch 🙁 now I’m scared to try the other ones like I’ll mess that up too!!
I just wanted to say, I almost never read blogs, let alone cooking blogs (I generally have hated cooking all my life and feel only slightly more receptive to baking), except that lately I’ve been looking for some healthier options. So all that is to preface the fact that I don’t know anything about the world of online bloggers or blogging personalities, etc. I did however have my interest piqued by this mention of an ‘anorexic’ photo posted. I took a look. I have to say, you look extremely healthy and proportional for your height and build and in NO WAY look anorexic. In fact, you look slim and healthy. I would argue that many people are far more overweight than they should be and THAT unfortunately is unhealthy. I have worked in a cardiac ward, I have seen the young obese people in the ward with crippling knee problems, advanced diabetes and serious cardiac problems that are a DIRECT result of their serious lack of proper nutrition habits and increased weight. Don’t listen to the haters, they don’t know what they’re talking about. As an aside, on the same floor where my office was in the hospital, was the eating disorders clinic – so I did *frequently* see actual anorexic (mostly) women. That was equally as terrifying. Thin hair falling out, grey/yellow pallor to their skin, joints wider than their limbs – THAT is also life-threateningly unhealthy. You are a healthy weight and obviously choose to responsibly maintain it. Good for you!
Good recipe! Tastes very good, texture a bit weird but the family loved.
Thx
This recipe for chocolate chip raspberry quick bread is SO good! I increased it by half to make a more substantial loaf, and the baking time was 38 minutes. I only used 1/2 cup chocolate chips (generous), and the blend of chocolate with raspberry was heavenly.
Can i use oat flour?
You can always experiment! Be sure to report back if you do!
Has anyone tried this lovely bread with frozen raspberries?
It is great with the fresh berries, and I would like to be able to make it out-of-season.
It works, just thaw first!