Zucchini Bread-Healthy Style
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Recipe type: Breakfast or snack
Cuisine: Healthy and Nutritious
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Serves: 1 loaf
 
A great way to use your summer zucchini supply if you have a garden or just a fun treat to share with friends.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups grated zucchini
  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips and/or 1 cup chopped raisins
Instructions
  1. Grate the zucchini (one large one from the garden or three medium) into a colander and sprinkle salt on it and let it sit for a few minutes and then squeeze out excess moisture.
  2. In a medium bowl combine sugar and applesauce and oil and stir.
  3. Add the eggs and stir until mixed well.
  4. In a small bowl measure out the flour (you can use a combination of white and whole wheat or experiment with different varieties of gluten free, oat flour, rice flour and feel free to add wheat germ or flax seed as long as it measures a total of 3 cups).
  5. Next, add other dry ingredients and stir.
  6. Add wet and dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.
  7. Add the vanilla, the zucchini and the nuts and stir lightly until combined.
  8. For a fun little treat try adding ½-1 cup of mini chocolate chips or 1 cup raisins.
  9. Pour into a well greased bread loaf pan and bake at 350˚ for 60-70 minutes.
  10. If you want to make smaller loaves or muffins adjust time for baking accordingly-40 minutes for small loaves and 20-25 minutes for muffins.
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/zucchini-bread-healthy-style-2