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Healthy Zucchini Bread

By Stephanie Gallagher, About.com

zucchini bread recipe

Healthy Zucchini Bread

Stephanie Gallagher

Healthy Zucchini Bread Recipe

This healthy zucchini bread recipe includes canned pumpkin in place of some of the oil, and lemon zest for added flavor to make a zucchini bread recipe everyone will love. If you like, you can add raisins, walnuts or even miniature chocolate chips to this zucchini bread recipe.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini (approximately 1 medium)
  • zest of one lemon
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 11/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Preparation:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar together.

  3. Beat in oil and pumpkin until smooth.

  4. Add zucchini, lemon zest, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg. Stir well.

  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients. Gently stir into zucchini mixture until incorporated and moistened. Do not overmix.

  6. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake 45-50 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

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