Healthy Zucchini Bread

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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