"Healthified" Zucchini Bread
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Have a bumper crop of zucchini? Lighten up a classic. It has 50% less fat, 21% fewer calories, and 2g more fiber than the original recipe.


Healthified Zucchini Bread

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Servings: 2 loaves (12 slices each)
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups
    shredded zucchini (about 2 medium)
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  • 1 cup
    unsweetened applesauce
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  • 1/2 cup
    canola oil
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  • 3/4 cup
    fat-free egg product or 3 eggs
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  • 2 teaspoons
    vanilla
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  • 1 1/2 cups
    sugar
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  • 1 1/2 cups
    Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
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  • 1 1/2 cups
    Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
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  • 3 teaspoons
    ground cinnamon
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  • 1 teaspoon
    baking soda
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  • 1 teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    baking powder
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  • 1/2 cup
    chopped walnuts or pecans
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray.
2.
In large bowl, mix zucchini, applesauce, oil, egg product, vanilla and sugar until well blended. Stir in all remaining ingredients except walnuts until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Spoon batter evenly into pans.
3.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 0.5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 170mg; Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 14g); Protein 3g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 0%; Iron 6%. Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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