Monday, August 11, 2008

Zucchini Bread...

Tonight I decided to make some zucchini bread since I had a few zucchini laying about that were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them! I found a recipe online, then tweaked it so it would be lower calorie and lower fat... And it turned out pretty good! So here is my low calorie, low fat version for zucchini bread...

Ingredients


5 egg whites
1 C. sugar
1 C. Splenda
1 C. unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla
3 C. grated zucchini

1 C. whole wheat flour
1 C. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Directions

Combine eggs, sugar, Splenda, applesauce, and vanilla in bowl. Add zucchini and mix well. Sift together dry ingredients and add a little at a time, mixing together as you go.
Pour into two loaf pans and bake at 325 for an hour or until a knife inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
Makes 24 slices, 12 slices from each loaf. Freezes well.

Click the link to see the nutrition information, but it's basically 85 calories a slice (not bad for sweet bread!), no fat, and 1.5 g. fiber. Rounds out to 1 WW point, and it makes a yummy breakfast! I made two loaves and froze one, and Leif has all but finished off a loaf already! I had two slices, but it's good to see him enjoying it so much!

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