Spiced Up Healthy Zucchini Bread

This is a healthy and fantastic zucchini bread. Moist and packed with flavor and not too much guilt in each slice. Not only will you not notice your eating your vegetables but you will enjoy every minute of it.

Ingredients:
2 C grated zucchini, about 3 small to medium zucchinis
1 C all purpose flour, sifted
1 C Whole wheat flour
3/4 C granulated sugar
1/2 tsp all spice
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
1/2 C apple sauce
1/4 C oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

Servings: 1 Loaf

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Spray 10 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

Whisk eggs, oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to combine. Add grated zucchini and stir. It may seem a bit difficult or hard to mix it all together at first but the moistness from the zucchini will help it all come together.

Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake on middle rack for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Let sit in pan for 10 minutes and then let cool on wire rack.

Recipe From: KitchenRunway.com

The original recipe didn't have enough "spice" for me, I doubled everything and added some ginger for a bit more kick. I also did half and half all purpose flour and whole wheat, but I think you might be able to do all whole wheat, all the zucchini moisture keeps things super moist. I also cut down on the oil by subbing apple sauce (1 single serving cup is 1/2 cup) to cut out some more fat.

A sugar substitute could be used, but I don't have any of that in the house. Instead I cut the sugar from 1 cup to 3/4 cup, cutting it to 1/2 cup sugar might be too little but if your one to put cream cheese or butter on your bread you might not notice (I eat mine plain).

If your a nut fan this would lend itself to taking nuts well, I added some roasted almonds on top just to make it look pretty. You could also toss oats on top for a nice look too. I think you could toss in raisins, dried cranberries or dried cherries, heck all three and you would still have a nutritious and tasty bread.

This recipe is far from bland and so moist if you slice it while its warm you will worry you under cooked it. Don't panic, the bread is just fine and needs to sit for a short bit and cool for it to finish.