Zucchini Apple Bread

Name: Zucchini Apple Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 3 loaves (12 slices each).
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 5 large eggs; 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups shredded zucchini; 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans; 1 cup grated peeled apples

“Help!” cries Kathy Strawser from Dunkirk, New York. “I love to bake Zucchini Apple Bread but since I've been diagnosed as diabetic, I think this recipe calls for too much sugar.”

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 large eggs
1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup grated peeled apples

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add the oil, sugars and vanilla; beat until blended. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the zucchini, pecans and apples.
Transfer to three greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 246 calories, 14g fat (2g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 133mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Zucchini Apple Bread in Light & Tasty August/September 2005

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Doris1407

Oct 9, 2008

My Zucchini recipe dosen't call for apples either, but I do put drained crushed pineapple in mine (1/2 cup drained)Doris1407
Francesbean

Jul 31, 2008

My recipe for zucchini bread doesn't call for apples, but I'm sure you can add them. This weekend I baked up 5 mini loaves for my parents - mom is 81 and just had her 2nd heart attack in 22 years and has been diagnosed diabetic, Dad has been diabetic for a few years now. I totally replaced the oil with unsweetened applesauce and dropped the sugar from 1 1/4 cups to 3/4 cup. It tasted just as good - adding grated apples would make it even sweeter. Using the mini loaves and freezing them gives my parents just enough to eat in a couple of days and they can pull one out of the freezer every couple weeks to a month to have a home baked bread.
nanellen49

Mar 7, 2008

can you bake with splenda when you are diabetic?