Description
Moist zucchini bread made with applesauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and shredded zucchini. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1 cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- Whisk oil, sugars, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla in another bowl
- Stir in zucchini
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed
- Fold in optional chocolate chips or nuts
- Spread batter into loaf pan
- Bake for 55 to 70 minutes
- Cool in pan for 1 hour
- Transfer to wire rack and cool completely before slicing
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter
- No need to blot the zucchini
- Cover with foil halfway through baking if browning too quickly
- Freeze for up to 3 months
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 19
- Sodium: 220
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 38