Low Sugar Zucchini Bread
Tender zucchini bread made with freshly shredded zucchini. This quick bread is lower in sugar and fat than traditional recipes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups zucchini use the large hole of the grater (about 2 medium size zucchini unpeeled, shredded
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg optional
- 1/2 cup Monk Fruit Sweetener golden variant
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 2 egg large
- 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan or line with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place grated zucchini in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl combine the eggs, applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the shredded zucchini and mix with a fork to combine.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, monk fruit and granulated sugar.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs.
- Place the loaf on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes before removing the bread from the loaf pan. Allow the loaf to cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1ounce | |
| Calories | 143kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 237mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 110mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.