I took an old favorite and juiced it up by cutting the white sugar completely, replacing with honey and brown sugar to reduce the total sweetener by half. I also cut the oil back to 25 percent and introduced one-third whole wheat flour. The results are in; it’s even better than the original! I like to use the huge zucchini that didn’t get picked on time, as long as it’s still green and healthy. This is a large batch recipe, but you can easily cut it in half.
Original recipe makes 3 – 8×4 inch loaves
Ingredients
6 eggs, beaten
1 cup honey
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
4 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
50 mins
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READY IN
1 hr 10 mins
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8×4 inch loaf pans and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, honey, brown sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the wet ingredients until moistened. Gently stir in the zucchini and walnuts until evenly distributed. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan until cool enough to touch, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or store in a plastic bag when cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 190 kcal
Carbohydrates: 30.6 g
Cholesterol: 35 mg
Fat: 6.4 g
Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 4.1 g
Sodium: 242 mg