I had a request from a follower on my Facebook who was looking for a chocolate zucchini loaf. I will admit, I am not a zucchini fan because…well my relationship with veggies is not very good! ๐ I have been told though that you can’t even taste the zucchini and I though ok, I am up for the challenge.. It also gave me a reason for a nice long walk to the local farmer’s market to pick up some zucchini. ๐ Well to my surprise I loved this loaf, it is easy to make and yields 10 generous pieces at 5 smart points each.
Chocolate chip zucchini loaf
5sp or 3pp/serving
Ingredients
- 1 egg + 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 Tbsp melted light margarine
- 1 cup zucchini, peeled and grated (about 1 zucchini)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, spray a regular sized loaf pan and set aside.
- In a bowl, using an electric mixer beat together your egg, egg white, sugar, margarine and apple sauce.
- Stir in your zucchini and vanilla, then mix in your flour, baking soda & powder and cinnamon. Fold in your chocolate chips.
- Fill your loaf pan and bake in oven for 30-35 minutes. Let cool and cut into 10 pieces. Best kept in the fridge in a sealed container. Nutritional info, per slice (not incl zucchini) - Calories-120, Fat-2.4g Saturated fat 1.1g, Carbs-22.2g, Fiber-0.7g, Sugars 8.2g Protein-2.3g
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Hi! Do you think this would be ok without the chocolate chips%? Thanks!
Hi Corey, yes you can omit the chocolate chips if you wish
This recipe looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it out!
For anyone doing freestyle, I put it in the recipe builder and it’s saying it’s only 4pts per serving (I’m guessing the old smart points included the eggs?). Figured I’d share this pleasant surprise!
Thanks Kara, I’ll have to go back and recalculate, a few recipes slipped past me ๐
OH I am so glad you tried this in the new freestyle points app, Kara! I am definitely making this now but will be using real butter. Zucchinis are coming in fast now that it is July!
I hope you enjoy the loaf ๐
Looks like a delish way to use my leftover zucchini! Do u squeeze the moisture out of it first? (I plan to leave the peel on for the fiber).
Hi Ana, yes always a good idea to squeeze the water out of it ๐ Hope you enjoy