Whole-Wheat Zucchini Bread

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whole wheat zucchini bread

A fragrant, delicious zucchini bread, perfect for breakfast, especially on National Zucchini Bread Day – yes, there is such a thing, and apparently it’s celebrated today!

Makes 12 servings
New quantity:

Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 45 minutes
Cool: 30 minutes

Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1/4 cup plain, reduced fat Voskos Greek yogurt
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup olive oil (preferably a light, fruity variety, but any olive oil will work)
2 medium zucchinis, peeled, grated by hand or in a food processor (1 cup grated)
Topping:
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 X 5-inches loaf pan with nonstick spray.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and brown sugar.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, maple syrup, and olive oil. Add zucchini and whisk until smooth.

4. Pour liquid mixture onto flour mixture. Fold in with a spatula, just until combined.

5. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Smooth the top with a spatula. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake about 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool in pan, on a wire rack, 15 minutes, then invert onto a platter and back to wire rack to cool 15 more minutes before slicing and serving.

Nutrition per slice
Calories 180.5
Total Fat 5.7 g
Saturated Fat 1.0 g
Cholesterol 31.1 mg
Sodium 107.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 33.8 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Sugars 21.3 g
Protein 3.6 g
Weight Watchers Points Plus: 5 points

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