Zucchini Bread

Zucchini has been growing in abundance in our garden this year.

I. Love. Zucchini.

A couple of days ago, while my kids were at school, I thought I'd be a good mom and bake them some healthy, low-fat zucchini bread. A surprise for after school, because my kids love the stuff!

The problem was that I didn't have a low-fat recipe. My favorite zucchini bread recipe happens to not be healthy at all. That happens when there's as much oil as zucchini in the bowl. But boy does it taste yummy.

So, I searched the internet and found a weight watchers recipe for low-fat pumpkin zucchini bread. Sounds good, huh!?! I was excited to try this! I love zucchini bread and I love pumpkin breads, so this would be a good combination.

I grated all the zucchini and toiled and labored. I snuck a taste of the batter. It wasn't so good. But I was confident that once it baked it would be delicious.

Wrong. It was full on disgusting. D.I.S.G.U.S.T.I.N.G.

I was so sad.

But I was determined to not give up.

So I searched some more and found a recipe for low-fat chocolate chip zucchini bread. Yum! The author of the recipe promised that she had perfected it and that everybody from her husband to her 1 year old loved it. So I decided to trust her.

And again I grated zucchini.

Zucchini bread is a lot of work!

This recipe was worth every effort. It turned out beautifully. The taste is magnifico! And it's low-fat and made with whole wheat flour. Oh. My. Yum!

Find the recipe here. You will not be sorry and your tummy will thank you.

And I can proudly say that my whole family devoured it.

Bon Appetit!