Low Fat Chocolate Chip Zucchini Loaf

Monday, 20 September 2010 by Lydia Parafianowicz 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powdertsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp each baking soda and cinnamon
¾ tsp salt
1 ½ cups sugar
¾ cup fat-free egg substitute or 3 while eggs
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups packed, grated zucchini
½ cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray two 8x4 inch loaf pans with non-stick spray. Set aside

In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, egg substitute, applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Stir in zucchini. Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in chocolate chips.

Spread batter evenly in prepared pans. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pans. Remove from pans and let cool on a wire rack before serving.

Recipe Credit: Crazy Plates Cookbook