From Cooking Light
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups finely shredded zucchini (about 1 medium)
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (The mini ones work great.)
Preheat oven to 350°.
Place first 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at low speed until well blended. Stir in applesauce.
Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until moist. Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into a 9×5 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a the top bounces back when gentle pressure is applied. Cool in pan 10 minutes on wire rack. Then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.
Makes 16 servings.
Nutrition Info:
161 calories, 29% from fat; 5.1 grams fat; 2 g protein; 27.3 gm carb. 1.4 g fiber; 27 mg cholesterol; 1.2 mg iron; 145 mg sodium; 12 mg calcium
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