Healthy Zucchini Bread

1 cup applesauce

1/2 cup oil

1 cup honey

3 eggs

2 cups shredded zucchini

2 1/2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup flaxseed meal


1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 T. cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

Beat applesauce, oil, and honey together in a large bowl. Add eggs, zucchini, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add to wet ingredients along with nuts. Beat until just combined. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Shake the loaf pans as soon as you take them out of the oven for easy removal. Yield: 2 loaves