Low-Fat Chocolate Chip and Zucchini Bread

Tonight I was a baking fool. I decided to try 2 new bread recipes because I had tons of fresh veggies from the garden to use up. I've never made either recipe before and both were very successful, at least in my household. We only tried a little sliver because the plan is to take them to work tomorrow and share with our co-workers.

Low-Fat Chocolate Chip and Zucchini Bread
Serves 12-14 (small slices)

Original recipe from skinnytaste.com (http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/low-fat-chocolate-chip-zucchini-bread.html)

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)
1 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 large egg beaten
2 tablespoons light butter melted
1 cup No sugar added applesauce
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini (not packed)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I added this; it is not in the original recipe from skinnytaste.com)

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2) Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and mix together.
3) Add chocolate chips gently to the batter.
4) In a separate bowl, add beaten egg, vanilla, melted butter, applesauce, and zucchini together.
5) Add the combined mix to the flour mixture and mix gently together. You want the batter to be a little lumpy. Do not over stir.
6) Pour mixture into a 9 x 5 non-stick loaf pan.
7) Bake for 45-55 minutes. You will know when it is done when a toothpick is inserted and it comes out clean. My loaf took 50 minutes.
8) Cool before slicing/storing

*Suggestions:
-The only thing I did differently with the original recipe is add cinnamon. It turned out very delicious with the added ingredient.

I enjoy this recipe because it is a healthier dessert loaf because it has whole wheat flour, which gives you your whole grains, and it has tons of healthy zucchini in it. Also, the applesauce instead of oil gives it added nutritional benefits.

Sorry for the crappy photos. I will get better at this. Promise!