This is my favorite recipe for carrot zucchini bread, I made this today using all organic ingredients and it was great! I knew I had to share it for my fellow organic loving readers. I am always trying to make anything healthier, especially if it already contains sugar. One of the reasons this bread is a perfect healthier option is due to no oil. Vegetable oil for this recipe would normally be around a cup, which would amount to nearly 2,000 calories and 220 grams of fat! Apple sauce (especially organic) is an amazing substitute for oil while baking, saving calories and fat.
The next item we switch for a healthier version is whole wheat flour, while whole wheat flour and regular flower have the same calories the whole wheat is much better option. During the process of making white flour most of the nutrients and fiber naturally found in flour are lost. Sometimes the nutrients are added back into white flour but not in its natural form, which is another reason white flour is so over processed. Below are the ingredients and directions to our delicious Organic no oil Carrot Zucchini Bread.
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Below are the ingredients and directions to our delicious Organic no oil Carrot Zucchini Bread.
- 1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Organic Unbleached White Flour
- 1 ts Himalayan Sea Salt
- 1 ts Organic Baking Powder
- 1 ts Organic Baking Soda
- 2 ts Organic Cinnamon
- 1 ts Organic Nutmeg
- 1 cup Organic Sugar
- 1/2 cup Organic Brown Sugar
- 3 Free Range Eggs
- 1 cup Organic Apple Sauce
- 1 cup Grated Organic Carrot
- 1 cup Grated Organic Zucchini
- 1 1/2 cups Chopped Organic Walnuts
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together, whole wheat flour, white flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a Kitchen Aid mixer or mixing bowl and mix. Next add the sugar, eggs and apple sauce and mix together. Last add the carrots, zucchini and walnuts and mix.
Next put into greased (we used coconut oil spray from Traders) and put into bread pan, or into cupcake pan. Let bake for about 50 min. or until it is cooked throughout the center of the bread.
Rice crispy treats are a favorite in our house, yet another reason to love them is you can make them for any holiday. We have made Christmas trees, pumpkins, Easter Eggs and now four-leafed clovers! Not only are they very easy to make, they are also delicious to eat as well. My son helped with every step of making these and had a blast while doing it.
The mini pumpkins have been a HUGE hit! I gave them to the his teacher, school nurse, the wonderful women who help at the office in his school and everyone on our street. I just got back from lunch with my brother and just walking through the restaurant everyone was telling me how cute they were. I hope your friends and family love them too, Happy Halloween!