Best Zuchinni Bread

I've tried lots of zuchinni bread recipes. Many have lots of oil and sugar which I don't love. Some are too dry. Some are too bland. Over the years, I've combined several recipes to come up with this recipe my family loves. To me, it's got the perfect balance of healthiness and moist decadent deliciousness!

Mix wet ingredients:

3 eggs
1/2 cup expeller pressed canola oil
1/2 cup milk (or nonfat plain yogurt - makes it extra-moist)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce or mashed extra-ripe banana (about 1 banana)
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups grated zucchini

Then add and mix in one at a time:
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour works best)
1 1/2 cup all-purpose white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2/3 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

Bake in two 4x8 loaf pans at 325 degres for about 45 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the centercomes out mostly clean). Can also be made into muffins or mini-loaves (reduce bake time).

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Just had to share one more conference weekend favorite:

This recipe is from my mom and it is GOOD. Fall and pumpkin bread go hand-in-hand in my book. We always have a couple loves of this around to snack on during October General Conference. You can whip up the batter in just a few minutes and I think it's way better than any pumpkin bread I've had from a bakery.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Put the following in a large mixing bowl:
1 15 oz can of canned pumpkin (about 2 cups)
3 cups of sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup canola or vegetable oil (I use 3/4 c. oil and 1/4 cup applesauce - I think it's even better that way)
MIX TOGETHER until smooth, then add:
3 1/3 cups of flour, one cup at a time
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
(if you don't have cloves and/or nutmeg, allspice also works well)
MIX TOGETHER, then add:
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips and fold them into the batter
Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans if you like

Grease loaf pans. Put into 2 large loaf pans or 3 smaller loaf pans (fill about 2/3 of the way). Bake at 325 F for 60-70 minutes (until a fork or toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbly bits of bread).