Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Zucchini Apple Loaf Cake
A super-moist, lightly sweet zucchini loaf cake made with applesauce and a touch of whole wheat flour for nuttiness.
Skinny Zucchini-Apple Loaf Cake
The recipe caught my eye as I was scanning one of my all-time favorite Weight Watchers cookbooks, Weight Watchers Comfort Classics : 150 Favorite Home-Style Dishes (affiliate link).
The Skinny on Zucchini Apple Loaf Cake
Low in fat, this zucchini-apple loaf cake gets its moisture from a generous amount of applesauce, non-fat Greek yogurt and the zucchini.
It's a tasty way to eat more vegetables and fruits with just 160 calories per slice and:
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Zucchini Apple Cake Recipe Variations:
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or spread with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting, if desired.
You can store this loaf cake in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Warm a slice in the toaster oven or microwave (affiliate link) before serving.
I think this would be good with a cup of mini chocolate chips stirred in too.
Be sure to adjust Points as necessary with any recipe modifications.
Skinny Zucchini-Apple Loaf Cake
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Skinny Zucchini-Apple Loaf Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-½ cups shredded zucchini
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center and preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease a 5 x 9-inch loaf pan (affiliate link) with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, whole wheat pastry flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined and then set it aside.
- In another bowl whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the zucchini.
- Add the applesauce mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until combined.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the pan and place it on the wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Notes
Source: Weight Watchers Comfort Classics : 150 Favorite Home-Style Dishes (affiliate link)
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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(Weight Watchers PointsPlus: *6 | Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints: *5)
Zucchini Chocolate Cake with Orange Glaze - chock full of zucchini & nuts with from Taste of Home
(Weight Watchers PointsPlus: *8)
Chocolate Zucchini Snack Cake - easy & tasty with 5 g fat from Taste of Home
(Weight Watchers PointsPlus: *5)
Chocolate Zucchini Cake - a wonderful chocolatey way to use zucchini
(Weight Watchers PointsPlus: *6 | Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints: *7)
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Norma Williams
Can you use just whole wheat flour? I can't find pastry flour.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Norma, you can use just whole wheat pastry flour but the loaf will be heavier. Another alternative
for whole wheat pastry flour is white wheat flour or just use all purpose flour. Hope this helps - Martha
Jeanne
In the ingredients list, you have "2 Large Large". I believe it should be large eggs?
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Jeanne. I've corrected it to read, "2 large eggs."
Susan Moffett
Hi Martha.
When making the Zucchini Apple Cake, I wanted to use Truvia Baking sugar and I’m trying to the figure out the points. Can you assist me with this.
Thanks.
PS. I made your recipe, Baked Chicken Parmesan ...used fresh basil etc, it was a hit with my family.