
How To Make Yogurt-Zucchini Bread with Walnuts
Enjoy a bite of this moist and soft zucchini bread made with walnuts and fat-free yogurt, for a fluffy and nutty heart-healthy baked treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupwalnut halves
- 2cupsall-purpose flour
- ½tspbaking powder
- ½tspbaking soda
- ½tspsalt
- ¾cupsugar,plus 2 tbsp more
- 2eggs,large
- ½cupvegetable oil
- ½cupfat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 1cupzucchini,coarsely grated
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9×4½-inch metal loaf pan.
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Spread the walnut halves on a pie plate and toast them for about 8 minutes, until they are fragrant.
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Transfer the toasted walnuts to a cutting board and coarsely chop them, then freeze for 5 minutes to cool.
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In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar with the eggs, vegetable oil, and fat-free yogurt.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients along with the grated zucchini and toasted walnuts and stir until the batter is evenly moistened.
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Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the loaf rises and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Let the loaf cool on a rack for 30 minutes before unmolding and serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 2777.25kcal
- Fat: 133.27g
- Saturated Fat: 15.47g
- Trans Fat: 0.89g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 84.36g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 23.83g
- Carbohydrates: 351.08g
- Fiber: 8.26g
- Sugar: 158.65g
- Protein: 49.25g
- Cholesterol: 339.07mg
- Sodium: 2033.86mg
- Calcium: 376.93mg
- Potassium: 730.78mg
- Iron: 14.02mg
- Vitamin A: 150.04µg
- Vitamin C: 22.25mg
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