Garbanzo Bean Zucchini Loaf

Squiggs67

Hi everyone. In my never ending quest to create healthy snacks and meals I have come up with this recipe today and thought I would share it. I am trying to bake without flour but still produce stuff that my family will eat. Hope you enjoy. I have added the nutritional value of this recipe at the bottom. It is already entered into the food database as Mack's Garbanzo Bean Zucchini Loaf.

Garbanzo Bean Zucchini Loaf

Preheat oven to 325°.

2 cups dry garbanzo beans

Chop beans in blender until consistency of flour (will have a more coarse texture)

In bowl combine the following:
2 eggs ½ cup canola oil
½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
2 cups grated zucchini 2 tsp vanilla
3 tsp cinnamon 3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda ½ cup Splenda
1 cup cooked quinoa ¼ cup ground flax

Add ground garbanzo beans and mix well. Pour into greased loaf tins. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Additions:
dark choc chips
Dried cranberries
Slivered almonds
Chopped pecans
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds

(1 loaf = 10 slices) these #s reflect the values of the original recipe not any additions.
Per slice:
Calories 68
Fat 7g
Cholesterol 18.5mg
Sodium 9mg
Carbs 5.5mg
Fibre 1g
Sugars .8g
Protein 2g

Squiggs67

Oops...it's listed in the database as Mack's Garbanzo Bean Zucchini Bread.

onehurt

Another one of those might have try recipes! Thanks