zucchini bread lower cal

I never made zucchini bread however when I make muffin or any type of bake good, I swap most of the oil for unsweetened apple sauce. Keep a few tbsp of oil but sawp the rest.
The applesauce really keeps it moist. My two favorite muffins recipe (carrot muffin and blueberry oats) have 1/2c to 1 c of applesauce in it and only 2 tbsp of olive oil in.

I have made several loaves of zucchini bread recently, I just add a little bit of oil, maybe 1/2 cup and the rest I use unsweetened applesauce, it works great and taste super good.

I was so amazed when I first learned about swapping out oil for unsweetened applesauce, but it really does work.

From the eHow website, http://www.ehow.com/how_4535777_substitute-applesauce-oil.html:

"1. Replace the vegetable oil with applesauce in baking recipes. Generally, the applesauce-for-oil substitution works in bread, muffin and cake recipes. By replacing the oil, you are removing unhealthy fats. Use natural applesauce to eliminate added sugar, as well.

2. Substitute applesauce for vegetable oil, on a one-for-one basis. For example, if the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil, substitute 1/2 cup of applesauce in its place.

3. Add 2 tbsp. oil to the recipe, if desired. While you can substitute applesauce for oil, adding a small amount of oil back in to the recipe will improve the texture of the final product."