Kookie Kellie: Chocolate Chip Zuchinni Bread

My friend, Brittany, posts the most sinful desserts on her Pinterest that you can imagine! It's ironic because she is as thin as a toothpick and eats REALLY healthy! I thought this would be another unhealthy one, but with the absence of oil and using only 2 Tbsp of butter AND using applesauce instead, this zucchini bread is so moist and delicious, you'll be proud that it tastes SO good AND that it is healthy!

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

from Skinnytaste.com

1 cup all purpose flour (she used unbleached)
1 cup white whole wheat flour (regular whole wheat flour would work, I used 2 cups of all purpose)
1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)
1-1/8 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 large egg, beaten
2 tbsp melted butter
1 cup apple sauce
1-1/2 cups shredded zucchini (not packed)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°.

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well.

Add chocolate chips and gently mix to combine.

In a medium bowl, mix egg, vanilla, melted butter, apple sauce and zucchini. Add to the flour mixture and stir until just blended.

Pour

batter into a large 9x5 inch loaf pan.

(I used a muffin tin and baked for 20 minutes, then checked with a toothpick.)

Bake

at 325° for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool

for about 10 minutes.

Remove

loaf from pan and let it cool before slicing. Enjoy!

Today we went to story time at the library. Adam was working downtown so he walked over to the library and helped me out during story time. He said, 'You get a gold star for doing this by yourself every week." It is a little overwhelming and warm in there since it is so crowded in the summer. Too bad the story time show and puppets were so cool. If it was a lame show, we would have the place to ourselves!

We got to see Tia, of course, but we also ran into Aubrie's classmate, Teague. They enjoyed sitting by each other and visiting during the show. Teague is really interested in the baby in my tummy. I vote his mom have another baby. ;) Just kidding, Marcie!

Aubrie and Teague

Emilie giving Trace a big hug

Super dad making a library appearance.

My nesting has kicked up a notch. I found myself with the tub of Clorox wipes, walking around and looking for dirty spots to wipe down. I did walls, the bathroom, baseboards, stair railing...it's about time. I've laid around and been miserable this past month and it's nice to have a little energy to get some work done. I think the baby has dropped some because I don't have as much pain in my ribs. Since the only thing left to do in the bathroom was to sweep the floor, I told Adam that I would give him a haircut before I sweep. So I gave him a haircut in front of the girls, which caught their interest. Aubrie decided she wanted a haircut.

Let me give you a flashback of her last (and only) haircut. She had to be held down as she was foaming at the mouth and screaming, "No! Get out of here!" to the poor lady trying to cut her hair. By the time she got down from the chair, her cheeks were so red from screaming and getting worked up. Since then, I've taken her along when I go in for a bang trim and we've talked about how scissors aren't going to hurt you, you just shouldn't use them without an adult.

So when she was willing to sit on our stool and get a cut, I jumped at the chance. She didn't need a haircut. So I just trimmed the ends and freshened up a few of her layers. She did a really good job of sitting still.

I've been talking about getting Emilie's haircut for the past couple of weeks. She has really long hair in the back, and shorter hair towards her face. While we were trimming Aubrie, Emilie said, "I want it, too!" So we put her up on the stool next and I kept cutting the back and asking Adam if I should go shorter. We ended up taking an inch off! It looks pretty cute. She did a great job of sitting still and it looks really cute on her. We bagged up her hair to put in her baby book.