Zucchini Carrot Cake Low Calorie Recipes

ZUCCHINI CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 10 cups of a standard muffin pan with paper liners or lightly coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• If using nuts for the mix-ins, toast them in the oven now: Spread the nuts into an even layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 12 minutes (for pecan or walnut halves), until they are lightly browned and fragrant. Transfer the nuts immediately to a cutting board; roughly chop and set aside.
• Place the zucchini on a stack of paper towels. Pat dry and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• Add the grated carrot and zucchini. Fold gently to combine.
• In a separate, medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, Greek yogurt, honey, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Fold in the nuts or any other mix-ins.
• Divide the batter evenly among the 10 muffin cups. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack and let the muffins cool in the pan for 4 minutes. Gently transfer the muffins to the rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!

APPLE, CARROT, OR ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 X 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, blend the sugar with the eggs. Add the oil, and mix well. Mix in flour, spices, salt, and baking soda. Stir in the nuts and the apples, carrots, or zucchini. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.

DIABETIC ZUCCHINI BREAD (LOW SUGAR, LOW CALORIE, LOW FAT )

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two medium loaf pans.
• In a bowl combine egg, brown sugar, sugar, apple sauce, and margarine.
• To bowl add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,nutmeg, salt, and vanilla.
• Add flour slowly.
• Add shredded carrots, zucchini and nuts.
• Beat mixture (by hand or mixer).
• Pour loaf into pans.
• Bake 45 mins or 'til toothpick comes out clean.

CARROT-ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• Mix sugar, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
• Combine oil, eggs, carrots, and zucchini in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat in honey. Stir in sugar mixture gradually; beat on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack; allow to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, pineapple, cream cheese, walnuts, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until frosting is smooth. Spread over cooled cakes and stack.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until frothy. Gradually beat in oil. Combine dry ingredients; add to batter. Beat 4 minutes. Stir in carrots, zucchini and nuts. Pour into three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla. Continue beating until sugar is dissolved. Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with whole or chopped nuts if desired.

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, buttermilk, egg whites, egg, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in carrots and pineapple. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

PINEAPPLE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt, and spices; stir well with a whisk.
• In a medium bowl, combine oil, eggs, and vanilla; stir well.
• Add grated zucchini and pineapple; mix well.
• Fold wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, batter will be stiff and dry but keep folding it and it will all come together.
• Spoon batter into a Bundt pan or 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350° for about 33-40 minutes, depending on pan size or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and cake is pulling away from sides of pan.
• Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
• To prepare frosting, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Spread frosting over top of cake.
• You can garnish with chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired (extra points).

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE (LOW CALORIE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an angel food cake pan or Bundt pan w/nonstick cooking spray
• 2. Use kitchen scissors, to cut dates, if you have them. When through cutting dates, set them aside. Shred zucchini and carrots.
• 3. Mix the flax meal and water together, and let it sit 5 minutes, until a thick, sticky paste has formed. Meanwhile, wrap the zucchini in a lint-free kitchen towels, and squeeze to remove any excess water. (I DON'T SQUEEZE THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE ZUCCHINI, FOR MAKING MY ZUCCHINI BREAD. IT JUST MAKES IT VERY MOIST; SO, I MAY NOT SQUEEZE OUT THE MOISTURE FOR THIS RECIPE EITHER.)
• 4. Combine all wet ingredients, in a large mixing bowl. Combine all dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Add dry mixture to the wet mixture, and mix, until just combined. The batter will be thick, but do not overmix, or the cake will be tough.
• 5. Pour batter into the prepared pan, and spread it into an even layer with a spatula. Bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick tests clean, which indicates doneness. When cake is done, remove from oven, and cool in pan, then remove the cake, and dust it with powdered sugar.
• 6. Store in a closed container, at room temperature, for up to 4 days. Makes 12 servings. Nutrition: One serving 144.8 cal, 4.8 g fat(0.5 g sat, 1.6 g polyunsaturated, 2.4 g monosaturated), 15.4 mg chol, 65.9 mg sod, 126.7 mg potassium, 23.1 g carb, 2.7 dietary fiber, 2.7 g protein, 7.5 sugars