Healthy Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

1 c. light brown sugar, packed

2 large egg whites

1 c. pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/4 c. canola oil

1/3 c. low-fat plain yogurt

1 t. vanilla extract

1 c. all-purpose flour

3/4 c. whole wheat flour

1 1/2 t. baking powder

1 t. ground cinnamon

1/2 t. ground nutmeg

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

Chocolate chips

Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8 1/2" by 4 1/2" metal loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.

2. In large bowl, with wire whisk, combine brown sugar and egg whites. Add pumpkin, oil, yogurt, and vanilla extract; stir to combine.

3. In medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture; stir until just combined. Do not overmix.

4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert pumpkin bread onto wire rack; cool completely.

Rating:TBD

Again, not a fan of pumpkin. Someone else will have to make this and tell me what they would rate it.

Source: Stephany Pando, from Good Housekeeping