Healthy & Hearty Zucchini Pear Bread

Zucchini AND Pear were on sale at Safeway so I thought I'd put them together in a healthy and hearty bread. Now, I've made Zucchini Bread and even Muffins before but the addition of the Pear added a wonderful fruitiness to the bread, making it moist and just a bit sweeter! And of course, I had to add some Pecans for some crunch! SO yummy and you won't even guess that it's so healthy too!

Ingredients: (1 loaf)

1 c all-purpose flour
½ c whole wheat flour
¼ c sugar
¼ c packed brown sugar
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 eggs
½ c vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c finely chopped peeled pears (2 small)
½ c shredded zucchini (1 small)
½ c chopped pecans

Prep:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla. Add the pears and zucchini. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans. Pour into a greased 9 x 5-in loaf pan.

3. Bake for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.