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Zapple Pie – Zucchini Apple Pie – So Good They Won’t Believe it’s Zucchini

July 20, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 6 Comments

A great use for overgrown zucchini, this zucchini apple pie (zapple pie) is a twist on the classic mock apple pie using sliced zucchini. The first time I made zapple pie, I served it for dessert when the neighbors came to visit. They didn't believe that the pie was made with zucchini and not apples. It's a great way to use up those giant club-sized zucchini. One zucchini about a foot long should be enough for one nine inch pie. Don't use young zucchini – they taste too much like veggies.

Zucchini Gummy Candy – A Fun and Easy Zucchini Recipe

June 30, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 78 Comments

Need a new easy zucchini recipe? Make some zucchini gummy candy! This zucchini gummy candy recipe is made without jello or pectin tastes like commercial gummy treats with no artificial flavors, colors or refined sugar.

I saw a recipe online that made them with drink mix and sugar, and coated them with more drink mix – more sugar and artificial color and flavor than I prefer. So I decided to experiment with a simpler version using fruit juice concentrate. It worked out great!

Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Bread – Great with Fresh or Frozen Zucchini

February 24, 2016 By Laurie Neverman 22 Comments

Cheesy garlic zucchini bread is a recipe I often make when summer squash are abundant, but it also works just fine with frozen shredded squash. It's a quick bread recipe, not a yeast bread, so it goes together in a flash. The texture is nice and moist, and the garlic gives it real “pop”. This recipe is adapted from the Zucchini Cheese Square recipe in The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook. You can use whatever size zucchini you have available. I remove the seeds from overgrown zucchini and sometimes peel them, but I don't peel or remove seeds from the younger ones. [Read more…] about Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Bread – Great with Fresh or Frozen Zucchini