Cherry Vanilla Zucchini Bread

Flavorful, colorful, and moist zucchini bread variation.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2  cups zucchini, grated
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, chopped
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 (4 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, rinsed and cut into 4 pieces (I cut them up a little smaller)

Directions

1. Mix together in bowl eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, zucchini, cherries and nuts, if using.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients well; add to zucchini mixture and mix together well. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
3. Bake @ 350 degrees 1 hour, or until bread tests done.
4. Copied recipe from Taste of Home.