When we were little I had a problem getting my kids to eat zucchini. My zucchini bread used to always get eaten when I made it. It's hard to go wrong with something like this zucchini bread when you are trying to get your kids to eat their veggies, something fabulous for blanket breakfast, desert, or snack to crunch into later with hubby while on his way into work…
Best Zucchini Bread Recipe
This is definitely one of the best zucchini bread recipes because it just uses good stuff and it's so simple to make. It's bread that you do not need to be an expert in. I promise you'll be stunned how delish this zucchini bread is and how zucchini helps make this bread!
Zucchini Bread Ingredients
- Zucchini: Steal the star at any healthy zucchini bread recipe! It will need to be grated and you won't drain it.
- White sugar and brown sugar for both sweetness type.
- Applesauce: It balances the flavor of this delicious bread and helps you keep your zucchini bread moist.
- 2 eggs for binding.
- All-purpose flour: Helps with creating batter.
- Baking powder: Makes your zucchini bread what it should be.
- Vanilla extract: Lends that beautiful sweet taste, never to be had out of a synthetic tube.
- Cinnamon: Rounds out sweetness.
- Orange zest.
- Chopped walnuts (optional): These don't take long on the pan, but feel free to skip.
Easy Zucchini Bread Recipe
You don't need to make this zucchini bread from scratch. The ingredients are all household things and the directions are easy. Once you have it together it will bake up and your home will smell amazing!
Zucchini Bread From Scratch?
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- Mix: zucchini, sugars, applesauce, canola oil, eggs and vanilla.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix the batter briefly, then pour it in the pan.
- Bake until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely, set on a wire rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Chill and serve from your fridge or freezer.
How Long Should Zucchini Bread Bake?
The bare minimum will be bake them at 350F for 45 to 50 minutes.
How do you know your zucchini bread is done?
You can check the baking time done by using a toothpick or skewer, when there's still a little moistness left. And it's ready if it comes out with nothing on it.
What do you eat with Zucchini Bread?
Zucchini bread is great anytime since you can eat it for breakfast, snack, or dessert. In the morning you can have it with coffee. Have a slice as a snack at lunch time. Your zucchini bread can be served as a dessert after any meal. In fact, it's actually pretty delicious unto itself, well.
How to Store Zucchini Bread
If you don't want to freeze your zucchini bread, put a slice or two in the fridge, and/or layer in an airtight container on the counter.
How Long Does Zucchini Bread Last?
With your zucchini bread you have 2 to 3 days on the counter to finish it off. It will keep up to 5 days in the fridge to finish it off.
How to Reheat Zucchini Bread?
Take your zucchini bread out of your fridge and let it thaw on your counter or in there. You can just grab a slice then, or refuse to eat it if you don't have to serve it right then.
