Zucchini Bread

by Sabrina Snyder

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8 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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Rich, moist zucchini bread with notes of cinnamon and vanilla that the whole family will love. Use up end of summer zucchini in the best way!

Blueberry Lemon Bread, Banana Nut Bread and Banana Bread are just a couple of the rich, delicious cake/bread hybrids that I’ve made, but zucchini bread is on its own level. And kick it up even more with my Chocolate Zucchini Bread!

Sabrina’s Zucchini Bread

Zucchini bread has been an American favorite for decades, and my recipe is a super easy one to follow, especially if this is your first time trying it out. This classic zucchini bread is an awesome snack and is perfect for potlucks and bake sales. Use up your end of summer vegetable crop and find out how surprisingly delicious this can be, even if you don’t like zucchini. Just take note, zucchini is super healthy, has plenty of potassium and your kids will NOT taste the zucchini.

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Zucchini Bread Recipe

Rich, moist zucchini bread with notes of cinnamon and vanilla that the whole family will love. Use up end of summer zucchini in the best way!
Yield 8 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Stacked Slices of the bread on a plater
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups zucchini , grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees and spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with baking spray or butter and flour it well.
  • Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon together.
  • Whisk together the eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar, then add in the dry ingredients.
  • Add in the zucchini and mix well.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes, until it springs back when touched then let cool for 15 minutes before removing from loaf pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 261mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg

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Chef’s Note

Sometimes I call this “monster bread” because we tell the kids the green shreds are pieces of monster food so if they want to grow into strong monsters they need to eat their monster bread. Works. Every. Time.

Plus if you’re reading this in the spring, make a note: April 25th is National  Zucchini Bread Day and I bet you will win brownie (zucchini? 😉 ) points if you bring a loaf for everyone to share.

What to Pair with Zucchini Bread

  • Breakfast Casserole: This casserole is rich and filling, and it goes great with a slice of classic zucchini bread.
  • Breakfasts Quesadila: If you want to surprise your significant other for Mother or Father’s Day, bring them this recipe in bed.
  • Ham Steak and Eggs: Go big or go home with flavor. Ham Steak is a classic American breakfast food, so rounding it out with eggs and zucchini bread just feels right.

How to Store

  • Serve: if you keep it in an airtight container, zucchini bread is good for about 3 days at room temperature, although it may start to get stale.
  • Store: your leftovers will last a bit longer in the fridge. If you wrap the loaf up in plastic wrap, it will stay good for about 1 week.
  • Freeze: you can freeze leftover zucchini bread for about 2 to 3 months. In order to enjoy it while it’s still moist, I would recommend thawing it and eating it before you hit the 3 month mark.

Variations

  • Muffins: Next time, you can try zucchini muffins for a party treat. All you do differently is divide the batter into a muffin pan. Everyone gets their own mini loaf! Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes.
  • Croutons: if you left your bread out uncovered and it’s gone stale, chop it into tiny squares and bake them for a few minutes. Once they’re done, you can add them to a salad to give it an unusual, delicious kick.
  • Chocolate Chips: We love semi-sweet chocolate chips or even white chocolate chips with dried cranberries.
  • Nuts: Add chopped pecans or chopped walnuts to the mix.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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Comments

  1. Easy & tasty with small green flecks. Next time I make will cook a little shorter time to retain a bit more moisture. After it cooled I iced with cream cheese icing using brown sugar & honey. Enjoyed! Thank you for sharing this recipe at no charge!

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    1. That icing sounds amazing, and I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the 5 stars.

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  3. I just made this recipe and it was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! It was moist, not too sweet- simply divine! Thank you for the recipe.

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  4. I just made this recipe and followeed it to the T! ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS AND MOIST. My 11 year old loved it! Can’t wait to try other variations.

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  5. My 5 year old loves this bread. We made it together – it was very moist – we added raisins to it.
    Yum!

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  6. This is delish! I used 1/2 cup of sugar (1/4 white and 1/4 brown) and it tastes perfect! It’s a winner with the kids too 🙂 Thanks for sharing this recipe Sabrina!

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  9. This looks delicious! How have I still not tried zucchini bread?! It look like it would be perfect slightly warm with melting butter… and now I’m hungry!

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