The Best Zucchini Bread (No-Fail Recipe)

Perfect every single time, this is the best zucchini bread we’ve ever had!

An extra moist quick bread recipe with a warm cinnamon flavor (and a handful of nuts if you’d like)!

The zucchini in this loaf keeps the bread moist and light while adding the perfect texture! Much like a Banana Bread, this quick bread is even better on day 2!

Here’s Why We Can’t Get Enough

Zucchini is great for baking and can be added to brownies, cakes, muffins, or add it to pumpkin bread.

• Zucchini contains a lot of water keeping baked goods extra moist.
• Don’t worry, you can’t taste the zucchini in this recipe!
• This recipe freezes well and keeps for a few days.
• This zucchini bread recipe makes two loaves, so it’s perfect to make one to enjoy and one to give away (or freeze).

How to Prepare Zucchini for Bread

Most recipes call for grated zucchini, which is as simple as grabbing a cheese grater and getting to work!

To Peel or Not to Peel?

It is not necessary to peel zucchini when you’re making a zucchini loaf. Zucchini skin is thin and softens while baking and it is not noticeable in flavor or texture in the loaf. The skin also contains lots of vitamins and minerals.

To Grate Zucchini for Bread

Grate zucchini with the larger size of a box grater or food processor (don’t dice or chop it). You want shreds of moisture in every bite! Once grated, if can be added to the batter, do not squeeze the zucchini dry.

How to Make Zucchini Bread

Like most quick bread recipes, this is easy to make and requires just a few minutes to prep. I line my loaf pans with parchment paper to make the bread extra easy to remove.

1. Grate Zucchini: Use the larger side of a box grater to shred zucchini.
2. Prep Wet & Dry Ingredients: Combine wet ingredients & dry ingredients in separate bowls (per recipe below).
3. Combine. Stir wet and dry ingredients just until moistened.
4. Bake. Pour into prepared pans and bake.

Serve it with apple butter, icing, strawberry butter, jam, or honey butter.

Variations

• add chopped walnuts or pecans
• swap the cinnamon for other warm spices like pumpkin pie spice or add a pinch of nutmeg
• dried cranberries or raisins are a great addition
• swap out the walnuts for chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips

Tips for Great Bread

• Ensure ingredients are at room temperature.
• Combine the dry ingredients with a whisk, this acts a bit like sifting the flour
• Cooking times can vary slightly so be sure to check the bread early.
• Bake just until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Small to medium zucchinis (or even summer squash) work best, larger zucchini may need to be seeded (and peeled if the skin is tough).

To Freeze or Store

Keep zucchini bread on the counter for up to 2 days. It’s very moist so if you’ll be keeping it longer you’ll want to freeze it.

Freezer: Like most quick bread, you can freeze zucchini bread. Be sure to cool completely first. Freeze it in slices wrapped in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Freezing in slices makes it easy to thaw just as much as you’d like to eat.

More Zucchini Favorites