Description
A moist and flavorful zucchini bread made with warm spices, fresh zucchini, brown sugar, vanilla, and crunchy walnuts. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup light olive oil
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans.
- Mix flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Whisk eggs, oil, vanilla, white sugar, and brown sugar in another bowl.
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
- Fold in grated zucchini and walnuts.
- Let batter rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Divide batter between prepared pans.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for 20 minutes.
- Remove from pans, cool completely, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Recipe yields 2 loaves.
- Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.
- Freeze up to 2 months for longer storage.
- You may replace half the oil with applesauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Quick Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 298
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 185
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 37
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 25