Easy Zucchini Bread Recipe – Scratch Version
This easy zucchini bread recipe blends freshly grated zucchini with a perfect mix of spices, creating a subtly sweet and warmly spiced treat. Perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert, this bread is a delightful way to enjoy the bounty of summer zucchini.
Ingredients
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground nutmeg (optional)
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup water
2 cups grated zucchini
3 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. (To make it no bake, use our handy tip below the recipes.)
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oil, eggs, water, zucchini and vanilla extract.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Add the nuts and fold in.
- Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.
Notes
Optional Zucchini Bread Add-Ins:
- Chocolate Chips
- Chocolate Zucchini Bread – Replace 1/2 cup flout wit 1/2 cup baking cocoa.
- Shredded Cheese
- Cranberries
- Other Nuts
