Like most kids, mine don’t always want to eat as many vegetables as I think they should. This easy spiced zucchini bread recipe is my way of hiding the veggies they don’t want to eat inside a delicious bread recipe that they really love.
This zucchini bread uses coconut oil instead of traditional oil, which I think makes it a tad bit healthier. It is incredibly moist with plenty of flavor from the cinnamon and cloves.
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Tips for Making the Best Zucchini Bread
Making zucchini bread is really rather easy, although there are a few things you should know before you get started. Don’t worry, zucchini bread doesn’t really taste much like zucchini so if you are trying to trick your kids, just don’t let them see you making it!
- Use small to medium zucchini. Large zucchini have too many seeds to shred easily. They are also rather dry and bitter.
- Don’t peel the zucchini. Just make sure to wash the zucchini before you shred them. Peeling is not necessary.
- Should you remove the zucchini seeds? If you use small to medium zucchini, you really don’t need to remove them before making zucchini bread. You CAN, but it isn’t necessary. Large zucchini should have the seeds removed.
- Shred, don’t chop. Shredding zucchini is fairly easy so you just need a handheld grater to get the job done.
- Squeezing is optional. Squeezing out the excess liquid is not 100% necessary. Squeeze for lighter, drier bread. Leave it as is for denser, moister bread.
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How to Store Zucchini Bread
The shelf life of zucchini bread at room temperature isn’t all that long. Keep your eye on it and use it quickly or put it into the refrigerator. After baking, let your spiced zucchini bread come to room temperature.
Then, wrap in foil or plastic wrap before placing it in a large zip to lock bag. Stored this way at room temperature, it will last about 2 days. If you want it to last longer without getting moldy, place it in the refrigerator.
More Zucchini Recipes to Try
Spiced Zucchini Bread Recipe
This homemade zucchini bread recipe is moist and loaded with cinnamon and nutmeg. Kids won’t even notice the zucchini in it! This spiced zucchini bread recipe with coconut oil is an easy and delicious quick bread recipe your family will love. If you are looking for the best zucchini bread recipe, this is it!
Since zucchini is so plentiful here in the summer, check out my post on how to freeze zucchini as well several other food preservation techniques that will help you preserve your harvest.
Spiced Zucchini Bread Recipe
This spiced zucchini bread recipe with coconut oil is an easy and delicious quick bread recipe your family will love. If you are looking for the best zucchini bread recipe, this is it!
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups sugar
- 3 cups shredded zucchini (about two medium)
- 2/3 cup virgin coconut oil, solid
- 2/3 cup of water
- 4 eggs
- 3 1/3 cup flour*
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup raisins (I added chocolate chips, not as healthy but the kids loved it!)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans.
- Mix sugar and coconut oil in large mixing bowl until no lumps remain. Stir in zucchini, water and eggs. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla and baking powder; stir in nuts and raisins. Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake until toothpick (or cake tester) inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean, about 60-75 minutes. Cool for five minutes. Then loosen sides of loaves from pans and remove. Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
14Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 440Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 466mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 2gSugar: 44gProtein: 7g
Nutrition information not always accurate
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Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging and freelance writing to share this knowledge with others. Learn more about her HERE.