If you happen to nonetheless have leftover zucchini out of your summer season abundance (or discover some at your native grocery retailer), this bread is for you. I initially posted this unimaginable bread final summer season as a approach to transition from summer season into fall, and I needed to share it once more as a result of it’s simply too good to not make.
My deliciously moist, fluffy spiced apple zucchini bread with luscious cream cheese glaze is only a magnificence if I do say so myself.
I knew I wished to make a twist on my well-known wholesome zucchini bread and with October upon us, I’m prepared for all issues fall. SO we’ve acquired an entire recent zucchini on this attractive loaf, plus candy chunks of apple and tons of warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Don’t neglect the crunchy chopped pecans and, after all, that thick, great cinnamon cream cheese glaze!
Not into glaze? Take pleasure in a heat slice with a pat of butter on high. OMG so good. I included loads of choices for making this more healthy apple zucchini bread gluten free, nut free & dairy free, so make sure you learn the complete submit earlier than baking and devouring. I do know you’ll love this one!
What you’ll must make this apple zucchini bread
Get able to fall in LOVE with the flavour and texture of this apple zucchini bread. It’s crammed with cozy spices and deliciously moist because of zucchini and applesauce. Right here’s every little thing you’ll must make it:
- Zucchini: you’ll shred an entire zucchini for this loaf, which provides moisture and packs some sneaky veggies.
- Applesauce: I like including unsweetened applesauce to baked items for much more moisture and refined apple taste.
- Eggs: you’ll want 2 eggs on this bread.
- Maple syrup: we’re naturally sweetening the apple zucchini bread with pure maple syrup.
- Coconut oil: a bit of coconut oil ensures that the bread stays moist over time.
- Flour: we’re utilizing good previous all objective flour on this recipe.
- Spices: get able to ring in fall with warming flavors from cinnamon, allspice, ginger & nutmeg.
- Baking staples: don’t neglect the salt, baking soda & vanilla extract!
- Combine-ins: add texture and taste with chopped up apple items and pecans. YUM.
- For the glaze: the coziest, most scrumptious glaze made with cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and a bit of milk to skinny.
Simple ingredient swaps
Seeking to make some modifications? Right here’s what I can suggest for substitutes on this apple zucchini bread:
- Make it gluten free: this bread ought to work with gluten free all objective flour.
- Make it nut free: merely go away off the pecans.
- Go dairy free: use a vegan butter stick like Earth Steadiness, and a vegan cream cheese for the glaze.
- Attempt it refined sugar free: you can even attempt my paleo powdered sugar within the glaze should you’d prefer to preserve the bread refined sugar free. Or skip the glaze altogether.
Can I make this bread vegan?
I haven’t examined this zucchini apple bread utilizing egg options like flax eggs, however let me know should you give it a attempt within the feedback! Make sure you additionally use vegan butter and vegan cream cheese within the glaze.
Our greatest ideas for baking with zucchini
- Use the small aspect of your grater so that you simply get excellent shreds of zucchini. Nobody will be capable of inform there’s a veggie within the bread! Actually, a easy cheese grater can even work properly.
- Squeeze out your zucchini shreds as a lot as doable utilizing a cheesecloth, clear dish towel or paper towel to get all the extra liquid out. That is VERY necessary in order that the bread has the best texture.
- Shred zucchini first, measure it out then squeeze off extra moisture.
- Be at liberty to shred a bunch of zucchini and freeze it for later! Observe my ideas and methods right here.
Find out how to retailer apple zucchini bread
Be at liberty to retailer this wholesome apple zucchini bread in an hermetic container at room temp for someday, then switch it to the fridge for as much as 5 days.
Freeze it for later
Bake up this attractive loaf and freeze it for everytime you need a candy deal with or snack!
- To freeze: let it cool fully and both lower it into slices earlier than inserting it in an hermetic container or freezer-friendly bag within the fridge, or freeze the entire loaf for as much as 3 months. I like to recommend glazing the bread earlier than serving.
- To serve: let the zucchini apple bread thaw at room temp for just a few hours. You are able to do the identical with the person slices, or you possibly can reheat them within the microwave for about 30 seconds.
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Extra fast breads to attempt
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I hope you’re keen on this scrumptious spiced apple zucchini bread! If you happen to make it make sure you go away a remark and a score so I understand how you favored it. Take pleasure in, xo!
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Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread
Lovely spiced apple zucchini bread made with recent zucchini, bites of juicy apple and loads of cozy spices. This fluffy, wholesome apple zucchini bread recipe is of course sweetened with pure maple syrup and topped with a heat, luxurious cinnamon cream cheese glaze! The proper loaf to transition from summer season to fall.
Elements
- Moist components:
- 1 cup shredded zucchini (from 1 medium zucchini)
- 1 cup (250g) unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (156g) pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (56g) virgin coconut oil, melted and cooled (melted butter can even work)
- Dry components:
- 1 ¾ cup (210g) all objective flour (or sub gf all objective flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Combine-ins:
- 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped into ¼ inch items (about 1 cup chopped apple)
- ⅓ cup (37g) chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired
- For the cream cheese glaze:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup (85g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1-3 teaspoons milk of selection, to skinny glaze
- To garnish:
- Further chopped pecans
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a 8 ¼ x 4 ½ inch with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Put aside.
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First, measure out 1 heaping cup of shredded zucchini, then place shredded zucchini in a paper towel, clear dish towel or cheesecloth and squeeze out ALL of the moisture/water. This is essential!
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Add shredded zucchini, applesauce, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla extract to a big bowl and blend properly to mix. Subsequent, add within the melted coconut oil and blend once more till properly mixed.
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Add dry components to the moist components: flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, ginger nutmeg and salt. Combine along with a picket spoon till properly mixed. Fold in pecans and chopped apples.
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Pour batter into the ready pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or till a tester comes out clear or with just some crumbs connected. Mine took an hour, however it will range primarily based in your oven.
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Take away from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack to chill for quarter-hour, then take away bread from the pan and place on a wire rack to complete cooling fully.
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To make cinnamon cream cheese frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and milk collectively on medium pace for a minute or till clean. If you need a heat glaze, you possibly can heat within the microwave in 10-20 second intervals till heat. Pour or unfold over cooled bread. Sprinkle chopped pecans. Reduce into 10-12 slices and luxuriate in!
Recipe Notes
To make nut free: pass over the pecans.
To make dairy free: use a vegan butter stick corresponding to Earth Steadiness and a vegan cream cheese for the frosting.
See the complete submit for extra methods to customise this bread, plus freezing directions.
Vitamin
Serving: 1slice (with glaze)Energy: 270calCarbohydrates: 36.2gProtein: 3.9gFats: 12.7gSaturated Fats: 7.2gFiber: 1.4gSugar: 19.8g
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
This submit was initially printed on August twenty third, 2021, republished on August twenty first, 2022, and republished on October 2nd, 2024.
