Apple Zucchini Bread
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This recipe for apple zucchini bread is a moist, tender and delicious tea bread. It’s packed full of shredded zucchini, apple, and carrots, walnuts and golden raisins. Even though it’s got lots of fruit and veggies, it’s not dense or heavy. It’s like an amped up zucchini bread.
The recipe is adapted from one I found in Cooking Light circa 2009. Over the years, I’ve modified it, substituted, and added ingredients to make it a little healthier. I’ve reduced the sugar and swapped out the vegetable oil for applesauce, which adds both sweetness and moistness. It’s equally at home at breakfast, brunch or for Afternoon Tea.
Ingredients for apple zucchini bread
I’ll start by saying I usually don’t like raisins in baked goods with just a few exceptions, like Carrot Cake. But golden raisins really work for me in this recipe. If you’re not crazy about raisins at all, feel free to omit them or substitute dried cranberries. Pecans can be substituted for the walnuts.
- 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (1 cup)
- 4.5 ounces sugar (2/3 cup)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup peeled grated Granny Smith apple (about 1 medium)
- 1/2 cup peeled grated carrot (about 1 medium)
- 1/2 cup shredded zucchini (about 1/2 medium)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 golden raisins (optional)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1/4 cup nonfat buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
How to make apple zucchini bread
Another thing I love about this bread is how simple it is! Make everything in two bowls without using a hand or stand mixer. It comes together in just a few minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare an 8″ by 4″ loaf pan buy spraying or coating with oil or use a Silicone Loaf Pan which is non-stick!
- Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add shredded apples, zucchini, carrots, walnuts and raisins and mix well with flour.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, applesauce, buttermilk, vanilla extract, and eggs until blended.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45-50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan and cool completely on a Wire Rack.
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Apple Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (1 cup)
- 4.3 ounces sugar (2/3 cup cup)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup peeled grated Granny Smith apple ( about 1 medium)
- 1/2 cup peeled grated carrot (about 1 medium)
- 1/2 cup shredded zucchini (about 1/2 medium)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 8" by 4" loaf pan by spraying with oil, or use a non-stick or silicone loaf pan.
- Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt, whisking to combine.
- Add shredded apple, zucchini, carrots walnuts and raisins to flour mixture tossing to combine well.
- In a small bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and applesauce with a whisk until blended.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Pour batter into 8" x 4" loaft pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45-50 minutes, until wooden skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Happy New Year to you, Cynthia! What a wonderful round-up of delicious dishes – my eldest has asked me for more quinoa salads and yours with a double dose of pesto looks just the ticket to start off 2017! Isn’t that funny on the cheesy title? Gorgeous photos as ever. Have a very healthy and happy 2017!
Thank you Jill! That quinoa salad is one of my favorites!
What a tasty list of recipes! Who’d even think about them being healthy when they look and taste so fabulous? I think I need to make your hot pot very soon as this weather we’re having is definitely soup weather! We must take advantage of it while it lasts! 🙂 Happy New Year to you and your family!
Thank you Christina! xo
Hi Cynthia – I love your top ten healthy recipes! I had to sneak a peek and see what your top viewed recipe was. The English Berry Trifle! No surprise there. What a gorgeous dessert my friend. I have been wanting to try your Singapore Hot for some time. So maybe 2017 is the year. All your recipes look wonderful!
Thank you Allie!
These are all amazing! What a great list!
Thank you Marye!
What a gorgeous selection of healthy foods. Looking forward to many more tasty posts from you in 2017. Happy New Year!
Thank you Cathy! I’m ready to eat clean in 2017!
All of these dishes look and sound so good — especially the curried cauliflower soup! I love anything with curry.
Thank you Brittany!
What a fine collection of healthy and delicious recipes! Hot pot is my favorite family dish – very easy to make, all you need is a base soup and food ingredients that you like and almost anything works – from vegetables to meat to bean curds! Yes, you put the condiments is on the side and each family member can have a different combo, which gives the food very different flavors! It can be very healthy when you add lots of vegetables to it – the volume of leafy greens shrinks instantly to 10% of it and with the condiments, all vegetables are a delightful treat!
This looks like a very easy recipe to follow. I would love to make Apple Zucchini Bread.
Thanks Bea!