Zucchini Bread Recipe (for bread machine)
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This zucchini bread recipe for the bread machine is super easy to make! It’s a slightly sweet quick bread that’s perfect for using up your summer zucchini. Keep your kitchen cool and bake it in the bread machine, or you can bake it in the oven.
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I love my bread machine! Some bakers may think it’s cheating, but I appreciate that you can just dump in the ingredients, and it mixes and proofs the dough for you. I don’t always use the bake function, but it’s great when it’s hot out and you don’t want to heat up your kitchen.
This gadget makes baking so much easier, and the results are always consistent. It saves time and effort, letting me enjoy fresh bread , like this rosemary garlic sourdough bread.
Why you will love this recipe
- It’s simple to make; no heating of the oven.
- Since zucchini has a high water content, this bread is made with very little additional liquid.
- It’s healthier than traditional zucchini bread; made with coconut oil instead of vegetable oil and less sugar.
Here is what you will need
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Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour
- White all-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Cooking oil
- Coconut sugar or brown sugar
- Eggs
- Fresh zucchini
- Chopped walnuts
🥄Equipment
- Bread machine
- Box grater or food processor to shred the zucchini
- Loaf pan (if you bake your zucchini bread in the oven)
How to make bread machine zucchini bread
Prepare the ingredients: Use a box grater or a food processor to shred the zucchini and set it aside. Spray or gently coat the sides of the bread pan with nonstick cooking spray or coat it with a small amount of oil.
STEP 1. Place the dry ingredients into the bread machine bowl and then add the wet ingredients along with the grated zucchini. Select the sweet quick bread or cake cycle on your bread machine and press start.
STEP 2: Once the bread has completed the cooking cycle, carefully open the bread machine and remove the pan. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes, and carefully remove it from the loaf pan. Continue to cool the bread on a wire rack.
NOTE: Bread machine models are all different and they don’t all have a quick bread setting – check the bread machine manual for the proper setting to make zucchini bread in the bread machine.
Substitutes and variations
The full list of ingredients to make this bread machine zucchini bread recipe is above. Below are notes about some of the ingredients along with ideas for substitutes.
Flour – I use a mix of whole wheat flour and white flour when I make this recipe, the whole wheat flour can be replaced with an equal amount of white flour if you prefer an all white flour version.
Oil – Coconut oil does not, in my opinion, add a coconut flavor, and should be melted before adding it to the bread machine. If don’t care for coconut oil, you can substitute it with an equal amount of your favorite cooking oil such as olive oil, sunflower oil or melted butter.
Sugar – My preference is coconut sugar when I bake, it can easily be substituted one for one with honey, maple syrup or white sugar.
Walnuts – Add a little more texture to the bread, which can be substituted with pecans or pistachios and can also be omitted from this recipe.
Carrots – Add a half cup of shredded carrots to the batter mixture in the bread machine.
Fruit – Stir in a half cup of blueberries, raisins or dried cranberries.
Chocolate Chips – Add a half cup of chocolate chips.
Note: Add-ins except for the carrots should be added to the bread machine when the alarm sounds to add the extra ingredients – check your manual for instructions.
Serving suggestions
Serve this delicious zucchini bread for breakfast with scrambled eggs, a breakfast casserole, or quiche. It also makes a great addition to a light lunch or dinner salad.
Homemade zucchini bread also tastes great all by itself as a snack, and so do these Banana Nut Muffins.
How to store zucchini bread
Store zucchini bread at room temperature wrapped in plastic, aluminum foil or a ziplock bag for a few days. You can also freeze leftover bread wrapped tightly for up to three months.
Tips
- Slice the bread before freezing for individual portions.
- Read the manufacturer’s directions for your bread machine, and be sure to select the correct setting for a quick bread recipe which should be sweet quick bread or cake setting.
- Do not squeeze the moisture out of the shredded zucchini, zucchini contains a lot of water which is what gives the batter or dough its moisture.
- You may need to remove the seeds if you use a large zucchini.
- Use oven mitts to lift the pan out of the bread machine.
Recipe questions
There is no need to peel the skin off of the zucchini, that is where most of the nutrition is.
Yes, you can. Place ingredients into the bread machine, and select the dough cycle. Once the batter has been mixed, which will be after about 10 minutes, open the bread machine and use a rubber spatula to remove the batter or dough from the bread machine pan and pour it into a small loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Any variety of zucchini is great. Some zucchini bread recipes recommend against large zucchini due to the water content, however, it’s okay to use in this recipe since there is very little liquid added.
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Bread machine zucchini breadEquipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup white flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup cooking oil melted coconut oil, melted butter or olive oil
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup grated zucchini
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Shred the zucchini with a box grater or food processor
- Place the dry ingredients into the bread machine bowl, then add the wet ingredients and grated zucchini.
- Select the quick sweet bread or cake cycle on your bread machine and press start.
- Once the bread has completed the cooking cycle, carefully open the bread machine and remove the pan.
- Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes and carefully remove it from the loaf pan. Continue to cool the bread on a wire rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and can vary based on cooking methods and ingredients used
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This was SO awesome! I used the ‘cake’ setting on my Zojirushi Virtuo Pro and it came out perfectly. I did use regular cane sugar and canola oil as I didn’t have the coconut variants on hand, but I’m really appreciative how low on oil and sugar this recipe is overall (makes it easier to justify slices for breakfast!). My breadmaker typically recommends wet ingredients first so I did get a couple little unmixed spots on the bottom, but nothing disastrous. I might try it that way next time to see how it goes. Can’t wait to use this recipe in the summer when zuchinni are abundant but the oven is a bad idea. Thank you for the amazing recipe!
Thank you for your comment Sam! I’m glad that you liked the bread.