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Apple Zucchini Bread

Apple zucchini bread made as a tender quick loaf with visible apple bits and a cinnamon-sugar crackled top. Warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice run through the golden crumb for a fall-style cinnamon apple zucchini loaf.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 0.25 tsp allspice
Wet ingredients
  • 0.75 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.33 cup vegetable oil
  • 0.25 cup applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup zucchini, grated and squeezed dry
  • 1 cup apple, peeled and diced small
Topping
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon mixed with the sugar

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 cast iron skillet

Method
 

Prep and preheat
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
  2. Whisk all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together in a mixing bowl.
Mix the batter
  1. Beat brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract until smooth.
  2. Stir in grated squeezed zucchini and diced apple.
  3. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined.
Bake
  1. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar topping over the top.
  2. Bake for 55–65 minutes at 350°F, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool and slice
  1. Cool the loaf for 15 minutes before slicing to set the crumb.

Notes

Pro tip: squeeze the grated zucchini very dry to keep the crumb from getting gummy. Store sliced bread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days; it also freezes well (wrap slices) for up to 2 months. Dietary swap: for a nut-free option nothing changes, but if you need an egg-free version use a plant-based egg substitute in equal amount and note the texture may be slightly more tender.