Zucchini Bread ~ Gluten-Free

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Moist, delicious AND Healthy Zucchini Bread! Thankfully, this recipe is for 2 loaves, since my family gobbles up the first loaf within hours (okay, minutes!) of it coming out of the oven ;). The combination of spices and Lemon zest adds a wonderful flavor to this already tasty Sweet Bread. I bet your first loaf will also disappear within the first day! Enjoy :).
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Desserts, Snacks, Sweet Breads
Servings 2 Loaves

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Cups Zucchini shredded
  • 4 Cups All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour I used Better Batter brand for this recipe
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar Divided, for the pans
  • ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar Firmly packed
  • 5 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 1 ½ Cups Skim Milk
  • 6 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil I use Canola
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Large Eggs Lightly beaten
  • Non-Stick Cooking Spray I use Pam's Coconut Spray
  • ½ Cup Walnuts or Pecans Chopped (Optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Spray two 8" x 4" loaf pans with the non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle each pan with 1 Tablespoon Granulated sugar. Set aside.

Flour Mixture

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and the next 5 ingredients (Note: if you're adding Pecans or Walnuts, do so now).
  • Form a well in the center of the flour mixture. Set aside.

Zucchini Mixture

  • Using a food processor or handheld grater, shred the zucchini and place it in a strainer to drain the liquid - I use a wooden spoon to press zucchini against the strainer, as well as squeezing the shredded zucchini with my hands to get as much liquid out.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and eggs until well blended. Add the shredded zucchini and mix well.

Making the Batter

  • Add the Zucchini Mixture to the center of the Flour Mixture.
  • Mix well using a fork to start with to help break up the shredded zucchini. Then switch to a spoon to ensure that you get all of the ingredients off of the bottom of the bowl.

Baking the Bread

  • Divide the batter between the two prepared loaf pans. If desired, you can also sprinkle the tops with more granulated sugar (I do not do this, as I find that the sprinkled sugar inside the pans is usually enough to satisfy our family's sweet tooth).
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes (time will vary with each oven). Start checking the loaves around 45 minutes with a wooden pick. Loaves are done when pick comes out clean.
  • Cool in their pans on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove loaves from pans and cool completely on wire rack before slicing...if you can keep the rest of your family from pouncing on them!
  • Once completely cooled, slice and enjoy!
Keyword dessert, gluten-free, snacks, sweet breads, sweets, zucchini