Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Moist and delicious, this Blueberry Zucchini Bread recipe is best when you can mix in plump, ripe blueberries while they’re at their sweetest.

Why make plain old banana bread when you make make zucchini bread? I actually really disliked zucchini cakes and breads when I was little. I just couldn’t get past those green flecks! But as an adult, I happen to love zucchini in all things. This blueberry zucchini bread is perfectly sweet and wonderful. It’s the kind of bread that is nice to have for breakfast, and it works great as an afternoon snack too.

Ingredients needed:

eggs
canola or vegetable oil
vanilla extract
white sugar
zucchini
all purpose flour
baking powder, baking soda and salt
ground cinnamon
fresh blueberries


How to make Blueberry Zucchini Bread:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans or 2 regular-sized loaf pans.
 
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Beat into wet mixture just until incorporated. Gently fold in the blueberries.
 
Transfer the batter to the prepared pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.

Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

This bread is one of those that tastes better the next day. Wrap it after it cools and then let sit on the counter for a day or two before eating. This recipe freezes well too. Just wrap in plastic wrap, then in foil and stick in the freezer for later use.

Can this bread be made into muffins?
Yes! Muffins should bake for about 20 to 30 minutes – check periodically until the centers test done. You can also make this into one loaf and then use the extra batter for muffins.

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Blueberry-Zucchini Bread


Moist and delicious, this zucchini bread recipe is best when you can mix in plump, ripe blueberries while they're at their sweetest.

Course Bread Cuisine American Keyword blueberry, zucchini, zucchini bread

Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings 24 slices (from 2 loaves)
Calories 205 kcal
Author RecipeGirl.com


Ingredients 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup canola or vegetable oil 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 1¼ cups granulated white sugar 2 cups shredded zucchini 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (more if you like spice) 1 pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries, coated with flour (just toss with about 1 teaspoon of the measured flour)
Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans or 2 regular-sized loaf pans. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Beat into wet mixture just until incorporated. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer the batter to the prepared pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. (Muffins should take about 20 to 30 minutes - check periodically.)

Notes
You can also make this into one loaf and then use the extra batter for muffins.
This recipe freezes well. Just wrap in plastic wrap, then in foil and stick in the freezer for later use.
This bread is one of those that tastes better the next day. Wrap it after it cools and then let sit on the counter for a day or two before eating.

Nutrition Serving: 1 loaves | Calories: 205 kcal | Carbohydrates: 26 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 23 mg | Sodium: 137 mg | Potassium: 93 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 13 g | Vitamin A: 84 IU | Vitamin C: 5 mg | Calcium: 21 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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