Zucchini Bread

Growing up my mom had a garden every year, and along with that came lots of fresh veggies.  Of course, I was a picky eater and did not even try most of what the garden produced.  But, my mom knew the one way to get me to eat at least a little bit of Zucchini squash; Zucchini bread!  It is so sweet, moist, and delicious.  Plus you can't even tell it has zucchini in it.

This is definitely a staple in my kitchen every summer!  Whether you are growing Zucchini or not, you can find plenty at the grocery store and local farm markets.  Now that I'm a mom I have found this is definitely the way to get my kids to eat a little zucchini as well.

A couple of tips for making this recipe:

• Try adding chopped pecans or chocolate chips to the recipe- they both add texture and flavor.
• This recipe also can very easily be made into muffins- just bake in muffin tins until a knife comes out clean. About 20 minutes typically.
• Below are step by step directions with pictures.  Scroll to the bottom for a printable recipe!

Making Zucchini Bread...

Shred 2 cups of zucchini...

Wash zucchini thoroughly.

Shred enough zucchini to measure 2 cups and set aside.

I use my Ninja food processor to shred the zucchini; it is one of my favorite kitchen tools!  The zucchini is literally shredded in seconds!  Check out this Ninja 400-Watt Blender/Food Processor ; it is the exact blender and food processor I have and I cannot say enough good things about it!

Beat eggs well...

Add zucchini, oil, and sugar...

Mix well with beaten eggs.

 In separate bowl mix together dry ingredients...

Gradually add dry ingredients to zucchini mixture...

Optional: mix in nuts or chocolate chips...

 Pour batter into loaf pans...

Pour batter into two 9x5 heavily buttered loaf pans.

You can also bake in muffins or in mini loaf pans as pictured above.

Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour...

Bake for an hour or until knife comes out clean.

Adjust bake time for smaller pans or muffins.

Cool on racks and Enjoy!

Serve warm or cool.  Tastes great with a little bit of butter on a slice!  Enjoy!

Zucchini Bread

A sweet, moist, and delicious zucchini bread recipe.

• 2-3 small zucchini (shredded)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon (ground)
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Wash zucchini. Shred enough to measure 2 cups and set aside.
2. Beat eggs well.
3. Add zucchini, oil, and sugar to eggs. Mix well.
4. In separate bowl mix together dry ingredients and gradually add to zucchini mixture.
5. Add and mix in optional nuts or chocolate chips.
6. Pour batter into 2 heavily buttered 9x5 loaf pans.
7. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour or until knife comes out clean.
8. Cool on racks.