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    Home » Recipes » Bread

    Zucchini Banana Bread

    September 16, 2015 • Updated: May 11, 2022 • by Renée • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Zucchini-Banana Bread Recipe - Is it Zucchiana Bread? Banini Bread? Whatever you want to call it, this amazingly moist Zucchini - Banana Bread is the best of both worlds! | The Good Hearted Woman

    Zucchini-Banana Bread combines the best qualities of two classic quick breads into one delicious loaf: it is the best of both worlds! Perfect whenever you need a little something sweet. 

    Loaf of zucchini-banana bread, sliced on a hand-painted plate.
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    • Zucchini Banana Bread

    What's the Story on this Recipe?

    Try as I might, I've never been able to replicate mom's banana bread. Something's always missing.

    Maybe it's the smell of our turquoise kitchen, or the slick yellow and chrome kitchen table I sat at to eat. Maybe it's just my mom in her brown flour-covered apron. Her recipe is likely long lost, along with her fading memory, so unless I stumble on it tucked between the pages of one of her many hoarded cookbooks, it may well be gone forever. But I keep trying.

    Zucchiana Bread? Banini Bread

    During one of my attempts to replicate Mom's recipe, I ended up taking a significant detour. Instead of creating a banana bread recipe, I merged my banana and zucchini bread recipes into what turned out to be an amazingly moist, tender, and tasty zucchini-banana loaf.

    I attribute the softer texture and richer flavor of this delicious Zucchini-Banana Bread to the fact that, for the first time in years, instead of subbing in yogurt as I usually do, I went with full-fat ingredients for this recipe. 

    If you are trying to cut fat, you can always sub it back in, but keep in mind that the relatively small amount of fat used is balanced by the fact that most of the moisture (and a lot of the sugar) in this bread comes from fruit and vegetable sources.

    Small loaf of quick bread, unsliced. Empty pan to the side. Larger loaf still in the pan behind the small loaf.

    FAQs & Expert Tips

    Sprinkling demerara sugar on the loaves just before you pop them in the oven gives the baked loaves a thin glazed texture on top. (I think it makes the bite feel more interesting on the tongue, too.)

    This Zucchini Banana Bread recipe will make:

    • 2 standard loaves
    • 1 standard loaf + 2 small loaves
    • 5 small loaves 
    • 24 standard muffins
    • 1 standard loaf + 12 standard muffins
    • 12 jumbo muffins

    … or any combination that makes you happy. You get the idea. (Adjust baking times according to the size of pans you are using.)

    Does this quick bread freeze well?

    Like most quick breads, zucchini-banana bread freezes very well.

    To freeze a quick bread, begin by cooling the bread completely. Then wrap it first in plastic wrap, and again in a resealable plastic freezer bag or aluminum foil. (Remember to date the package!) Frozen quick bread is best if eaten within six months.

    POST UPDATE: I did it! You can find Mom's Banana Bread recipe here. 

    four slices of zucchini-banana bread on a hand-painted plate.

    Related Recipes

    • Mom's Classic Banana Bread
    • Perfect Buttermilk Biscuits
    • Kaylen's Bread (Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe)
    • Sweet Skillet Cornbread with Pan-fried Maple Corn

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    Loaf of zucchini-banana bread, sliced on a hand-painted plate.
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    Zucchini Banana Bread

    This hybrid Zucchini-Banana Bread recipe combines the best qualities of two classic quick breads into one delicious loaf. Perfect whenever you need a little something sweet. 
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    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Prep Time:15 minutes
    Cook Time:50 minutes
    Total Time:1 hour 5 minutes
    Servings: 32 slices
    Calories: 138kcal
    Author: Renee

    Equipment

    • 2 Standard Loaf Pan (9x5)

    Ingredients

    US Customary - Metric
    • 3 eggs
    • ½ cup sour cream
    • ¼ cup oil
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
    • 2 cups grated zucchini
    • 3 ripe medium bananas mashed (or two large)
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • 3½ cups flour
    • 1 tablespoons ground cinnamon
    • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup chopped walnuts
    • ¼ cup demerara sugar optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 325°F | 165°C.
    • Grease and flour two 8x4 bread loaf pans (or spray them with nonstick cooking spray).
    • In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    • In the bowl of an electric mixture, beat eggs until they are light yellow and frothy.
      Add sour cream, oil, white and brown sugars, grated zucchini, bananas, and vanilla.
    • Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly to combine.
      Do not over mix.
    • Fold in walnuts.
    • Divide batter evenly between loaf pans.
    • Sprinkle loaves with demerara sugar. (optional)
    • Bake in preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    • Allow to cool in the loaf pans for 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing.
      Allow to cool completely.

    Notes

    This recipe will make:
    • 2 standard loaves
    • 1 standard loaf + 2 small loaves
    • 5 small loaves 
    • 24 standard muffins
    • 1 standard loaf + 12 standard muffins
    • 12 jumbo muffins
    Adjust baking times according to the size of pans you are using.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete, and useful.
    Have you tried this recipe?Mention @TheGoodHeartedWoman or tag #thegoodheartedwoman!

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    About Renée

    Renée is writer, music maker, artist, and storyteller. In her spare time, you can find her writing love songs about cowboys, exploring the moss-covered nooks and crannies of the Pacific Northwest, and making music with her talented singer-husband.

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    Comments

    1. Heather Davis says

      November 08, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Can this recipe be baked in a bread machine? Or is it best baked in the oven?

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        November 08, 2019 at 2:32 pm

        I've never tried to bake it in a bread machine. If you have a "quick bread" setting, I'd go for it and see how it turns out.

        Reply
    2. Erin @ Platings and Pairings says

      September 17, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      This looks so, so yummy - Love the addition of the sour cream, and the sprinkling of sugar on top! Pinned!

      Reply
    3. Aubrie LeGault says

      September 17, 2015 at 10:51 am

      Nice play on words and recipes. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Kelley says

      September 17, 2015 at 8:40 am

      Oh wow, I didn't realize that sprinkling sugar on the top would make such a big difference in texture, at least visually. I'm pinning this one!

      Reply

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