Zucchini bread is a summer-time staple when zucchini is in abundance. We’ve taken a classic zucchini bread and amped up the nutrition to include whole wheat, no oil, and used honey as a sweetener instead of sugar. Yet this recipe still produces a moist slice of zucchini bread that people will love. Be sure to check out our substitution options to customize this recipe for your needs.

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Why Our Recipe

  • We use a combination of honey and applesauce to ensure a super moist bread.
  • Some of the ingredients just happen to be healthier for you too!
  • Easy to make the batter using just a spoon and a mixing bowl.
Zucchini Bread with two slices cut out and laying on each other on a cutting board.

Ingredient Notes

  • Applesauce: One of the secrets to keeping this bread super moist. Instead of applesauce you can use vegetable oil, melted butter, or melted coconut oil in the same amount.
  • Egg: There are several options for replacing egg in this recipe:
    • 1/4 cup of plain yogurt, per egg
    • 1 tablespoon vinegar + 1 teaspoon baking powder, whisked together, per egg
    • 1/4 cup mashed banana, per egg
    • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, per egg
  • Honey: One of the secrets to keeping this bread super moist. Instead of honey you can use sugar, agave, or maple syrup in the same amount or use a sugar replacer.
  • Flour: This recipe uses a combination of white all-purpose and wheat flour. You can use all white flour in this recipe or all whole wheat. The whole wheat will be more dense. This recipe has not been tested with gluten-free flour options. If you attempt to make this recipe gluten-free, we recommend starting with a gluten-free flour blend that is meant to replace all-purpose flour cup for cup.

To Peel or Not to Peel

No, you do not need to peel the zucchini. You can peel the zucchini if you really want to, but there is no need and it would be a waste of time. This is because the grated zucchini gets softer when you bake it making the skin of the zucchini perfectly softy.

Watery Zucchini

Zucchini contains a lot of liquid, but this recipe is designed to account for this extra liquid. You do not need to squeeze your zucchini or attempt to drain the water out. Simply grate the zucchini and use in the recipe.

A close up view of a slice of zucchini bread that's been lathered with butter.

Determining how many zucchini you need

Because all zucchini are different sizes this a hard question to answer. 1 medium-sized zucchini should yield about 1 cup of grated zucchini. That being said it is always better to be on the safe side. If you can buy two medium zucchini or 1 large zucchini you will be better off.

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