Zucchini Carrot Bread

This moist zucchini carrot bread is perfect for using garden overflow! Spiced like carrot cake and topped with cream cheese glaze - the best way to use zucchini.

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings slices

Calories 270kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the bread:

1 ½ cups flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup grated zucchini
¾ cup grated carrots

For the glaze:

2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
2 tablespoons butter room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch of salt

Instructions

To make the bread:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick spray.
Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Add the oil, applesauce, egg, and egg yolk to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the brown sugar, sugar, and vanilla until well combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir just until the flour has disappeared. Do not over mix.
Add the zucchini and carrots to the bowl and stir to combine.
Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes before removing from the loaf pan and cooling completely on a wire rack.

To make the glaze:

Add the cream cheese and butter to a microwave safe bowl and microwave until soft enough to stir together, but not fully melted, about 30 seconds.
Stir in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until the mixture is smooth. Let the mixture cool enough to thicken up until it's easy to drizzle over the bread.
Pour the glaze over the cooled bread and allow to set for 15 minutes to finish firming up.

Notes

Carrots: Using a bag of shredded carrots from the grocery store will leave the bread with a bit more texture. If you use a box grater and shred the carrots yourself, they'll melt into the bread a bit more. Either option is delicious!

Mix-Ins: Feel free to mix in up to 1 cup of chopped walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips, or raisins here.

Glaze: You can fully coat the bread in the glaze or just drizzle a bit over the top to add a touch of sweetness. The glaze recipe makes enough to fully coat the bread, but you don't have to use all of it if you like less.

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