Description
A delightful zucchini bread with a crunchy streusel topping, perfect for breakfast or as a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- 1/2 cup streusel topping (made with flour, butter, sugar, and cinnamon)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven and prepare the pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously grease a loaf pan with cooking spray or butter.
- Mix the wet ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the grated zucchini, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until everything is well combined.
- Combine the dry ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon until evenly blended.
- Incorporate the wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined. Be careful not to overmix!
- Pour the batter into the pan: Pour the luscious batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing it out evenly with a spatula.
- Create the streusel topping: In a small bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and softened butter until you achieve a crumbly texture. Sprinkle this over the batter.
- Bake to perfection: Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and slice: Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack. Allow it to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Don’t overmix the batter! Consider adding chocolate chips or using whole wheat flour for variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg