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Zucchini Carrot Bread

Zucchini and carrots add loads of moisture to this quick bread so it should be stored in the refrigerator if you are not eating/finishing it in 2 days

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword carrot bread, quick bread recipe, zucchini bread, zucchini carrot bread
Author Linda

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil (can use coconut oil instead for a healthier version)
  • 1/4 cup applesauce (can use sweetened or unsweetened)
  • 1 large egg and 1 extra egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar (if you use sweetened applesauce take out 1 Tbsp.)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup zucchini, grated
  • 3/4 cup carrots, grated

Glaze

  • 2 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
  • 2 Tbsp. butter (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  2. Spray 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick spray

  3. Mix in a small bowl your flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine your oil, applesauce and eggs. Then add both sugars and vanilla and whisk until it is mixed well.

  5. Add your cinnamon mixture your egg mixture and stir until flour just disappears. Do not over mix.

  6. Add your zucchini and carrots to bowl and stir.

  7. Spread the batter into your loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes. (mine took 50 min). Check with a toothpick in the center to see if it comes out clean.

  8. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack before removing.

  9. Prepare your glaze by placing your cream cheese and butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave until soft enough to stir together, but not melted. (about 30-60 seconds)

  10. Add the remaining glaze ingredients and stir. Cover the top of your bread and serve.

  11. The glaze does add another flavor dimension, however you can skip the glaze if you are not going to finish the bread quickly and just eat it with cream cheese.