Zucchini Carrot Bread

Moist and full of flavour, Zucchini Carrot Bread makes a great afternoon snack to pair with coffee, tea, or a glass of milk. This quick bread is bursting with the flavours of carrot and zucchini, making this a fall favourite.

Originally posted on our first website in September 2021. Updated September 2024.

Fall is one of our favourite times of year to bake.  We love the smell of freshly baked cookies, muffins, and bread throughout the house. And the aroma of this Zucchini Carrot Bread is no exception. But since you can find all the ingredients year-round, you can make this recipe any time of year.

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What Ingredients Are In Zucchini Carrot Bread?

There are a total of 13 ingredients in this recipe for Zucchini Carrot Bread. They are all easy to find and may already be in your pantry or fridge.

• Zucchini- you will need one to two medium-sized zucchini for this recipe.
• Carrots- for this bread, you will need about 3 average-sized carrots.
• Vegetable Oil- the recipe doesn’t use much oil because the vegetables add moisture and replace some of the oil
• Eggs- large eggs are used in the recipe
• Flour- All-purpose flour is what I use
• White Sugar- There is not a lot of sugar because the bread gets its sweetness from the zucchini and carrots
• Vanilla Extract
• Milk- only a small amount of milk is used.
• Baking powder
• Baking Soda
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Salt

Zucchini and Carrots: A Perfect Combination

This recipe uses two fall harvest vegetables that are in abundance in September and October, making this an ideal recipe to use up those vegetables. Carrots and zucchini are used in many recipes, like muffins, cakes, and bread, but it is rare to see them together in one recipe.

Together, the zucchini and carrots add flavour to the bread. These two vegetables also add colour, and it is what helps keep the bread moist. And because of the number of vegetables in the recipe, less oil is used.

Sneaking In Extra Vegetables

Zucchini has a mild flavour that bakes into the bread and is barely noticeable in the taste. It adds a touch of sweetness to the bread as well.

Carrots keep a little crunch to them and add colour to the bread, making it visually more appealing.

And what better way to get kids to eat some vegetables than to hide them in sweet bread!

Do You Peel the Zucchini Before Grating For Baking?

Peeling the zucchini is not necessary before grating. The peel adds colour to the bread that complements the carrots. And there are many nutrients in the skin of the zucchini.

Making Zucchini Carrot Bread

Making this bread is pretty easy. The hardest part is shredding the zucchini and carrots. We use a mandolin to shred zucchini.

A food processor is faster to shred the vegetables, but it is more work to clean. A box grater can be used to shred the vegetables as well.

For baking the bread, two 8.5″ bread pans are used. Non-stick is our choice, and we use parchment paper to line them. The parchment paper makes for easier cleanup, and in our area, it is recyclable with our food waste.

How To Serve

Zucchini Carrot Bread can be enjoyed any time of day, paired with coffee, tea, or a cold glass of milk.

Our kids eat it for breakfast and an afternoon snack. And we add it to their school lunches.

This bread is also great served warm with a little butter or apple jam, like Spiced Apple Jam that we also make in the fall.

Have you tried this quick bread recipe? Leave us a comment below.

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5 from 10 votes

Zucchini Carrot Bread

Moist and full of flavour, Zucchini Carrot Bread makes a great afternoon snack to pair with coffee, tea, or a glass of milk. This quick bread is bursting with the flavours of carrot and zucchini, making this a fall favourite.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American, Canadian

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1⅓ cups sugar
• 1½ cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¾ tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line two bread pans with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and oil.
• Whisk in vanilla and milk.
• Beat in sugar until smooth.
• Fold in shredded zucchini and carrots. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring until combined. Batter will be thick.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. Bread is done when a toothpick or fork inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
• Store leftover bread in an air tight container for up to 4 days.