Gluten-Free Spiced Zucchini Bread

This post is part of our restricted diet series from Beth of Tasty Yummies.

It’s that time of year again, when the amount of zucchini coming from my garden, is far more than two humans could ever consume. So, I’ve been making zucchini noodles, chocolate zucchini muffins, raw zucchini bites, stuffed zucchini, crispy baked zucchini rounds and more.

However, while staring at a pile of fresh heirloom zucchini freshly picked from my garden over the weekend, I realized I hadn’t made zucchini bread in a very long time, in fact I hadn’t made bread of any kind in a long time. So I pulled out my favorite gluten-free all-purpose flour blend and I got busy.

This bread has a delicate crumb and the perfect amount of spice. I like mind toasted with a little pat of coconut butter or real butter.

Gluten-Free Spiced Zucchini Bread

•           1 full cup of grated zucchini (from about 1 medium zucchini)

•           1 1/2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour blend

•           1/4 cup almond flour

•           2 teaspoons baking powder

•           1/2 teaspoon baking soda

•           1/4 cup ground flax seeds

•           2 tablespoons psyllium husk powder

•           1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

•           1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

•           2 teaspoons cinnamon

•           1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated

•           1/2 cup light coconut sugar or other granulated sugar

•           1/3 cup olive oil or coconut oil

•           2 extra large eggs

•           1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk

•           1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

•           1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

•           1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

zucchini bread

Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with coconut oil and set aside.

Place the shredded zucchini into some paper towels and gently squeeze out any excess moisture then set aside.

Put the all-purpose gluten-free flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground flax seeds, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl and whisk to blend. In another large bowl add sugar, oil, eggs, coconut milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Whisk thoroughly until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and beat (by hand or with mixer) until well combined. Fold in the grated zucchini and the walnuts, if using. (I always reserve just a little of each to sprinkle over the tops of the loaves).

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan, using a spatula to even out the top. Sprinkle over the reserved zucchini and nuts to the top. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.

Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the loaf from the pan and let cool completely on the rack. As hard as it can be, I allow the bread to cool for at least an hour, if not longer, before slicing into it.

Once cooled, bread can be wrapped in a double layer of plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.

zucchini bread

For more of Beth’s recipes visit her blog Tasty Yummies.

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9 years ago

that sounds and looks delicious. i will have to try this for sure! thanks for sharing.

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Britt
9 years ago

This looks amazing Beth. Is there any easy way to make it grain free?

Stacey
9 years ago

Any success making this egg free?

9 years ago

This is SO good! I just made it on this thunderstormy day here in Virginia with a zucchini from my garden. It has the perfect amount of deep sweetness with the coconut sugar and the pecans are a wonderful little crunch. I made it vegan by using two flax eggs and the texture still turned out great! I appreciate this gf bread recipe SO much! Thank you!

Susan
9 years ago

Wow. that looks so incredibly delicious!!! I wish I knew how to bake, unfortunately my skill set in the kitchen doesn’t extend beyond the microwaving of frozen dinners!!!

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cristina
9 years ago

made this last night with the giant zucchini my friend gave me from his garden! i still have a lot of zucchini left so maybe i’ll make some more cuz it’s already almost gone ;) eating some for breakfast with a lil almond butter on top!! great recipe!!

9 years ago

So delicious! I am new to gluten free baking and was pleasantly surprised at how this recipe turned out ! I added a 1/2 c of chocolate chips and it turned out fantastic.
Thanks!

Nicole
9 years ago

I used Bob’s Red Mill brand all purpose gluten free flour. It came out wonderful.

Stacey
9 years ago

Anyone tried to make it without eggs?

9 years ago

This looks delicious…