Description
Cheesy Zucchini Bread is a savory quick bread recipe made with fresh zucchini and cheddar cheese. It is the perfect recipe for using up your summer zucchini harvest and the entire family will love it!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium to large zucchini
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 4 cloves)
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus ¼ cup for sprinkling on top if desired
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Spray a loaf pan (9×5 inch) with nonstick spray.
- Trim the stem ends of the zucchini and grate on the large holes of a box grater. Set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Add zucchini, garlic, 1 cup cheese, eggs, milk, and butter to the dry mixture. Fold together until completely moistened.
- Pour dough into the prepared pan and smooth with a spatula or back of a spoon. Add additional cheese on top if desired.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Notes
Store wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature up to 3 days. Refrigerate up to 5 days.
Freeze wrapped in two layers of plastic wrap and stored in a freezer bag up to 3 months. Thaw full loaves overnight in the refrigerator or freeze individual slices and thaw for 15-30 seconds in the microwave.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: bread
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 394.8 mg
- Fat: 4.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.4 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 40.7 mg