Description
A moist and nutty quick bread combining sweet bananas, shredded zucchini, and a caramelized brown sugar swirl. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 medium overripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1 cup)
- ½ cup brown sugar (100g), packed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil (80ml)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional, 60g)
- 1 tablespoon flour (for brown sugar swirl)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Shred the zucchini using a box grater or food processor and squeeze out excess moisture with a clean towel.
- Mash the bananas until smooth but slightly chunky.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs lightly. Add vegetable oil, vanilla extract, mashed bananas, and half of the brown sugar (¼ cup). Mix until combined.
- Fold in shredded zucchini and nuts if using.
- Pour dry ingredients into wet mixture and fold gently until just combined; do not overmix.
- Mix remaining ¼ cup brown sugar with 1 tablespoon flour to prevent sinking.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle half the brown sugar mixture evenly over it.
- Add remaining batter on top, then sprinkle the rest of the brown sugar mixture.
- Use a butter knife to gently swirl the brown sugar through the batter to create ribbons.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick starting at 55 minutes. If top browns too fast, tent with foil.
- Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
[‘Squeeze out excess moisture from shredded zucchini to avoid soggy bread.’, ‘Use dark brown sugar for deeper molasses flavor in the swirl.’, ‘Swirl brown sugar gently to create ribbons without fully mixing it in.’, ‘Check doneness starting at 55 minutes with a toothpick.’, ‘Let bread cool completely before slicing to set the swirl.’, ‘Optional nuts add crunch and flavor but can be omitted for nut allergies.’, ‘Room temperature eggs and oil help with smooth mixing.’]
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack, Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of loa
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
Keywords: banana bread, zucchini bread, brown sugar swirl, moist quick bread, nutty bread, breakfast bread, snack bread