Grammy's Kitchen · Zucchini Bread · Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread
One of 39 zucchini bread recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 39 for moistness among the zucchini bread recipes we compared. 44 cooks on www.ambitiouskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 39.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 40% | 52% |
| total sugar | 115% | 109% |
| egg | 48% | 42% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| liquid | 5% | 0% |
| fruit | 119% | 0% |
| mix-ins | 18% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| Wet ingredients: | |
| 124 g | 1 cup shredded zucchini (from 1 medium zucchini) |
| 250 g | 1 cup (250g) unsweetened applesauce |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 156 g | 1/2 cup (156g) pure maple syrup |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 56 g | 1/4 cup (56g) virgin coconut oil, melted and cooled (melted butter will also work) |
| Dry ingredients: | |
| 210 g | 1 3/4 cup (210g) all purpose flour (or sub gf all purpose flour) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon allspice |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ginger |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| Mix-ins: | |
| 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped into 1/4 inch pieces (about 1 cup chopped apple) | |
| 37 g | 1/3 cup (37g) chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired |
| For the cream cheese glaze: | |
| 113 g | 4 ounces cream cheese, softened |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature |
| 85 g | 3/4 cup (85g) powdered sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 10 g | 1-3 teaspoons milk of choice, to thin glaze |
| To garnish: | |
| Extra chopped pecans |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.ambitiouskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just made this. I made it written and added a handful of flax. Used butter instead of oil. I actually forgot vanilla which would have made it even better. I added chopped frozen cranberries and walnuts on top. And of course apple. It really didnt need a toppi” — a cook, 5.0★
“SO GOOD! I made it with Gluten Free flour (Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Baking Flour) and it turned out fantastic!!! No other adjustments made except just used toasted pecans on top and not in the bread - personal preference. Such a great bread on a cool m” — a cook, 5.0★