This cinnamon swirl zucchini bread is delicious! A perfect way to use up your garden zucchini, it’s tender and moist with the most wonderful swirl of cinnamon sugar. Easy to make too!
Snack time!
This cinnamon swirl zucchini bread is perfectly spiced, very moist and tastes amazing. It’s a wonderful little snack and gives you an excellent excuse to eat cake for breakfast.
If you have ten million zucchini to use up, I’ve got an idea for one of them!
Or ten. You can definitely make ten loaves and give them away to friends. Fun fun.
I’ve been making this zucchini bread for years and years but I usually top it with chocolate chips. Or swirl the chips right in the batter. I hate to say it, but it’s pretty much the only way my kids will eat the zucchini bread. Not because they don’t like it without the chips… but because they get too freaked out by the green bits of zucchini in the bread.
Which will keep them from even eating it!
Add some chocolate and problem solved. They can’t ever say no.
But! The thing is that I love a cinnamon quick bread. I am always partial to bread or muffins that are coffee cake flavored or cinnamon swirl flavored. And I knew it wouldn’t be too difficult to make – it just takes a mini minor switch.
The recipe is straightforward and simple. All you have to do is stir together some sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it over the batter halfway through the loaf pan. Then sprinkle it again on top.
Also, a little pro tip. When I’m making this recipe, I don’t usually squeeze out all the liquid from the zucchini. I find that it takes away moisture – keeping some of the liquid in that zucchini makes the bread so moist and tender.
We love making a quick bread – well, the kids love when I make the quick bread. Having it on hand feels like a nostalgic, comforting and satisfying snack. Even though it’s pretty much a treat, it feels nourishing in a way. Like an old school home baked snack that tastes like home.
Tastes like the warm cozy months to come!
Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread
Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread
This cinnamon swirl zucchini bread is delicious! A perfect way to use up your garden zucchini, it’s tender and moist with the most wonderful swirl of cinnamon sugar. Easy to make too!
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
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Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in the sour cream until combined. Stir in the zucchini until combined.
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In a smaller bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
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Pour half of the batter in the loaf pan. Sprinkle three fourths of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter. Top with the remaining half of the batter. Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar and swirl it into the top.
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Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before slicing!
Excellent way to eat some vegetables.
