Crumb Apple Zucchini Bread + VIDEO
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Posted: 08/14/18
Updated: 09/04/21
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Crumb Apple Zucchini Bread ~ Easy, Quick Bread Recipe Filled with Fresh Grated Zucchini and Sweet Apples then Topped with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Crumb Topping! Zucchini Apple Bread is moist and delicious!
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Apple Zucchini Bread
I’ve always loved the idea of having my own vegetable and herb garden. When I picture it in my mind, I see myself pulling an Ina Garten and heading outside to grab my gorgeous, homegrown herbs to sprinkle over my fancy dishes. I’d make sure I planted a lot of zucchini and a few apple trees in my yard so I could enjoy this Apple Zucchini Bread as much as I wanted! It’s full of juicy, tender apples and it’s so moist and delicious from the zucchini, plus did we talk about that crumb topping. If you are like me and think crumb topping is LIFE then this one is for you!
Yeah. There’s a little bit of a disconnect between my imagination and reality. The garden, the fact I want to eat the whole loaf of this Zucchini Apple Bread and get away with it….
Not only am I slightly green-thumb impaired (so, obviously, right off the bat we can assume my garden will never look like Ina’s), my idea of a fancy meal is using a different cheese besides cheddar on my stovetop mac and cheese recipe (clearly, I’m more of a casual, comfort-food kind of girl).
Zucchini Apple Bread
So, no, the zucchini in this recipe is not homegrown (for those of you with zucchini gardens, teach me your ways! But really though…), but the mixture of the fresh zucchini with the sweet apples makes this quick bread recipe a total crowd pleaser.
Do you have to peel zucchini to make apple zucchini bread?
No need to peel the zucchini, the skin melts right into this sweet zucchini apple bread!
And that crumb topping! Am I right?! It’s a pretty similar recipe to the one I used on this coffee cake banana bread, and it was my greatest decision all week long. I’m not even joking.
If you are looking for a staple Zucchini Bread Recipe this one is great!
I have a bit of a thing for sweet and simple breads. Whenever I’m in a cafe or coffee shop, my willpower gets a workout as I try to refrain from tacking on a muffin, apple turnover, a small slice of lemon loaf cake, or pound cake (okay, okay, I know pound cake is technically a cake rather than a bread, but when it’s shaped like a bread loaf, I’m calling it a bread so I can justify my dessert later 😉 ).
Grocery list for Apple Zucchini Bread
- Apples
- Zucchini
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Flour
- Granulated sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Canola or vegetable oil
- Milk
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
And, because there are apples in this ‘lil baby, I totally had a slice of this breakfast. Oatmeal’s got nothing on you, Zucchini Apple Crumb Bread.
It’s sweet, has a nice crunch from the cinnamon brown sugar topping, and takes only a few minutes to whip up the batter.
How to make Zucchini Apple Bread
- Start by cooking the apples with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- For the bread – Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a another bowl, mix oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla together.
- Pour in the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Add in grated zucchini. Fold into the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared bread pan.
- For the Crumb Topping – Prepare the crumb topping. Sprinkle coating evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean
- Allow bread to cool
Plus, I even made a video for you to watch me making this Zucchini Apple Bread!
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Are you looking for more delicious recipes for homemade bread?
- Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- Buttermilk Rhubarb Bread
- Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Bread Recipe with Caramel Glaze
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
- Apple Pull Apart Bread
I’m pretty sure I hear this zucchini apple bread calling your name, 😉
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Crumb Apple Zucchini Bread
This easy zucchini apple bread recipe is filled with fresh grated zucchini and sweet apples, and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar crumb topping!
Video
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated zucchini
Apples
- 1 cup chopped apples
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Crumb Topping
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp cubed butter cold
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 bread pan. Set aside.
Apples
- In a small saucepan over med-low heat, cook chopped apples with 2 Tbsp of brown sugar, 1 Tbsp butter, and 1 tsp of cinnamon, for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until apples have begun to soften. Pull off heat and allow to cool.
Bread
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a another bowl, mix oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together.
- Making a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Add in grated zucchini (zucchini is a very wet vegetable, so try to pat off as much excess water as possible with a paper towel before adding to the batter) and cooled apples. Fold into the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared bread pan.
Crumb Topping
- Combine cinnamon, flour, and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter, and mix until the topping looks like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle coating evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean (My oven took exactly 55 minutes; around the 40-minute mark, I usually cover the bread with a piece of foil to keep the top from browning too much).
- Allow bread to cool before removing from pan.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1, Calories: 564kcal (28%), Carbohydrates: 89g (30%), Protein: 6g (12%), Fat: 21g (32%), Saturated Fat: 14g (88%), Cholesterol: 69mg (23%), Sodium: 269mg (12%), Potassium: 243mg (7%), Fiber: 2g (8%), Sugar: 57g (63%), Vitamin A: 435IU (9%), Vitamin C: 3.5mg (4%), Calcium: 102mg (10%), Iron: 2.4mg (13%)
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shannon says
Can this bater/ dough be made ahead of time? Like a day and a half in advance and then baked or no because of the moisture from the zucchinis/apples?
vicki says
not sure what went wrong but my bread looks nothing like yours! I extracted as much liquid from the zucchini as possible and followed the instructions to a tee. the batter did look very loose so maybe if i decide to try again i will use more flour as someone else suggested. the crumb topping was not as you would expect a crumb topping to be and i believe it was because the batter was too loose. the bread, if you want to call it that looked as if it didn’t bake long enough even after i put it back in for another 15/20 minutes. it was done when tested with a cake tester it was just the texture of the bread itself. we were very disappointed in the outcome as we were looking forward to a new fall recipe.
Courtney says
Hmmm.. Shoot!! I am sorry to hear this! I have never had that problem and we make this recipe all the time.
Sallie says
My bread it still baking. I used a larger pan and it’s been in 1.25 hours. I added more flour to the mix also. Hoping if it ever gets done it will be good. Smells great though.
Courtney says
Interesting…. How did it turn out?
Karen Johnson says
For the Crumb Apple Zucchini Bread, could half and half, heavy cream, or buttermilk be substituted for the whole milk?