The Best Zucchini Bread or Muffins

Zucchini Bread is a delicious way to use up zucchini. It all started for me when a neighbor gave me some zucchini from her garden. I knew we couldn’t eat them all and my kids didn’t really love veggies. I decided to sneak it into a baked item. I knew they would eat it that way. The plan worked! I felt better giving them a snack that contained veggies with sugar and flour.

This recipe will make 2 loaves but I made 2 mini loaves and 12 muffins with the batter. I like muffins when taking baked goods to a group function because you don’t need plates or knives.

This bread is very moist because zucchini contains a lot of moisture. As you eat it you can smell the cinnamon and vanilla. Truthfully you barely notice the zucchini is there and even my pickiest eater enjoyed it and wanted a second piece.

As far as grating the zucchini. I peeled mine first although you don’t have to. I used a cheese grater and grated the zucchini into a bowl. To get the full two cups, it took two zucchini. Mine were not very large. If you use a larger zucchini, you may have to scrape out the seeds.

You can personalize this recipe any way you want. My family likes it a little plain but I would have loved to add walnuts, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and raisins. Let your imagination run.