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Blueberry Zucchini Bread Recipe

This recipe makes the most luscious blueberry zucchini bread. I first ate this delicious bread at a birthday party for my great nieces. A loaf of blueberry zucchini bread was on a plate all cut up and looking inviting.  I picked a piece and took a bite. Heaven scent and flavor  ‘to die for’.Blueberry Zucchini Bread

During zucchini season I bake a LOT of zucchini breads. Plain , Chocolate, pumpkin,  Lemon and Pineapple homemade zucchini breads are so good. They freeze well, are well loved and make excellent party treats or an easy family dessert.

I enjoy freezing zucchini bread of all types so we can enjoy it in the off season. I freeze zucchini  from  our garden in ziplock freezer bags so we can make yummy recipes after the harvest.

This blueberry zucchini bread is a recipe I loved so well I remembered it ALL year until I tracked down this recipe so I could make it myself!

My niece, Meghan, is the author of this delightful recipe. She learned mysterious and ‘secret’ baking tips at her mother, Linda’s, knee. Today I’m passing one of those tips onto you (and squirreling it away for myself).

TIP! This recipe is enhanced with almond extract. Meghan uses almond extract in her baking as her mom, Linda,  taught her. Almond extract adds a wonderful uplift to baked goods flavor. It’s also a flavor friend of vanilla. With today’s vanilla prices so high I’m all about almond extract. It’s a good way to stretch and enhance the vanilla in your baked goods.

As I was making this wonderful stuff with my granddaughter, magical smells began to wake up my memory.

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

I remember Linda’s kitchen smelling like this and now I know why. My sister-in-law Linda was an amazing cook and a truly excellent baker. She was locally famous for her wedding cakes, Lots of cookies (you’ll love her Ranger cookies) for fund raisers, Christmas treats (like this one)  and many more recipes. Her two daughters learned kitchen craft from their mom. Lucky us! Thank you Meghan for this divine recipe!Fresh Blueberries for Blueberry Zucchini BreadFresh blueberries are healthy and delicious. Our  garden blueberry bushes are just now getting big enough to harvest for recipes like this one. We are always looking for ways to use them in the summer. Putting the blueberries in with the zucchini bread in this recipe is a VERY good idea! The flavors are so yummy together!

Zucchini bread is a great traveler. Take it camping and to parties and potlucks. This universally popular sustaining bread is a much better food option and that packaged snacks. It’s easy to make and freezes well. Just pull out a loaf when company comes or you need a quick dessert.

Birds love Blueberries

Our Blueberry bushes are still young and just starting to give us enough berries to put by.

Blueberry Zucchini Bread Recipe:

This is an easy zucchini bread recipe. The blueberries and almond extract add a lovely flavor to this moist bread. The process is a little different from my other zucchini bread recipes.

Meg doesn’t salt her zucchini and drain it. This bread is very moist and delicious and the flavor is over the moon! If your zucchini is tending toward the heavy, wet side,(this is most likely younger, denser, wetter zucchini). You may want to follow my instructions in the Dejourger Zucchini bread recipe for lightening the water load a bit. As the zucchini season goes along the zucchini dries out some. So be mindfull of the water content.

If you are using frozen zucchini completely thaw it and squeeze lightly to remove the excess water. BUT don’t over do the squeezing. This recipe uses a lot of flour that soaks up a lot of the moisture for you.

I’ve made this recipe just like its stated several times. This bread is marvelous!

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Blueberry Zucchini Bread is moist and flavorful.

Instructions:

  • Grease and flour 2- 8×4 pans or a 10 inch bundt pan.
  • Preheat oven 325 degrees F
  • Mix flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in bowl.
  • Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and almond extracts, and sugar together in mixer.
  • Add dry ingredients and beat well.
  • Stir in zucchini and mix well.
  • Gently fold in ripe blueberries.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans.
    Blueberry Zucchini Bread

    Blueberry Zucchini Bread batter ready to go into the oven.

  • Bake for 50-60 minutes or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes.
  • Remove bread and cool completely.
    Blueberry Zucchini Bread

    Blueberry Zucchini Bread fresh out of the oven. See along the bread edge. It pulls away from the pan slightly and forms a bit of a crust. The top is slightly raised and golden. The toothpicks come out clean. The bread is perfectly done. Enjoy!

    Optional glaze:

  • Combine glaze ingredients, adjust consistency as desired and drizzle onto bread or cake.
    Blueberry Zucchini Bread

    Blueberry Zucchini Bread is extra tasty with this glaze

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Nutritional Information:

Recipe Yield: 2 loaves

256 Calories /Slice

  • Fats:              10 grams
  • Carbs:           40 grams
  • Protein:         3 grams

Here’s the printable recipe for you!

Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Yield: 24 slices

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

This is an easy and delicious zucchini bread. The flavor is superb! Take it camping, to parties, picniks and potlucks. It freezes well unglazed. Pull out a loaf for a quick dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1 C. whole wheat flour
  • 2 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 C. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 C. coconut oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 C. grated zucchini
  • 1 C. blueberries fresh or frozen
  • Optional glaze:
  • 2 Cups powdered sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 tsp. almond extract

Instructions

  1. Grease and flour 2- 8x4 pans or one 10 inch bundt pan.
  2. Preheat oven 325 degrees F
  3. Mix flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in bowl.
  4. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and almond extracts, and sugar together in mixer until pale colored.
  5. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.
  6. Stir in zucchini and mix well.
  7. Fold in blueberries gently until just mixed.
  8. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  9. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread and cool completely.
  10. Optional glaze:
  11. Combine glaze ingredients, adjust consistency as desired and drizzle onto cooled bread or cake.

Notes

This bread freezes well. Do NOT glaze before freezing. The glaze is best made after completely thawing the loaf.

Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1 slice

Amount Per Serving Calories 258Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 23mgSodium 181mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 1gSugar 27gProtein 3g

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 This recipe was originally posted September 30, 2014
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This recipe makes the most luscious blueberry zucchini bread. Homemade zucchini breads are so good. They freeze well, are well loved and make excellent party treats or an easy family dessert.

Adrienne

Wednesday 5th of August 2020

Good morning! This looks like a great recipe., but wondering if I missed the salt in the ingredients? Thank you!

Diane

Wednesday 5th of August 2020

Hi Adrienne, Thanks so much for pointing this out. I have revised the recipe. Have a great day!

Tina Marie

Friday 14th of August 2015

This sounds wonderful! I think I will add this to the "need to make list" with the grandchildren! I can switch out some flours for gluten-free and it will be another adventure in the kitchen. :)

homemadefoodjunkie

Friday 14th of August 2015

Have fun with the grandkids Tina! Let us know how these cookies turn out for you!

Shazzy

Friday 14th of August 2015

Bread looks stunning! And adding blueberries in it really delicious and definitely perfect for picnic!

homemadefoodjunkie

Friday 14th of August 2015

Thank you Shazzy, it's really good!

Hadia

Tuesday 30th of September 2014

This cake looks heavenly Diane. I love both zucchini bread cakes and blueberry cakes. I wish I could reach through my computer and grab a piece!

homemadefoodjunkie

Thursday 2nd of October 2014

Thank you Nadia. My niece Meghan gave me this delicious recipe. It is SO good!

Meghan Johnson

Tuesday 30th of September 2014

Great blog post! Thank you for the kind words and memories of my Mom.

homemadefoodjunkie

Tuesday 30th of September 2014

Meghan I'm so glad to have those memories to share; and your recipes are SO good! Thank you for sharing them with us. This is outstanding zucchini bread!

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