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Zucchini Banana Bread

Zucchini banana bread made with mashed ripe bananas and squeezed-dry shredded zucchini for a dense, moist loaf. Bakes as an easy quick bread with a simple mix-and-fold method and clean-toothpick doneness at 350°F.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
cooling 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Bananas
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
Zucchini
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini, squeezed dry
Eggs
  • 2 large eggs
Vegetable oil
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
Sugar
  • 0.75 cup sugar
Flour
  • 1.75 cup all-purpose flour
Baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking soda
Salt
  • 0.5 tsp salt

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Prep
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan until evenly coated, then set it aside.
Mix the wet ingredients
  1. Whisk the mashed bananas, shredded zucchini, eggs, vegetable oil, and sugar together until smooth and glossy, with no dry banana streaks visible.
Mix the dry ingredients
  1. Whisk the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt together until the baking soda and salt are evenly distributed.
Combine
  1. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined, stopping as soon as you don’t see pockets of dry flour.
Bake
  1. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, filling evenly and smoothing the top for a level bake.
  2. Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with only a few moist crumbs.
Cool and serve
  1. Cool the loaf in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack so the bottom stays set and not soggy.

Notes

Use very ripe, spotty bananas for the best natural sweetness and moisture, and squeeze the shredded zucchini dry so the loaf holds together well. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature for up to 4 days; freeze for up to 2 months if you want to keep it longer. For a lighter option, replace half the vegetable oil with unsweetened applesauce while keeping the loaf’s structure in place.