Zucchini Bread with Dried Fruits and Nuts

This recipe will have your taste senses dancing with delight as fall approaches!

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 20
Yield: 2 9×5-inch loaves

Ingredients

  1. 3 medium zucchini, or as needed
  2. 1 ½ cups white sugar
  3. ½ cup vegetable oil
  4. 3 large eggs
  5. 1 cup sour cream
  6. 1 teaspoon orange extract
  7. 1 cup raisins
  8. 1 cup dried cranberries
  9. 1 cup chopped dried apricots
  10. 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  11. 3 cups all-purpose flour
  12. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  13. ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
  2. Shred zucchini and squeeze as much moisture out as possible. Continue until you have 2 cups squeezed, dried zucchini.
  3. Beat sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large bowl. Blend in zucchini, sour cream, and orange extract. Stir in raisings, cranberries, apricots, and pecans. Mix in flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Divide batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
  5. You can substitute applesauce for the vegetable oil, and use any type of nuts for pecans.
  6. If you want to make mini muffins, they will take about 20 minutes to bake.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 312 kcal
Carbohydrate 46 g
Cholesterol 33 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 5 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 90 mg
Sugars 28 g
Fat 13 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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