We’re turning zucchini into bread by baking it. This loaf is not only delicious and gorgeous, but also quick and simple to make. This is actually what’s known as a fast bread in the industry.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 bars |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
- Mix brown sugar and butter in a large bowl until combined. Mix flour, oats, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until combined. Press half of the oat mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- While crust is baking, mix condensed milk, lemon juice, lemon extract, and almond extract in a small bowl.
- Pour lemon mixture over the baked crust and spread evenly. Top with remaining oat mixture and gently pat into lemon mixture.
- Return to the oven and bake until filling has set and top crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes. Place in the refrigerator until chilled, about 2 hours. Cut into 16 bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 224 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 24 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 178 mg |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I’m sure that the 2nd entry of 1 tsp almond extract is incorrect so I omitted it; personally I’d the first one as well. Otherwise I followed the recipe verbatim. Next time I’ll change it up a bit. First – line with parchment paper to make it easy to remove (made a mess of it.) Second – after using the first 1/2 of the crumb mixture I’d either add a bit more butter to the second 1/2 as it was WAY too much and crumbly. Or I’d pat 2/3 into the bottom before adding a bit of butter into the remaining crumb mixture. Otherwise very tasty.