Make this fresh and delicious Blueberry Zucchini Bread recipe with your abundance of garden zucchinis this year. Freezer friendly recipe, bursting with flavor and color!
We love adding blueberries to our baked goods. These classic Blueberry Muffins are a reader favorite! Or this luscious Lemon Blueberry Cake for the ultimate dessert idea.
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Why Make Zucchini Bread
I had already made fried zucchini, zucchini meatballs, chocolate zucchini muffins and plenty of quick breads, including zucchini banana bread and pumpkin zucchini bread. I didn’t think I could eat any more zucchini.
While blueberries are delicious in these blueberry cheesecake bars, they also make a great addition to bread!
Quick breads are great to enjoy with a cup of coffee in the morning or as an afternoon snack or dessert. I love the diversity of them and that my whole family wants to eat them. They’re also great for enjoying fresh or freezing to enjoy later!
- One bowl cleanup (no mixer needed).
- Fresh flavor from blueberries and zucchini.
- Freezer friendly!
Read more to learn how to make the best zucchini bread!
Ingredient Notes
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Zucchini- shredded fresh zucchini is best (you won’t need to squeeze out any moisture. If using frozen, you’ll want to thaw, squeeze out extra liquid, then measure. Use our guide on how to shred zucchini.
- Melted butter- makes the bread moist and tender and adds delicious flavor.
- Lemon- you’ll love the tang when paired with blueberries. Use our guide on how to zest a lemon for best results!
- Cinnamon- adds a depth of flavor that pairs beautifully with this quick bread.
Easy Instructions
Prep Pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a loaf pan and line it with parchment paper. Set aside.
Combine Ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the flour, kosher salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, milk, nutmeg, butter, and lemon, stirring to blend. Fold in the shredded zucchini and then gently fold in the blueberries. Stir together.
Bake. Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until completely cooked. You can check if the bread is done by having a toothpick inserted in the center and see if it comes out clean. You can also have a knife inserted instead of a toothpick.
Allow the zucchini bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove it from the pan and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack.
Serve. OPTIONAL. To make a lemon glaze, whisk together powdered sugar with milk and the juice from 1/2 lemon. Drizzle over your zucchini blueberry bread and enjoy!
Storage Tips
To freeze this zucchini bread, wrap the whole loaf, once cooled, in a layer of aluminum foil and then slide it into a freezer sealed bag. If you want, you can wrap it in plastic wrap first, then wrap it in foil, and then slide it into your freezer bag for extra protection.
This bread can be frozen for up to three months.
When you’re ready to enjoy the bread, remove it from the freezer but keep it in the sealed bag. Allow it to thaw overnight at room temperature and then you can enjoy it the next morning for breakfast or as a dessert.
Tips and Tricks
- You can use fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries for this recipe. Frozen blueberries will color your bread blue a bit, but won’t alter the taste.
- Add a yummy lemon glaze topping to this to make it extra sweet and delicious! If freezing the recipe, I usually freeze it without the glaze and then add that later.
- Get our tips on how to zest a lemon!
- It’s completely up to you if you want to peel your zucchini or not. It really doesn’t matter as far as the taste or texture goes. If you want to hide the fact that this bread has zucchini in it from your children, then peel it! Use our guide on how to shred zucchini.
- I put my bread in the refrigerator and enjoy it cold for a refreshing treat.
More Zucchini Recipes
- Blueberry Zucchini Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Brownies
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
- Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- Cinnamon Frosted Zucchini Bars
- Lemon Zucchini Bread
- Cinnamon Streusel Zucchini Muffins
Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
For the Bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- ⅔ cup milk I used skim
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 lemon zested (save juice for glaze)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
For the Glaze: (optional)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, greased.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients (except for blueberries) for bread, stirring to combine. Fold in blueberries.
- Pour into greased pan and bake for 60 minutes, until completely cooked. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan, remove from pan and cool completely.
- For glaze, whisk together powdered sugar with milk and juice from 1/2 lemon. Drizzle over bread. I enjoyed this bread cold out of the refrigerator! Enjoy!
Notes
- Blueberries- You can use fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries for this recipe. Frozen blueberries will color your bread blue a bit, but won’t alter the taste.
- Glaze- Add a yummy lemon glaze topping to this to make it extra sweet and delicious! If freezing the recipe, I usually freeze it without the glaze and then add that later.
- Zucchini- It’s completely up to you if you want to peel your zucchini or not. It really doesn’t matter as far as the taste or texture goes. If you want to hide the fact that this bread has zucchini in it from your children, then peel it! If using frozen, thawed zucchini, squeeze out some of the excess moisture.
- Serve Cold- I put my bread in the refrigerator and enjoy it cold for a refreshing treat.
Nutrition
Zucchini Blueberry Bread recipe is freezer friendly and bursting with flavor and color!
I just made this bread and it is very yummy. However, when I cut into the load, it was very crumbly, the slice would not hold together. Any ideas of why this may be?
Can Almond flour be substituted for a lower carb version?
I haven’t tried this recipe with almond flour yet. If you do, let me know.
Can I use frozen blueberrys
Yes absolutely!
Excellent bread, big hit at our house, only change I made was using coconut oil in place of butter, this will be in my rotation for weeks to come, great way to use up our garden zucchini, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for much for the tip about doubling the recipe and freezing one for later. Such a great idea knowing that I have one waiting for me without doing any extra work.
Zucchini bread is one of my favorites! I love the addition of fresh blueberries!
Giving this a try today ! Sounds like a great combination!
How many servings would you say this should be?
I have these in the oven right now! So excited to see how they turn out. Thanks for the recipe!
-Meg
Can you use applesauce as a sugar substitute?
I just made this and it turned out super yummy! I only changed two things by omitting the nutmeg (preference) and I used an egg-replacer since my son is anaphylactic to eggs. I also used 4 mini loaf pans so I can easily freeze for lunch however I have a feeling it wont last to make it into the freezer 🙂 thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe Sarah! I’m looking forward to some fresh zucchini from my garden this summer to make and freeze this again! Thanks for the feedback 🙂
I noticed you add lemon zest to this. I’ve made zucchini blueberry bread a few times and I like to add orange zest to it. It’s really good.
Orange zest is great too!! I will have to give that a try!
Great recipe choice for SRC — these look insanely delicious! Theresa
yummy
Love , love, love it!
MMMM! Looks so good! I’m going to try it with blueberries soon. What a great idea. 🙂
I’m looking for Banana Lemon bread WITHOUT Zucchin, Do you have a recipe, I have No Zucchini yet