Garden Zucchini Meets Banana Bread

By Elizabeth Waterson // Sep 8, 2023 (Updated Feb 26, 2026) // Leave a Comment

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This banana zucchini bread is a moist, tender quick bread that combines the best of two favorites: sweet ripe bananas and fresh zucchini. The zucchini keeps the crumb soft and springy while the bananas supply natural sweetness and flavor. Baked up in a loaf pan, it's perfect for breakfast, snack time, or an anytime treat that feels cozy and comforting. With simple pantry ingredients and easy steps, this lovely bread becomes a favorite way to use up garden zucchini and ripe bananas in one delicious loaf.

slices of banana zucchini bread on a pink plate on top of a blue linen on a light surface. — Golden banana bread packed with zucchini goodness!

I love making a quick bread to snack on through the week and I often find myself wanting banana bread or zucchini bread. This recipe is the best of both worlds, my new go to quick bread is this banana zucchini bread- you get the sweetness from the bananas and so much moisture from the zucchini. It's the perfect snack anytime of day!

hand holding a slice of zucchini banana bread up to the camera.

What Makes This One Work

Bananas: Provide sweetness, moisture, and flavor - the riper, the better for natural sweetness and soft crumb.
Zucchini: Adds moisture without a strong veggie taste; its texture helps keep the bread tender.
Brown sugar + granulated sugar: Brown sugar adds depth and moisture, while granulated sugar balances overall sweetness.
Butter: Adds richness and moistness.

ingredients for banana zucchini bread on a light surface.

For ingredient quantities please reference the recipe card below. On the recipe card there is a button for US or M (Metric) measurements.

Let's Bake This Cozy Quick Bread

wet ingredients for banana zucchini bread in a glass bowl mixed together in a glass bowl on a light surface with a blue linen. — Mix together the melted butter and sugars. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract.

bananas and zucchini added to wet ingredients in a glass bowl on a light surface with a blue linen. — Stir in shredded zucchini and mashed bananas.

dry ingredients whisked together then mixed into wet ingredients in a glass bowl on a light surface with a blue linen. — Whisk together the dry ingredients then stir into all the wet ingredients.

zucchini banana bread before baking in a metal pan on a light surface. — Pour batter into pan and bake.

sliced banana zucchini bread on a metal rack on a light surface.

Tips for Success

You want very ripe, brown bananas. The browner your bananas the sweeter they will be!
You can make this banana zucchini bread gluten free by using an all-purpose 1:1 gluten-free flour.
To freeze leftovers, once completely cooled from baking wrap the whole loaf or slices of zucchini bread in plastic wrap tightly, twice. Then place in a freezer-safe container for up to three months. To thaw the banana zucchini bread let it sit at room temperature for a few hours. It will take longer if you are thawing a whole loaf as opposed to slices.

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