Classic Zucchini Bread with Orange Cream Cheese Glaze
This classic zucchini bread features an incredibly soft and moist interior with lots of sweet orange cream cheese glaze drizzled on top.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 250kcal
Ingredients
Zucchini Bread
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (optional)
Orange Cream Cheese Glaze
- 1 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/2-1 tablespoon 2% or skim milk
Instructions
Zucchini Bread
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk sugars, oil, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Fold flour mixture into liquid until just combined, then fold in zucchini and walnuts if using.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake zucchini bread at 350F 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool bread completely in pan on a wire cooling rack.
Orange Cream Cheese Glaze
- In a medium bowl with a handheld electric mixer, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy. Beat in orange zest and just enough milk to achieve drizzling consistency.
- Remove bread from pan and drizzle cream cheese glaze over top. Slice bread and enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store unglazed bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Once glazed, bread is best if enjoyed immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.9g | Protein: 4.6g | Fat: 11.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20.7g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg