Bacon, Cheddar Zucchini Bread. A wonderful light and fluffy bread with great flavors. Serve warm or cold, it’s delicious either way! great for brunches, lunch boxes, parties too!
Bacon & Cheddar Zucchini Bread. The flavours are simply wonderful! This is delicious served warm from the oven or cooled. It has a texture of a cake, only the flavours are of course savoury. A really simple and easy recipe and very pleasing!
This is a moist, soft loaf / pound cake, and incredibly easy to make. They freeze very well, so always handy if you have unexpected visitors for a light lunch or brunch!
As you can see, I’ve also made these as Bacon and Cheddar Zucchini Bread Muffins. They are really great to take along to parties, pot lucks etc. You can also make ahead and freeze. They really are an all rounder!
For this recipe we’ve used our basic Zucchini Bread recipe and adapted it to take it to another level. It’s so delicious with the added bacon and cheese and makes for a perfect breakfast, brunch, lunchtime snack or as a side with some chilli or a nice stew. Which ever way you decide to serve our Bacon, Cheddar and Zucchini Bread, you won’t be disappointed!
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup or 120 ml oil
Half (about 1 cup) of a whole zucchini, washed and shredded
1 cup or 200 g cooked and drained chopped bacon (cooled)
1 cup or 100 g grated Cheddar cheese
6 Tablespoons of milk
1 1/2 cups or 190 g All Purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions:
1. In a mixer, add eggs, sugar, oil and mix for 5 minutes . Switch off mixer and using a wooden spoon, add the zucchini, bacon and cheese. Combine well. Then add 6 Tablespoons of milk.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder, salt & pepper then add that slowly to the wet mix and combine well.
3. Pour the batter into the lined bread pan and bake at 325 F / 170 C for 1 hr 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick the center is cooked.
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*** You can make this in a 9 x 13 in pan, double the recipe and check if cooked through after around 35 – 40 minutes.
You can also use this recipe (same quantity ingredients as the regular loaf) to make 12 muffins, bake at the same temperature for between 30 – 35 minutes. The photo below was taken by Alison North who baked her muffins to take to a work party!
Alison’s Muffins
Cathy Kopp also shares some photos of her bake which she decided to enter in to a competition! She came 3rd so many congratulations!
Cathy got 3 Mini loaves from the batter
Cathy won a prize for submitting our recipe!
Serve warm or cooled, it’s delicious either way! Enjoy!
****UPDATE**** Following feedback, please note the cook time may be a little longer so please check after the recommended cook time to see if the center of the loaf is cooked through. If not, just keep it in the oven at the same temperature for a little longer and it will be fine!
We’ve also got another delicious recipe for Bacon, Sweetcorn and Pepper Bread for you to enjoy!
Or why not try our delicious Mac N Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms. Great for parties and appetizers!
Another recipe you’ll enjoy is our very popular Beer, Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread recipe. Really easy and straightforward and great for parties as well as dinner time!
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup or 120 ml oil
- 1 cup Or Half of a whole zucchini washed and shredded, about 1
- 1 cup or 200 g cooked and drained chopped bacon cooled
- 1 cup or 100 g grated Cheddar cheese
- 6 Tablespoons of milk
- 1 1/2 cups or 190 g All Purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
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In a mixer, add eggs, sugar, oil and mix for 5 minutes . Switch off mixer and using a wooden spoon, add the zucchini, bacon and cheese. Combine well. Then add 6 Tablespoons of milk.
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In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder, salt & pepper then add that slowly to the wet mix and combine well.
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Pour the batter into the lined bread pan and bake at 325 F / 170 C for 1 hr 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick the center is cooked.
Rochelle
I made the Bacon & Cheddar Zucchini bread today. Used small loaf pans – perfect for sharing. This zucchini bread recipe is FABULOUS! It’s definitely a keeper. Had no problems with the balance of ingredients. Wouldn’t change a thing!
Cheryl L Fronczek
Followed recipe except added some sautéed onions. They came out very bland. The taste of the baking powder/soda and sugar was all I could taste. Wish I would have left the sugar out and added some additional salt & spices. Tried to eat but just can’t even get past one.