This gluten-free zucchini bread is EASY and completely delicious! It’s lightly sweet, perfectly moist, and one of the best ways to use up fresh zucchini in the summertime.
Hundreds of reviewers agree this gluten-free zucchini bread recipe is a keeper! This tried-and-true recipe was originally published in 2016 and is one my TOP summer recipes today!
This gluten-free zucchini bread is my favorite, tried-and-true recipe! I look forward to making it every year when it’s zucchini season. Unsurprisingly, even three mini loaves don’t last long at my house.
You can make and enjoy this quick bread recipe in less than an hour, making it a great option when your sweet tooth suddenly strikes. It’s simple to whip up, and kids can easily chip in to help with the grated zucchini or mixing.
You also might like these best ever gluten-free zucchini muffins!
I tested and re-tested this recipe when I was developing it. I think this zucchini bread turns out best in mini loaf pans.
My non-gluten-free eating family members have declared it better than regular zucchini bread. I hope you like it!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- Made with simple ingredients
- Great way to use extra zucchini from the garden
- Easy to whip up
- Perfect texture
- Always moist
For more tried-and-true gluten-free recipes, try this gluten-free banana bread, gluten-free pizza crust or gluten-free chocolate chip cookies!
Ingredients You’ll Need
These key ingredients make this the best zucchini bread you’ll ever try—gluten-free or not!
- High-quality gluten free flour: It’s important to use gluten-free 1:1 baking flour for any gluten-free baking. It makes all the difference in getting a tender crumb.
- Almond flour: I like to add a little almond flour to my gluten-free baked goods to get the perfect texture.
- Cinnamon and nutmeg: These warm spices make this gf zucchini bread flavorful and comforting!
- Coconut oil: Melted coconut oil adds richness and moisture to the zucchini bread batter.
- Almond milk: Because this recipe calls for almond milk, the zucchini bread is also dairy-free. You can use coconut milk or regular milk if desired.
- Lemon juice: Lemon juice adds a little zing and brings out all of the flavors.
- Grated zucchini: It’s important to use cheesecloth or paper towels to squeeze out extra moisture from the shredded zucchini, which has a high water content.
- Brown sugar and white sugar: I don’t like adding too much sugar to my quick bread recipes. 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar creates the perfect light sweetness!
How to Make Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease 3 mini loaf pans with cooking spray or coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk to evenly distribute.
- Add the brown sugar, white sugar, and wet ingredients, including eggs, coconut oil, almond milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
- Using a hand mixer, mix on low to evenly combine. Add the zucchini and mix for 30 seconds or so on low to combine. Add the walnuts or chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until set in the middle.
- Let sit in the loaf pan for 10 minutes to cool, then turn out onto a wire rack to continue cooling.
Storage/Freezer Instructions
Store leftover zucchini bread in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to three days. But trust me, it will probably disappear much faster than that!
You can also freeze your gluten free zucchini bread recipe by letting each loaf cool to room temperature, then wrapping them in plastic wrap and storing in the freezer. Let the loaf thaw on the countertop or microwave for a few minutes when ready to eat.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, for best results with your zucchini bread, it’s important to squeeze out excess moisture from the grated zucchini before mixing it into the batter.
There’s no need to take the skin off of zucchini when making zucchini bread. The skin has lots of nutrients and you won’t notice it when it’s all baked up! Just use a box grater or grating attachment on your food processor to grate the entire zucchini.
If your zucchini bread has a gummy texture, it could be because you used too much brown sugar or oil. This recipe has the perfect balance of white and brown sugar, resulting in a light, tender crumb.
Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread Expert Tips and Tricks
- Add chocolate chips. You can add a cup or two of chocolate chips to the batter of this gluten-free zucchini bread recipe for an extra delicious treat!
- Use mini loaf pans. This zucchini bread it turns out so good using mini loaf pans. Mini loaves bake perfectly through the center of the loaf without getting over-baked on the outside, and they also rise better. Plus, small individual slices of gluten free quick bread is fun to eat!
- Make muffins. If you want to switch up this gluten free zucchini recipe, try making gluten free zucchini muffins instead of a loaf.
With pumpkin season around the corner, you also might like this gluten-free pumpkin bread.
More Gluten-Free Recipes
I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! If you try this gluten-free zucchini bread, be sure to leave me a comment/rating below. I’d love to hear from you!
Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread
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Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup gluten-free 1:1 baking flour
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Other:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil or oil of choice
- 1/4 cup almond milk room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup finely grated zucchini squeezed of excess water (from about 1 large zucchini)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease 3 mini loaf pans (or one 9×5 loaf pan) with cooking spray or coconut oil.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk to evenly distribute.
- Add the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, oil, almond milk, lemon juice, and vanilla. Using a hand mixer, mix on low to evenly combine. Add the zucchini and mix for 30 seconds or so on low to combine. Add the walnuts or chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until set in the middle. Let sit in the pan for 10 minutes to cool, then turn out onto a wire rack to continue cooling. Store leftovers wrapped tightly in plastic wrap at room temperature. Enjoy!
I did not have mini loaf pans so I made 12 cupcakes. They were delicious- very light and moist. I baked them 21 minutes.
OMG! This is so delicious and moist.I definitely will be making this again. Instead of walnuts I used pecans and added carrots. Didn’t have nutmeg replaced it with pumpkin spice. This is my first time making gluten free. Delicious!!!
I’m glad this was a successful first gluten-free recipe for you! Pecans and carrots sound delicious!
Have Celiac. Converting whole family to GF. They had no idea it was GF and panicked when they saw me eating this delicious bread. Checkmark for WIN column.
That’s the best when nobody can tell something is GF! I’m glad it was a win for you.
Very good! I have so much zucchini in my freezer that it’s time to get baking. I doubled this recipe to have extra and happy that I did! Will certainly make more. The bread is moist and tasty. I’m inspired to checkout more of your recipes. Thank you Erin!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
came out so good! i made it as written except lowered sugar to half a cup total and added 2 tbsp molasses. I also added cloves for a spice. It was moist, delicious, and sweet enough. And I did drain and squeeze the zuchinni but left a little moisure still and I was fine in terms of the texture,. 5/5!
BEST gluten free baked item I have ever had or made since going gluten free two years ago due to health reasons. Non GF friends and family didn’t even know it was gluten free.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it! That’s the best when nobody can tell it’s GF.
Delicious recipe!! I doubled it and put it in a cake pan! I was a little worried that it seemed liquidy but not at all. Amazing! I wonder if a frosting would go well with it!! Yum!!
My husband requested zucchini bread but I’ve never eaten or attempted to make it before today. Needless to say, we loved it! It was easy to pull together and absolutely delicious. My husband “tasted” a lot of it when it came out of the oven. I’m making another batch tomorrow so the kids can have some. Thank you!
This really is the best zucchini bread recipe I’ve found. I tripled the recipe and used oat milk and less baking powder. But omg… It’s delicious
This recipe is amazing! It is moist and tastes great. Usually GF baked things are hard to make but this was easy and you would never know it was GF! Thank you
Gluten free can be difficult at times. This is a fantastic recipe.
This was my first attempt at gf baking. It turned out perfect and was delicious. Thank you for this great recipe.
Hooray! I’m so glad you had a successful first attempt at gluten-free baking!
We have an almond allergy in the house, do you know if you can substitute coconut flour for the almond flour? We already have the 1:1 GF flour that we’ll use, but just curious about the 1/4 cup of almond flour and if the texture will be the same with the coconut flour swap.
I don’t recommend using coconut flour – it has very different properties than almond flour. Gluten-free 1:1 flour is the best swap for the almond flour!
Can this be made in a bread machine?
No, generally quick breads don’t work in the bread machine.
First time trying gluten free zucchini bread. This recipe is excellent! So much flavor, and no flavor or consistency lost going the gluten free route. I did forget to buy almond milk, and used regular whole milk instead.
Whole milk should work great! I’m so glad it turned out for you. Thanks for the comment 🙂
I have been baking gf a long time, this is the zucchini bread recipe I have tried. Definitely will make it again!
Amazing! Super moist. Would never know it’s gluten free. DELICIOUS!
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I made two large loaves today and they are soft and time for baking was perfect. I have a daughter in law with a need for gf breads etc so I will take them to her on my visit with them there.
I will be saving this easy recipe
So nice of you to make it for your daughter-in-law! I hope she enjoyed it 🙂
We have to avoid nuts in our house, any substitute for the almond flour?
Yes! You can easily substitute additional gluten-free flour in place of the almond flour. I hope this helps!
You can use more gluten-free flour in place of the almond flour no problem. I hope this helps! 🙂