Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries
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I got another zucchini recipe for ya today. This one is a zucchini bread with dried cranberries. The recipe comes from Two Peas and A Pod. She took a recipe she already had but altered it to include whole wheat flour, applesauce, and the dried cranberries.
So this is a healthier version of a zucchini bread for you. You can also sprinkle to top with some cinnamon sugar before you bake it if you’d like. It gives it a nice crunchy top. This bread is delicious. The sweet spicy bread is complimented with with the slight tartness from the cranberries. The little bit of cloves is also a nice addition. Thanks Maria it was delicious!

Here is what you need to make the
Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries
- NONSTICK BAKING SPRAY
- ZUCCHINI
- LIGHT-BROWN SUGAR
- SUGAR
- CANOLA OIL
- APPLESAUCE
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- EGGS
- FLOUR
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- BAKING POWDER
- BAKING SODA
- GROUND CINNAMON
- FRESH GROUND NUTMEG
- GROUND CLOVES
- SALT
- DRIED CRANBERRIES
- CINNAMON/SUGAR

Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- Nonstick baking spray
- 1 ¾ cups shredded zucchini
- ¾ cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Fresh ground nutmeg-I didn’t measure just a bit
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1/2-3/4 cup dried cranberries
- Cinnamon/Sugar to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and set aside. Grate zucchini on the large holes of a box grater (to yield 1 3/4 cups); set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, applesauce, vanilla, and eggs.
- Into a small bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Add flour
- mixture to egg mixture, and stir to combine well. Stir in grated zucchini and dried cranberries.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture-if you wish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack, then re-invert, top side up. Cool completely before slicing.