Blueberry Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
Because blueberry donuts with lemon glaze wasn’t enough. Because making blueberry lemon rhubarb crisp wasn’t enough. I had to find a way to use up some of the last bits of zucchini that came out of the garden. I have some stored in the freezer for future use. We do a lot more baking in the fall and winter than we do in the summer. When I saw this recipe for a raspberry loaf I was inspired to kick it up a notch and go back to the summer flavor of blueberry and lemon I had become obsessed with.
Kiddo is such a wonderful helper. I remember being her age and helping my mom in the kitchen with the cooking and the baking. I’ve been trying to teach kiddo all of those life lessons my mom was always so keen to throw in the baking mix. I’m sure someday I’ll know that she actually is listening. For now, I’m content with her knowing how to cook certain things and watching her baking skills improve over the years. We always have so much fun and tend to pick on her dad quite a bit. 🙂
Kiddo was a little confused by the zucchini. She finds it weird that we sometimes put vegetables in desserts. I had hubs shredding the zucchini and she worked on the rest of the ingredients. I love it when we have full family contribution. To some that might mean less work for me, but let me tell you , spend a few days with these two and you’ll change your mind. It’s Ms. Big Mess and Mr. Bigger Mess I tell you.
We made two loaves and I froze one so we could have a warm lemony bread treat later in the year. For those who are wondering, zucchini bread holds up really well in the freezer so long as you package it up nice and tight!
I have also just realized my oven is in desperate need of attention! Yikes! I don’t use my oven much (if at all) in the summer because it heats up the house and our poor little a/c unit has to work overtime.
This recipe was rather easy. I ended up using the same lemon glaze that I had made for the blueberry donuts. So that part was easy enough. I always worry when I start baking. My old farmhouse wall oven pretty much sucks. You have to watch things and recipe instructions are never correct when it comes to the time and temp for my old girl. I spend a lot of time guessing and adjusting. Someday I’m going to move and we’ll have a super-duper fancy oven/stove in one that actually works.
Hey, a girl can dream. Someday, it will happen.
Blueberry Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
Ingredients
- For the Bread
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 cup sugar or substitute
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 4 cups flour
- For the Glaze
- ¼ c Skim Milk
- ⅛ c Lemon Juice
- ⅛ c Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease two bread loaf pans.
- In a large bowl combine these dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
- In a medium size bowl beat the eggs with a mixer until they are well blended.
- Add the oil and sugar to the egg mixture. Beat on low until well blended.
- Slowly add the milk, lemon juice and the lemon zest. Continue to blend on low until everything is completely mixed.
- Slowly add the zucchini. Use a baking spatula or plastic soft spoon to stir so that the zucchini is evenly distributed.
- Add the blueberries and stir again.
- One the blueberries have been mixed slowly add your bowl of dry ingredients. Take care to not over stir and smash the blueberries and mush the zucchini.
- Divide the mixture between the 2 bread pans.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- While the breads are cooling prepare the glaze.
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and blend well.
- Divide the glaze between the two loaves, pouring over the top.
- All the glaze to set before slicing and serving.
- For a quick set, places loaves in the refrigerator.
Now that summer is over and we are officially into fall, what summer flavors are you missing?
awww I love that you incorporated the whole family in the process. Fun! But I def understand the extra mess!
Zucchini is a bit of a mystery isn’t it? I totally get why she is confused LOL. Your bread sounds AWESOME!!
Oh this looks so yummy. I’m pinning this recipe for later. I miss basil and all of the salsas I made this summer. (I made salsa over the weekend – but it just isn’t the same in October!)
She looks like she’s having so much fun. I love blueberry lemon bread. I’ve never had it with zucchini before too.
I’ve never paired zucchini bread with lemon. I’ll have to give that try as my lemon tree just gave me 15 lemons!
Hello amazing combo of flavors! Wow, this looks so good!
Yum! I love lemon and blueberry and using zucchini makes everything so much better! Moist and delicious!
This sounds delicious! Blueberry and lemon just go so well together.
I’m not a very good baker myself. However, I love eating zucchini bread that others have made. So yummy!
that sounds pretty yummy! Perfect for Fall
I’ve had zucchini bread before! The lemon glaze? Hold the phone I’m making that asap!
Such a great twist for an old family favorite. I’d love to try this recipe. Pinning it.
That looks so yummy. I might have to that bread. My kids would love it.
Everything about this sounds delicious! I love the lemon glaze…yum! Lemon is my favourite.
that sounds like a great combination. they would make a great breakfast
Interesting recipe! LOve the family incorporation. Bring back memories with BabyGirl and I. Ironically, she bakes better than me. I don’t like baking but Hubby does it 🙂
That glaze is a nice touch. Everything looks so good.
I would never of thought to add Blueberries and Lemon to Zucchini Bread. Looks and sounds delicious!
We love zucchini bread! It is super yummy and good for you. This looks fantastic!~
That bread looks so yum and delicious. I could go for a slice or two right now actually. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I’ve got to make this.
Oh that looks yummy. I love lemon bread. I haven’t tried zucchini bread but I bet this is delicious!
Sounds yummy! That lemon glaze was a nice touch.
Blueberry lemon sounds yummy! I’ll have to try this.
I love zucchini bread and I love blueberries. I never thought of adding blueberries to zucchini bread! What a great idea.
This looks absolutely delicious. I’ll have to try this with the boys.
I love zucchini too! I’ve used it in baked goods a couple of times and really loved that. It’s so cool to sneak veggies into something sweet and no one even notice the difference.
we go blueberry picking every year. I need to use some of them up. I think I’ll try this.
Yummy. I’m all about bread this time of the year. I have two recipes to make this weekend.
I don’t love zucchini, but this sounds pretty good. I think I should give it a try. The blueberries and lemon glaze might just revolutionize my zucchini feelings forever.
I always miss fresh strawberries in the colder months. I try to freeze as much fresh fruit as I can in the summer though so I can enjoy it all year.
I didn’t see anyone posting a message who had actually made these, but I thought that I’d give them a try anyway. Never again. Originally I was going halve the recipe, and I wish that I had. I made these into muffins but I’ve great results from other bread recipes that I had prepared this way. These have very little flavor in them and are, for the most part, just a dough taste. I am incredibly disappointed with the waste of ingredients and the time I feel I have wasted.
Michelle,
I am very sorry they did not turn out the way you had hoped.
But, that is the nature of creating someone else’s recipe. When I first made these I didn’t like the way they were and created them until I found a recipe that worked better for me. You say they didn’t have a lot of flavor, and it makes me wonder how that could be because my husband and the kiddo even mentioned that they were way too sweet for them so when I made them again, I adjusted the recipe. Zucchini doesn’t have a whole lot of flavor anyway, which is why the recipe contains blueberries and lemon.
My only advice is that you play with the recipe a bit and make it your own. That is what YUMeating is about. Finding food inspiration and creating it for yourself. I don’t follow recipes. I use them for inspiration.
I hope that you will try it again, only this time, add your own flair. I’d suggest starting with 1/4c more sugar, 1/2 c more blueberries, and some more lemon juice. Then, come back and share what you did with us!
Chrystal