Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
A moist, flavorful quick bread with warm spices, zucchini, pumpkin, raisins, walnuts, and a ribbon of cinnamon-sugar swirl. Gluten free thanks to a mix of almond flour and GF all-purpose flour.
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
(For a small batch single 3x5 loaf pan: cut all ingredients in half. For eggs, use 2 instead of trying to split one — it works perfectly.)
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup pure pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup vegetable or coconut oil
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour NOTE: To make this gluten free use: 2 cups gluten free all-purpose flour + ½ cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 1 ½ cups zucchini (2 medium), grated, squeezed dry
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup dark raisins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Cinnamon Swirl
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5 loaf pan and line with parchment on the long side. See note if using a 5 x 3 loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin, sugar, oil, water, and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour(s), baking soda, salt, and spices.
- Add dry ingredients to wet in thirds, mixing gently (don’t overmix).
- Stir in zucchini, raisins, and walnuts.
- In a small bowl, mix swirl ingredients.
- Pour ⅓ batter into pan, sprinkle half the swirl, then repeat with another ⅓ + remaining swirl. Finish with remaining batter. Smooth top.
- Bake 55 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. If browning too quickly, tent with foil. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to rack. Slice thick and enjoy.
Notes
- Pumpkin Hack: Shop the baby food aisle — those little jars are the perfect size for this recipe. No waste, no leftover puree to stash in the freezer.
- Small Batch Baking: For a 3x5 loaf pan, simply cut all the ingredients in half. The only exception is the eggs — instead of trying to split one, just use 2 eggs (it works beautifully).
- Store wrapped at room temp for up to 3 days, or refrigerate.
- Freezes beautifully — slice, wrap, and reheat when needed.