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Zucchini Walnut Bread with Agave

Modified: Jan 20, 2025 · Published: Oct 26, 2009 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 24 Comments

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This recipe is called Zucchini Walnut Bread with Agave, and when you pull it out of the oven you'll wonder why you didn't open a bakery. Just kidding, or maybe not? This loaf has such a beautifully rounded top. It's sweetened with 100% agave, which I bake with on occasion -- not for health reasons, but because agave has some unique properties and baking with it is always kind of an adventure.

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Zucchini walnut bread sweetened with agave syrup for a rounded top.

The inspiration for this loaf was a slice of zucchini bread from Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. What I remember most about it was that it was absolutely packed with walnuts and had a bit of a citrus flavor. This one is a little different.  The flavors are mainly cinnamon, walnuts and vanilla and the agave adds flavor too. If you want, you can add a little lemon or orange zest as well.

Agave Zucchini Walnut Bread sliced and toasted.
A not-so-lightly toasted slice.

Agave Zucchini Walnut Bread Pan Size

This recipe fits an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan . You can also divide it among smaller loaf pans and bake for a shorter time. For a larger loaf you can scale it up by ⅓ and bake in a 9x5 inch pan.

Ingredient Notes

Maybe this should be called "240 Zucchini Agave Bread" because the recipe has 240 grams flour, 240 grams zucchini and 240 grams of agave. I love it when ratios like this show up in recipes. Now a little more about the ingredients.

  • Zucchini -- 240 grams (weighed after draining) of peeled and grated
  • Eggs -- 98 grams of eggs (2 large), weight is without shell.
  • Oil -- Any, lately I've been using safflower oil.
  • Honey -- ⅓ cup, which I measured by volume and weight.
  • Agave Syrup -- Any, but I typically buy light golden.
  • Vanilla
  • Whole Wheat Pastry Flour -- This type of flour works well, but you can also use the same weight of all-purpose or half all-purpose and half whole wheat as long as the total weight is 240 grams. That's generally about 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour or 1 cup all-purpose plus 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons of whole wheat. Once you start baking with a scale you'll never go back.
  • Cinnamon
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Walnuts --Barely chopped, about 100 grams
  • Zests -- A few scrapes or orange and lemon for a dash of flavor.
  • Zucchini Bread with a Cream Cheese Filling
  • Cranberry, Walnut & White Chip Zucchini Cookies
  • Maple Honey Zucchini Bread
  • Chocolate Zucchini Cake in a Loaf Pan
  • Zucchini, Apple Carrot Bread

Recipe

Agave Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Walnut Bread with Agave

Anna
A dense, moist zucchini bread loaded with walnuts.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Cooling Time 28 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
 

  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable or olive oil
  • ¾ cup agave syrup (240 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ⅔ cups raw zucchini, grated and drained by pressing (240 grams)
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or equivalent** (240 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon salt scant
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (I use 1 full cup now)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan and line with a strip of parchment paper just to help prevent sticking. If you are feeling lucky, skip the parchment and just grease and flour.
  • Beat together the eggs, oil, agave and vanilla.  Stir in the zucchini.
  • Mix the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda together in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to zucchini mixture and stir until blended. Stir in the nuts.
  • Pour batter into the pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool for about 10 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan and let cool completely.

Notes

If you don't have whole wheat pastry flour you can use 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons of all-purpose which should be 240 grams. 
Keyword Agave, Zucchini Bread
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  1. Rachel Barnes says

    September 29, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    I have made this twice now, but both times added 2 ripe bananas, 1 cup blueberries, and decreased the oil and agave, and increased the baking time. It turns out very moist! thank you for showing me a healthy way to make some bread. My family loves it!

  2. Karen says

    September 18, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    This looks yummy! I'll try making it tonight....I fortunately have all the ingredients!! 🙂 You could maybe substitute pmupkin for the oil, too.

  3. Diane says

    January 20, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    I just got the word on Agave too and will try this recipe but I'm going to experiment and use applesauce instead of the oil.

  4. Gloria says

    November 22, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Just made a no processed sugar banana walnut bread with whole wheat pastry flour, agave, and splenda for my diabetic family and friends. I can barely taste the splenda-a good thing!! If not for this recipe I would not be aware of WW pastry flour OR agave. Thanks again for the post.

  5. Anna says

    November 15, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Wow, that sounds good! Thanks for the improvisations.

  6. Gloria says

    November 15, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Made these in a 9x13 pan and served them like cake. (They would be good in a jelly roll pan as bars too I think-frosted with a sugar free cream cheese frosting.) I only had one cup of zucchini so I used another cup of shredded carrots and they were pretty with the orange carrots and green zucchini (I didn't peel before shredding.) These were excellent! So moist and tender. Thanks for the recipe!

  7. gloria says

    November 13, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Do you think this would work as bars in a 9 x 13 pan? I think I will frost it with this sugarfree frosting found on allrecipes.com
    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sugar-Free-Frosting/Detail.aspx

  8. Gloria says

    November 12, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    I now have 3 bottles of Agave! I found my own at Trader Joe's ($3.99 for 11 oz) and then one of my friends surprised me at work with (2) 21 oz bottles for $7.70 purchased at Cosco! Excellent price..Will try this again this weekend.

  9. Gloria says

    November 01, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Thanks for the positive innovative!! The recipe must be a good one because I totally screwed it up and it still came out edible. First, no agave and I didn't really think out the substitutions well, second when I incorporated the dry into the wet, I realized I hadn't preheated the oven, then I tasted the batter and realized my subs didn't give it enough sweeteness so I started mixing more stuff in. The batter was bubbling at me and I said what I usually say when I totally flub something.....
    !*%@
    and then said Oh Well, my mom can always slap some butter on it. Butter or frosting fixes a lot around here!

  10. Anna says

    November 01, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Hi Gloria, I hope you can find agave. Your subsitution sounds innovative, but agave would probably be better. Why don't you order the Xagave? It's good stuff.

  11. Gloria says

    November 01, 2009 at 9:29 am

    I couldn't find agave nectar at the grocery store so I tried this recipe using a 12 oz jar of sugar free apricot jam, 1/2 cup of apple juice concentrate, and another almost 1/2 cup of splenda. It worked, but it could have used more sweetness. I'm guessing agave is fairly sweet..When I find agave, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration!

  12. Gloria says

    October 31, 2009 at 10:15 am

    If I used regular unbleached flour, do you know how that would change the recipe? I don't usually have whole wheat pastry flour around.

  13. Christie says

    October 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    Oh, I love zucchini bread, and the addition of agave nectar makes it even better.

  14. LilSis says

    October 27, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    I've still never made anything with Agave nectar, so now might be the time to try it! I love Zucchini bread and this recipe sounds really good! I especially like that you said it is cinnamony!

  15. gloria says

    October 27, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    I will try this because it looks good and you have given it a thumbs up. I've never looked for Agave at the grocery store. I wonder if it will be difficult to find..What section would it be in? Juices? My mom is diabetic so she should be able to eat this.

  16. Dena Pickle says

    October 27, 2009 at 10:17 am

    I nominated you for a Kreativ Blogger award. Check here for rules and instructions.
    http://sweetpicklesandchocolate.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-nomination-me-there-must-be.html

  17. Lu says

    October 26, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Yummy! I love zucchini bread.

  18. Susie says

    October 26, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    I am all about the agave nectar right now! I love that it does not really affect the taste like other sweeteners. How was the taste of the bread?

  19. sherri says

    October 26, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    I've never tried agave, but this looks wonderful.

  20. Katrina says

    October 26, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    That was good zucchini bread in SF! This looks like a good one, too. I've been liking the results with my baking almost every time I use agave!

  21. Rina says

    October 26, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    This looks great! I might try it and add chopped dried apricots (I think the Tartine version had these, but I can't remember :)). I scored a big bottle of Agave at Costco and was scanning the link you sent out a while back with related recipes - I will let you know if I find a winner!

  22. Fat Fudge says

    October 26, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Here's a really great zuchinni bread recipe that uses agave nectar. Because I am a vegan, I used oil instead of butter and a flaxseed slurry instead of the egg.

    http://cook-aunaturel.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-have-to-stress-that-this-bread-is.html

  23. Kelly says

    October 26, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Yum. That looks tremendously moist.

  24. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    October 26, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    I love the healthy twist. It looks delish.

Peanut Butter Fudge Jumbles recipe baked in a 9-inch square Pampered Chef stoneware pan.

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