Use up the abundance of fresh zucchini in the summer without heating up the oven with this super easy recipe for Crock-Pot Zucchini Bread! Perfect smeared with a little butter or just eaten plain as a snack, dessert or breakfast!
Slow Cooker Zucchini Bread
Every year I plant up one of my favorite vegetables in my garden and come mid-summer I am swimming in fresh zucchini that I need to use up in recipes.
Zucchini bread is probably one of the most popular recipes you can find to use up the zucchini.
The problem is, in the hot summer months, the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven, heat up my kitchen which then heats up my whole house.
So why not bake a loaf of zucchini bread in your slow cooker instead?
The finished loaf comes out moist with a touch of cinnamon. And if you want to add some nuts, raisins or chocolate chips…go for it!
I like to eat slices of zucchini bread slightly warm with a smear of cream cheese on it for breakfast or a snack. But butter or plain is just fine too!
Equipment Needed For Crock-Pot Zucchini Bread Recipe:
- 6 Quart, 6.5 Quart Or 7 Quart Slow Cooker
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Dry Measuring Cups And Spoons
- Cheese Grater Or Food Processor
- Wooden Spoon Or Silicone Spatula
- Loaf Pan
- Thin Kitchen Towel Or Paper Towels
Frequently Asked Questions
For the most traditional looking zucchini bread, a loaf pan resting inside the slow cooker is going to give you the best results. Your slow cooker is going to act like a miniature oven (but without heating up your kitchen). This is the method we prefer for the best looking and tasting zucchini bread. However, if you cannot find a loaf pan that fits inside your slow cooker you can pour the batter directly in the slow cooker (greased or buttered first) and cook it that way. Keep in mind that some slow cookers have the heating element on in the base located on the sides and as such you may find that your slow cooker heats hotter on one side. To prevent burning or overcooking, simply flip the stoneware crock a few times while cooking.
If you like nuts in your zucchini bread you can add up to 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts to the batter. Additionally, you can also add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, raisins or other dried fruit.
While this recipe has not been tested using gluten-free flour, our readers report that you can use a good gluten-free all-purpose flour blend such as Cup4Cup to make this zucchini bread gluten-free.
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Crock-Pot Zucchini Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Cups Granulated Sugar
- ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 Cups Grated Zucchini (About 3 Medium Zucchinis)
- 1 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until everything is mixed well and all of the dry ingredients are mixed in.
- Pour batter into a greased or buttered loaf pan that fit inside a 6 quart or larger oval slow cooker.
- Place loaf pan inside slow cooker and place a clean thin kitchen towel or a layer of paper towels between the slow cooker insert and lid.
- Cook on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours, or until a toothpick, when inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Carefully remove loaf pan from the slow cooker, and allow bread to cool for 20 minutes before removing the zucchini bread from the loaf pan.
- Enjoy the zucchini bread warm or at room temperature plain or spread with butter or cream cheese.
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Should you use a glass loaf pan or metal? And is a water bath needed?
Water bath is not needed for the Zucchini Bread. A glass, metal, tin or even a crock glass type pan will work. It just needs to be an oven safe cooking pan. I have used all of the above and they all come out the same.
Can u use the casserole dish that is in the crockpot
Sorry, this maybe be a dumb question, but can’t i just put it directly in the crock without a cake pan?
You can Jeff. Putting it in a cake pan just makes it easier to get out of the crock-pot.
the cake pan is not needed if you have a crock pot.
I tried this today and it was delicious! I added chopped pecans and dried cherries to it, but also I added a pinch of salt. The extra amount for the second loaf I made into muffins in my NuWave oven. Thank you so very much for this yummy recipe….great way to use up zucchini and my family thinks they’re getting a treat!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe for zucchini bread Karen. Adding pecans and dried cherries sounds amazing!
you’re welcome
I followed the recipe exactly and at 2 hours it was still uncooked. I think the cooking time is off. What a waste of money. Very disappointed.
I agree! So disappointed! And I had it in the slow cooker for well over 3 hours, and it was still not done on the bottom!
yes.that will make it easier if you use cooking oil in the casserole dish to get what ever food is in the dish out of the dish.
When I make banana bread in the crockpot I line the crockpot with foil. It makes it easy to remove the banana bread and no cleanup.
Just made this today! So good and my house stayed cool! I inverted a small loaf pan because my large did not fit flat. Worked great! Took about 2.5 hours to fully cook. Light, spongy, delicious! Thank you for the great recipe!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Mary! I love being able to bake a loaf of quick bread like this zucchini bread in the summer without heating up my house!
I have made this and its lovely!!! Do you think it will work as good in a regular oven?
This recipe hasn’t been tested in the oven, but there are plenty of recipes online with instructions for how to make zucchini bread in the oven. So glad you enjoyed it!
When baking things like this, do you start with a cold crock pot, or do you preheat it? Two hours doesn’t seem like enough time if you are starting without preheating.
I have never had to pre-heat the slow cooker when making this bread. But if you want to you can. Also don’t forget the the recipe calls for a cooking time of 2 to 3 hours on HIGH. We give a range of cooking times because each slow cooker is a little different. If the bread is not cooked after 2 hours then you will need to cook it longer.
Yum! I grated the zucchini, squeezed out some of the moisture in a tea towel, and put the batter directly into my slow cooker. I happened to be in the kitchen after an hour and 40 minutes, and a toothpick came out clean. I removed the inner container and let the bread cool for 20 minutes before flipping it out to a cooling rack.