Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread
Move over, banana bread—there’s a new star in town! This Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread is perfect for using those extra zucchini from your garden or farmer’s market haul. This bread is moist, flavorful, healthy, and indulgent, with a deliciously sweet cinnamon swirl running through the middle.
What’s great about this recipe is that you only need a few medium-sized zucchini, and the remaining ingredients are likely already in your pantry. It’s a breeze to whip up and makes your kitchen smell amazing while baking.

Now, the real question is: how will you enjoy your freshly baked zucchini bread? I love it with a generous dollop of dairy-free butter that melts into the warm slices. But if you’re in the mood for something a little sweeter, a drizzle of honey would be perfect, too. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, a snack, or dessert, this zucchini bread will become a new favorite in your gluten-free baking repertoire.

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This Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread is perfect for any time of the day. Serve it warm with your favorite toppings, and you’ll have a delicious, comforting, and wholesome treat. Enjoy!

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups grated zucchini 1 - 2 medium zucchinis
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable or coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
Cinnamon Swirl
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a bread pan with parchment and coat with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine the zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs and stir together until well combined.
- Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and baking powder to a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- In a small bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar for the cinnamon swirl.
- Pour ⅓ of your batter into the prepared bread pan. Sprinkle a ⅓ of the cinnamon mixture over the batter. Add half of the remaining batter and all of the remaining cinnamon mixture. Then top with remaining batter. (Feel free to swirl the cinnamon-sugar mixture around with a knife to incorporate into the batter more)
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
I made this and it was really good - thanks for the recipe! The family loved it, too.
There are a couple of errors, though, in the directions of the recipe. Step 1: you forgot to say to add the oil. Step 3: which should be whisk? Step 5: The cinnamon/sugar mixture...either 1/2 of the mixture between two layers, or 1/3 of the mixture ending with the last 1/3 on the top? It wasn't too clear.
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This is fantastic! I have made many zucchini bread recipes, this is by far my favorite!