Carrot Zucchini Pumpkin Bread with Lemon Glaze

Put your garden haul to delicious use with this moist, warmly spiced bread. Carrots, zucchini and pumpkin pair perfectly with a crunchy nut topping and bright lemon glaze, creating a flavorful treat that’s perfect for breakfast, snacking or sharing.

Makes two 9×5 in. loaves.

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin purée
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup finely shredded carrots
1 cup shredded zucchini, lightly squeezed
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1½ cups chopped pecans or walnuts

Lemon Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
2–3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
½ tsp grated lemon zest, optional

Whisk the powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and the optional zest. Add more lemon juice as needed to reach a drizzling consistency.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9x5 in. loaf pans.
Whisk together the eggs, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin and vanilla.
Stir in the shredded carrots and zucchini.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir just until combined, then fold in the chopped nuts.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
Bake for 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then transfer the loaves to a wire rack. Let them cool completely.
Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cooled loaves and allow it to set before slicing.

For extra crunch, reserve about ¼ cup of the nuts and scatter them over the batter before baking!

The Gurney’s Difference:

Much like carrots, zucchini and pumpkin pair well together in this recipe, growing different fruits, veggies and nut trees in your garden is beneficial for fostering biodiversity, deterring pests, improving soil health and increasing your crop yields.

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