Pear Zucchini Loaf

Name: Pear Zucchini Loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups peeled, diced firm pears; 3 cups shredded zucchini, unpeeled and lightly squeezed out; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup tahini paste (or 1 cup oil and no tahini); 1 tbsp vanilla; 2 cups flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp allspice; 2 tsps baking powder; 1 tsp salt

1 step

Prep:20minCook:1h 5min

Juicy chunks of pear and a bunch of good-for-you zucchini that no one will know is in there! This recipe makes 2 - 8 X 4" loaves or 24 muffins

Updated at: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:56:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories218.7 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.6 g (14%)

Carbs30.9 g (12%)

Sugars16.9 g (19%)

Protein3.4 g (7%)

Sodium152.4 mg (8%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

2 cupspears

peeled, diced firm

3 cupszucchini

shredded, unpeeled and lightly squeezed out

1 cupsugar

1 cupbrown sugar

4eggs

¾ cupvegetable oil

¼ cuptahini paste

or 1 cup oil and no tahini

1 Tbspvanilla

2 cupsflour

1 cupwhole wheat flour

1 Tbspcinnamon

½ tspnutmeg

1 tspallspice

2 tspsbaking powder

1 tspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare the pans you choose to use, either oil and line the bottom of loaf pans or paper liners for muffins. Combine the zucchini, sugars, eggs, oil, tahini and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix the dry ingredients together. Then add the wet ingredients to dry mixing just until combined. Fold in the pears and pour the batter into pans. Bake at 325°F for 60-65 minutes for loaves, 22-25 minutes for muffins. A cake tester should come out clean. Cool 10 minutes.

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