30 healthy quick bread recipes

Hi, it’s Stephanie here with an awesome collection of 30 Healthy Quick Bread Recipes just in time for what I like to call baking season. I’ve also put together a list of quick bread baking tips, so you’ll be ready to tackle any of these super yummy recipes with the confidence of a baking ninja!

The second summer starts turning into fall and the air gets crisp I start thinking about turning on my oven and baking. One of my favorite things to bake are quick breads. I love them because there are a never ending variety to try, they are easy to make and you can eat them for breakfast, as a snack or for dessert. They also make yummy homemade gifts for the holidays. What’s not to love about quick breads?!

Photo by Food Faith and Fitness

Well, actually some quick breads are loaded with way too much sugar and empty calories, so today I’ve collected several healthy quick bread recipes from the Healthy Seasonal Recipes archives, as well as a few of our food blogging buddies.

If you don’t know what a “quick” bread is compared to regular bread, lemme back up a bit and explain: quick bread is leavened by either baking powder and or baking soda. Other breads are leavened by yeast which needs a bit of time to get going and rise, hence quick breads are… well… quicker. Quick breads actually encompass a whole category of baked goods that are leavened with “chemical” leaveners, that includes bundts, muffins etc, but today I am focusing just on Healthy Quick Bread Loafs.

So whether you’re looking for a low carb recipe, you are gluten free, whole wheat all the way or paleo is your thing… this collection has you covered. So turn on your oven and get baking!

Tips for Healthy Quick Bread Baking Success

Measure Your Ingredients Accurately and Properly

• Use liquid measuring cups for the wet ingredients and dry measuring cups for the dry.
• When measuring your flour it’s better to stir it lightly with a spoon first and then spoon it into your measuring cup before leveling it off. It makes a big different believe me!

Don’t Over-Mix

• Always add the wet into the dry ingredients,
• Stir just until the ingredients are moistened. This way you don’t end up with a loaf that is dense enough to be used as a doorstop.

Check For Doneness

• Check 10-15 minutes early. But not so many times that you let all the hot air out of the oven or deflate the bread before the structure is set up. 
• The loaf is done if a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool It

• Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes (or whatever the recipe recommends).
• Then cool on a wire rack.
• It’s best to let the loaf cool completely before trying to slice it, so that it doesn’t fall apart. I know, I know… this part is crazy hard to do.

Now before I get to the yummy quick bread recipes, and you pick out which ones you are going to bake, I just want to say, please stop by down at the bottom of the post and let me know what are your top tips for quick bread baking success? I love hearing from you! And second, if you haven’t already, make sure to sign up for our email newsletter. We send it out every Saturday morning, so you won’t ever miss a healthy recipe!

Whole Wheat

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Banana Bread with Dates and Walnuts {Refined Sugar Free}

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Cranberry Almond Quick Bread {Refined Sugar Free}

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

The Lemon Bowl | Chocolate Zucchini Carrot Bread

The Lemon Bowl | Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Healthy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread 

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Pumpkin Eggnog Bread with Cinnamon Streusel

Wholefully | One Bowl Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Wholefully | One Bowl Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread

Rachel Cooks | Whole Wheat Caramel Banana Bread

Rachel Cooks | Healthier Pumpkin Bread

Gluten Free

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Gluten Free Breakfast Bread

Peace Love and Low Carb | Peanut Butter Berry Breakfast Loaf {Low Carb, Gluten Free}

The Roasted Root | Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Bread 

Tasty Yummies | Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Bread with Crystallized Ginger and Walnuts 

Low Sugar

Bless This Mess | Naturally Sweetened and Low-Sugar Pumpkin Bread  

Food Done Light | Pumpkin Streusel Bread {Low Sugar}

Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Healthy Zucchini Oat Bread

Cookie + Kate | Healthy Banana Bread

Low Fat

Food Done Light | Cranberry Pistachio Bread {Low Fat, Vegetarian}

I Am Baker | Skinny Chocolate Peppermint Quick Bread

Vegan

Strength and Sunshine | Tahini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread {Vegan, Gluten Free}

Strength and Sunshine | Peanut Butter Espresso Banana Bread {Vegan, Gluten Free}

The Greedy Vegan | Vegan Naan Bread

The Greedy Vegan | Soft Wholemeal Sandwich Bread

Vanilla and Bean | Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Bread

Paleo

Food Faith and Fitness | Paleo Pineapple Bread with Coconut {Gluten Free, Grain Free, Diary Free}

Food Faith and Fitness | Paleo Banana Bread with Chocolate and Almond Butter {Gluten Free}

Ambitious Kitchen | Chocolate Chip Coconut Flour Banana Bread {Gluten Free}

Low Carb

Low Carb Yum | Simple Low Carb Banana Bread

Low Carb Yum | Pumpkin Sunflower Seed Psyllium Bread {Low Carb, Gluten Free}

All Day I Dream About Food | Rosemary Olive Oil Quick Bread

All Day I Dream About Food | Chocolate Orange Swirl Bread