Lemon Pistachio Zucchini Bread

Pistachios add a delicious and flavorful crunch to these lemony slices of zucchini bread.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 293 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• cooking spray
• 1 small lemon, zested
• 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil together in another bowl; stir in yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients until just moistened; fold zucchini and pistachios into batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.