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20 Sweet Quick Bread Loaves

By Midwest Living editors Updated November 30, 2022
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Blueberry-Lemon Loaf

Quick bread loaves are easy to make, easy to freeze and easy to serve with just about any meal. Try our recipes for classic banana bread or variations like peach bread, triple-chocolate bread, blueberry-lemon bread, pumpkin bread and more.

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Blueberry-Lemon Loaf

Blueberry-Lemon Loaf
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When life gives you lemons, make this dense, spongy loaf studded with blueberries. It's a delious and simple crowd-pleasing breakfast. We like to bake it on Sunday so it can be enjoyed all week long. 

Related: Blueberry Recipes You'll Love

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Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate-Pepita Swirl

<p>With its ripple of chocolate, cinnamon and toasted pumpkin seeds (and browned butter in the batter!), this pumpkin bread is an indulgent afternoon treat.</p>
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With its ripple of chocolate, cinnamon and toasted pumpkin seeds (and browned butter in the batter!), this pumpkin bread is an indulgent afternoon treat.

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Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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The addition of dark chocolate and walnuts level up this zucchini-packed loaf, but the dark-chocolate drizzle really rockets it into the realm of irresistibility. It makes for a delicious sweet breakfast, snack or dessert. 

Related: Try Our Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread Recipe

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Triple-Spiced Pear Bread

Triple-Spiced Pear Bread
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Oats, walnuts and nuggets of chopped pear give this loaf a toothsome heartiness, while buttermilk keeps it moist and tender.

Related: Perfect Pear Recipes

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Currant-Orange Irish Soda Bread

Currant-Orange Irish Soda Bread
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Orange zest and plump currants stud and sweeten traditional Irish soda bread. It makes a wonderful toast, too. Smear with your favorite jam or marmalade and enjoy. 

Related: 25 Fun St. Patrick's Day Recipes

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Apple Pumpkin Sunflower Bread

Apple Pumpkin Sunflower Bread
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With pumpkin, apple, nuts and spices, this recipe combines your favorite fall flavors in one homey loaf.  Its unmistakably fruity zing comes courtesy of a generous pour of boiled cider, but you can substitute any apple-flavor liquid. 

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Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze

Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze
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Sweet bread balances tangy cranberries in this winning recipe from the Wisconsin State Fair. Wrap and store it overnight to make it easier to slice.

Related: Cranberry Recipes to Try This Season

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Banana Bread

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Cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger flavor this moist banana bread. Make banana bread when your bananas get brown polka dots on them.

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Peach of a Bread

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Peaches add moistness to this quick bread.

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Triple-Chocolate Bread

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What goes best with chocolate? More chocolate. What goes best with our Triple-Chocolate Bread? Whipped cream, chocolate sauce and a glass of cold milk.

Related: Decadent Chocolate Dessert Recipes

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Streusel Apple Bread

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A touch of lemon, chopped cranberries and walnuts make this quick bread seem like coffee cake. Norma Hendricks of Hopedale, Illinois, likes to serve this for dessert. "I made this by combining a couple of recipes," Norma says. "I think I started with a cranberry bread, but most of my kids don't like cranberries. Then I saw an apple bread recipe, and I thought streusel would be good on top."

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PB&J Banana Bread

PB&J Banana Bread
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Have a bunch of overripe bananas? You'll need four or five for this moist and sweet bananas quick bread. Our version gets a school-lunch spin with the addition of peanut butter and jelly. You'll also love these PB&J Thumbprint Cookies. 

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Honey-Zucchini Bread

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Zucchini, raisins and walnuts pack nature's harvest into a sweet and crunchy quick bread. It's delicious as is, but a smear of butter and drizzle of honey make it irresistible.

Related: Zucchini Cakes, Breads, Brownies and Bars

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Pumpkin Bread

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The innkeepers at Burchell's White Hill Farmhouse Inn in Minden, Nebraska, make this moist spiced bread using homegrown heirloom pumpkins, but this version of their recipe uses canned puree.

Related: Pumpkin Recipes We Absolutely Love

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Whole Grain Sunflower Bread

Whole Grain Sunflower Bread
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This healthful loaf is loaded with seeds and whole grains but is quicker to make than a yeast bread. Messy to eat? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. 

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Maple Date Nut Bread

Maple Date Nut Bread
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Chopped and pitted dates stand out beside the hint of maple syrup in this dark brown, nutty quick bread. This recipe is from Ruth Smiley of Smiley Brothers maple syrup producers in Indiana.

Related: Hearty Midwest Maple Syrup Recipes

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Cherry and Golden Raisin Bread

Cherry and Golden Raisin Bread
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Choose your favorite dried fruit to add to this lemon-glazed loaf.

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Whole Wheat Apple-Nut Bread

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Applesauce and yogurt help keep this whole grain quick bread moist. The bread is baked in a round casserole dish.

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Pumpkin-Banana Bread

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Lisa Johnson of Gardner, Kansas, added banana to pumpkin bread for a new twist on quick bread treats. "This pumpkin bread is a favorite with our family," she says. "It's easy to make, and my two girls enjoy helping me. They especially enjoy when it's done baking. It makes the house smell wonderful."

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Pineapple Zucchini Bread

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At Mooselips Java Joint in Seeley, Wisconsin, this bread was made with zucchini from the owner. Customers could buy individual loaves to eat like a muffin.

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    1 of 20 Blueberry-Lemon Loaf
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    4 of 20 Triple-Spiced Pear Bread
    5 of 20 Currant-Orange Irish Soda Bread
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    7 of 20 Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze
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