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  4. 42 Cozy Quick Breads to Make This Fall

42 Cozy Quick Breads to Make This Fall

Updated August 27, 2019
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As the weather cools down, warm your kitchen with the smell of these delicious fall loaves. These soft, moist breads deliver the rich, nutty, and warmly spiced flavors you crave this time of year, without overloading you with the sweetness of a cake. Perfect for a fall breakfast, dessert, or afternoon snack with a mug of coffee, these comforting quick breads are ready within hours of the craving striking—no proofing required. From pumpkin spice to apple cinnamon, indulge in all the irresistible flavors autumn has to offer.

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Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread

Credit: Alison Miksch; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell

Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread Recipe

Mix the batter only until the dry ingredients disappear. (Lumps are normal.) Overmixing causes tough or misshapen loaves.

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Tuscan Pignoli-Orange Zucchini Bread

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Tuscan Pignoli-Orange Zucchini Bread Recipe

Got a boatload of zucchini? A loaf of so-simple quick bread is a delightful, kid-friendly way to put it to use. With bright citrusy notes, toasty pine nuts, and a delightful texture delivered by the blend of semolina and almond flours, this Italian-inspired uptake on your typical zucchini bread is sure to impress. 

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Classic Banana Bread

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Classic Banana Bread Recipe

This healthier take on banana bread uses yogurt instead of butter, but it's just as moist and indulgent as classic recipes. This banana bread recipe isn't just easy. It's also highly customizable and can adapt to a number of flavors and substitute ingredients. Banana bread should form a crack down the center as it bakes--a sign the baking soda is doing its job. Serve toasted with a smear of cream cheese, Greek yogurt, or peanut and top with mixed nuts, if desired. You can even customize your bread with a crunchy streusal topping that the kids will love.

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Sweet Potato Bread with Buttermilk-Lime Icing

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Sweet Potato Bread with Buttermilk-Lime Icing Recipe

Try this spicy treat as an alternative to pumpkin bread. Serve it unadorned for every day or topped with this tangy icing for something extra special.

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Pumpkin-Maple Loaf

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Pumpkin-Maple Loaf Recipe

For breakfast on the go, spin this recipe into individually portioned muffins by dividing the batter among 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray and baking at 375°F for 22 minutes. To freeze muffins, let cool completely, and place in ziplock plastic bags. Reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds.

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Sesame-Cashew Zucchini Bread

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Sesame-Cashew Zucchini Bread Recipe

Got a boatload of zucchini? A loaf of so-simple quick bread is a delightful, kid-friendly way to put it to use. Incredibly rich in toasty flavor, this nutty twist on classic zucchini bread was a fast favorite in the test kitchen. If you don’t have cashew butter on hand, feel free to use peanut butter or almond butter for the creamy glaze instead—either would be equally delicious. 

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Miso Banana Bread with Yuzu Glaze

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Miso Banana Bread with Yuzu Glaze Recipe

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Apple-Cheddar Bread

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Apple-Cheddar Bread Recipe

Try this bread sandwiched with ham and apple slices, or cut it into cubes and toast it to make croutons for salads and soups.

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Classic Zucchini Bread

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Classic Zucchini Bread Recipe

Neither oily nor dry, but perfectly moist.

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Chocolate Marble-Pumpkin Spice Bread

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Chocolate Marble-Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe

A chocolate swirl adds a decadent twist to your usual loaf of pumpkin bread. These marbled loaves start with one basic batter that is flavored two different ways. Use a stand mixer to make the basic batter, then divide it into two bowls, and hand stir in the pumpkin and chocolate components to each bowl. This delicious recipe can be divided into eight 5 3⁄4- x 3 1⁄4-inch mini loaf pans. Bake the loaves as directed, but start testing for doneness after 25 minutes in the oven.

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Zucchini-Pecan Flaxseed Bread

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Zucchini-Pecan Flaxseed Bread Recipe

Ground flaxseed is a novel addition to this dense and sweet breakfast bread. You can freeze individual slices on a baking sheet, then transfer to a zip-top plastic bag to keep in the freezer for up to two months. On hurried mornings, grab a slice, and defrost by microwaving at HIGH for 30 seconds to one minute.

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Amish Cinnamon Bread

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Amish Cinnamon Bread Recipe

No kneading, you just mix it up and bake it.

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Avocado Matcha Banana Bread

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Avocado Matcha Banana Bread Recipe

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with banana bread. It’s a breakfast classic, like a plain bagel or a glazed doughnut. However, there are times when a classic just doesn’t thrill. That’s when we pull out the green stuff. Avocado and matcha green tea powder may not be part of your regular baking routine, but not only do they dye banana bread a delightful deep green, they add earthy flavors that tone down the banana-ness of the loaf.

Pureed avocado adds moisture to make the quick bread even more tender, plus a mild vegetal note you just can’t find in plain ol’ sweet banana bread. Then, a hit of matcha ups the complex flavors where avocado drops off, and doubles up on the vibrant color. Slice into the bread while it’s still warm (or pop it in the toaster) and smear it with a thick swipe of cream cheese or Greek yogurt.

Avocado Matcha Banana Bread

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Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Bundt

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Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Bundt Recipe

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Banana-Oatmeal Bread

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Banana-Oatmeal Bread Recipe

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Coconut-Zucchini Bread

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Coconut-Zucchini Bread Recipe

Super-moist and super-easy, this quick bread gets a triple hit of coconut goodness from coconut sugar (you can sub light or dark brown sugar), canned coconut milk, and melted coconut oil—but the finished bread tastes deliciously subtly of the fuzzy nut. (No worries—it does not taste like tanning lotion!) For extra richness, you can stir in a teaspoon or two of vanilla extract, or top the batter with shredded unsweetened coconut before baking, but the simple loaf tastes pretty great as is.

Coco-Zucchini Bread

This recipe originally appeared on Cookinglight.com.

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Mexican Chocolate-Zucchini Bread

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Mexican Chocolate-Zucchini Bread Recipe

Got a boatload of zucchini? A loaf of so-simple quick bread is a delightful, kid-friendly way to put it to use. This decadent twist spices up classic zucchini bread with cocoa powder, cinnamon, a rich chocolate glaze, and roasted pepitas. Easy-to-make, incredibly moist, and intensely chocolatey, this Mexican Chocolate Zucchini Bread is sure to be a new favorite. 

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Bananas Foster Bread

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Bananas Foster Bread Recipe

This adult interpretation switches all of the sugar to brown sugar and cooks the mashed bananas with butter and cognac or dark rum. And it's topped with a slightly boozy glaze.

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Pumpkin Spice Cornbread

Pumpkin Spice Cornbread Recipe

Put a little something extra in that cornbread with this pumpkin spice variation that celebrates autumn's most famous flavor. Less than ten ingredients are all you need for this easy and classic cornbread recipe that includes seasonal ingredients like pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. If you want an added dose of sweetness, simply top with fresh honey butter. 

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Sweet Potato-Streusel Quick Bread

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Sweet Potato-Streusel Quick Bread Recipe

To make this quick bread even quicker, we used the microwave to cook the potato and soften the butter for the streusel topping. Use an electric knife to get clean slices. Serve with the Chicken-Apple Crunch Salad (page 95) for an easy lunch.

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Hazelnut-Fig Quick Bread

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Hazelnut-Fig Quick Bread Recipe

Sprinkling nuts on top of the batter before it bakes, rather than mixing them in, helps concentrate the nut flavor.

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Mini Pumpkin Spice Loaves

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Mini Pumpkin Spice Loaves Recipe

These mini-pumpkin bread loaves are flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, filled with golden raisins, and topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting. If you're giving the loaves as gifts, you can put the frosting in a separate container for easier packaging.

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Carrot Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Carrot Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This bread is rich in protein. Oats provide soluble fiber, and carrots contribute betacarotene. Slice the entire loaf, wrap slices individually in foil, and freeze for up to a month. Toss a slice in your briefcase - when you get to work, it should be thawed.

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Maple-Stout Quick Bread

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Maple-Stout Quick Bread Recipe

Stout beer--think of Guinness, with its black color and intense richness--gives this bread a slightly bitter background note and gorgeous nut-brown hue.

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Pumpkin Streusel Bread

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Pumpkin Streusel Bread Recipe

Skip the boxed mix and make this light and flavorful pumpkin bread for friends and family this holiday season. It's perfect for brunch; just slice, toast, and top with a smear of cream cheese. Heavenly.

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Chocolate-Hazelnut Banana Bread

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Chocolate-Hazelnut Banana Bread Recipe

Use a light hand when swirling the batter; too much swirling may lose the stripe effect.

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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe

When life gives you too much zucchini, make this chocolate zucchini bread. Moist enough to feel like a cake, this recipe is a great way to use up excess zucchini as well as sneak vegetables into a sweet treat. There’s plenty of chocolatey flavor, so the entire family will love this healthier take on zucchini bread. Plus, it easily doubles and freezes well, so you can enjoy it even after summer ends. 

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Spicy Pumpkin Bread

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Spicy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

This particular pumpkin bread gets its kick from a blend of allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.  Top with a sprinkle of chopped walnuts for a salty crunch that pairs perfectly with the sweet, moist bread.

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Sweet Beer Bread

Sweet Beer Bread Recipe

Make this easy, flavorful bread recipe to pair with an appetizing dip or a hearty bowl of soup. If you like cheese, be sure to check out the Cheddar-Chive variation, below.

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Pumpkin-Chai Quickbread

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Pumpkin-Chai Quickbread Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes; Cook: 60 minutes; Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes.

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Yogurt-Zucchini Bread with Walnuts

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Yogurt-Zucchini Bread with Walnuts Recipe

This moist, nutty bread is a terrific way to use up late-summer zucchini. The walnuts in the bread are super-heart-healthy, and the yogurt adds moisture without any fat.

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Pumpkin-Walnut Focaccia with Gruyère

Pumpkin-Walnut Focaccia with Gruyère Recipe

The recipe makes two generous free-form loaves--one to enjoy now, and one to freeze later or give as a gift. If you're making the bread for the Chicken and Ham Sandwich with Artichoke-Tomato Spread, pat the dough into a 9-inch circle so the sandwiches will be easier to eat.

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Winter Squash Chai Bread

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Winter Squash Chai Bread Recipe

Flavorful chai and colorful squash make this sweet quick bread a warming winter treat. Prep and Cook Time: about 1 1/4 hours, plus 10 minutes to cool.

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Pumpkin-Date Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl

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Pumpkin-Date Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl Recipe

White cream cheese batter contrasts with the orange pumpkin in this loaf.

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread