20 Absolutely Delightful Sweet Quick Bread Recipes

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It’s my favorite time of year….bread-making season! There are so many tasty breads that you can make, and none are easier to put together than good, sweet, quick bread recipes!

Banana Chocolate Chip Quick Bread

20 Absolutely Delightful Quick Sweet Bread Recipes

Who doesn’t love a nice thick slice of a good, quick, sweet bread recipe warm — straight from the oven — and coated with butter? Quick Breads are great for a simple snack or a sweet breakfast. You can top it with homemade jam, butter, or maybe even nut butter, depending on the flavor.

Quick Breads can also be a great way to use up old fruits and vegetables so they won’t go to waste, such as using brown bananas in Banana Bread or using the overabundance of zucchini in Zucchini Bread. Plus, since they aren’t as finicky as yeast bread, quick breads can often be successfully made gluten-free.

Whether you like to make them or eat them, quick sweet bread recipes will always be at our table. Today, I’ve gathered up a list of 20 of my favorite easy quick bread recipes, and I’m sharing them with you. Hopefully, you will find something to satisfy your snack cravings this afternoon!

Quick Bread Recipes

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Lemon Poppyseed Bread

I love making lemon bread in the spring, and this Lemon Poppyseed Bread Recipe is a great one to have! It’s easy to make because you can either make the full recipe or make the mix version for an even “quicker” bread that you can have ready in your pantry. Another yummy lemon bread variation is a good Lemon Blueberry Bread.

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Cinnamon Quick Breads

Cinnamon Bread is a fun, quick bread to make when you don’t want a fruit-based bread. The crumble on top really makes the bread! Add a little fruit and make this Apple Cinnamon Bread version as an alternative. Either of these loaves of bread makes a really great breakfast.

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Strawberry Rhubarb Quick Bread

Spring is about everything rhubarb so if your garden is already overflowing with rhubarb you will definitely need to try this Strawberry Rhubarb Bread!

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Pumpkin Quick Breads

If you are looking for a delicious Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe look no further! This is our family favorite. Here’s another great recipe if you need a Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread. Another great twist on the traditional Pumpkin Bread recipe is this one for Pumpkin Zucchini Bread. Or if you need a little chocolate in your bread you can do this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread!

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bread

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Quick Bread

I used to be pretty obsessed with this Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Bread. I’ve since learned to contain myself but I do promise you that it’s SO good!

Chocolate Buttermilk Quick Bread

This Chocolate Buttermilk Bread is SO good, especially when you need a big dose of chocolate in your life!

Orange Cranberry Quick Bread

This Orange Cranberry Bread would be perfect for the holidays (maybe a gift for the neighbors?) but I also think it would be great any time if you have some dried cranberries on hand.

Sourdough Banana Bread

Banana Quick Breads

Who doesn’t love a good Banana Bread? Over the years, I’ve had 3 different recipes serve me well. This one for a Creamy Banana Bread, this one for my Tried and True Banana Bread that I used to enter in the 4-H County Fair, and more recently…this one for Gluten Free Banana Bread (pictured above). You could also add in chocolate chips to any of these recipes to make Banana Chocolate Chip Bread which is pictured at the top of this post!

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Blueberry Zucchini Quick Bread

A classic Zucchini Bread is always a favorite staple around our house in the summer and fall when zucchini is at its peak abundance. To mix it up a little you can also make Blueberry Zucchini Bread recipe for and extra fruity twist. How often can you get your veggies and fruits in a single bread??

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Chocolate Chip Cherry Quick Bread

Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread is perfect for the chocolate-cherry lovers out there. You can use fresh, frozen, or even dried cherries in this bread so it works well with whatever you have on hand!

Gluten Free Zucchini Bread

Gluten Free Zucchini Quick Bread

Gluten-free Zucchini Bread is a tasty and healthy snack or meal that is suitable for everyone, regardless of their dietary restrictions. This moist and delicious bread is perfect for any time of day.

Hummingbird Bread

Hummingbird Bread

Hummingbird Bread This bread is my family’s latest favorite bread. It’s simple to make an has a delicious addition of pineapple and banana. You have to give Hummingbird Bread a try if you are looking for something a little different!

And there you have it, a lovely list of my 20 favorite quick sweet bread recipes! Which one do you think you will make this week?

Me and Kady

Merissa Alink

Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple and frugal life on Little House Living since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You can send her a message any time from the Contact Page.

This post with Sweet Quick Bread Recipes was originally posted on Little House Living in May 2016. It has been updated as of February 2024.

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14 Comments

  1. Mmmm, these all look good. I’m going to have to try the lemon and cream cheese quick breads! If you have time you should come link up at Welcome Home Wednesdays. Party opens at 7a CST Wed. Hope to see you there!

  2. love quick breads and you have an awesome collection here. Thank you Pinned your post to try some of them.

  3. Any chance when you make these recipe collections that you could have a link to a printable version that has the titles and recipes? It takes a lot of time to open each one and copy and paste each recipe to make my own little booklet.

  4. So sorry to hear about your garden. Hope it recovers quickly! Wanted you to know how much I enjoy your blog and that it brings a ray of sunshine into my life!!! I’m also enjoying your book!
    I can’t tell you which bread I’ll make first, that will be quite a hard decision!!

  5. Oh my goodness so many wonderful desserts. Our grandchildren love any kind of sweet bread.Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things link party, pinned xo

  6. I love quick sweet breads! Delicious and easy to make! All of these recipes looks great!…pinning for later 🙂 Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictories

  7. Congratulations!
    Your recipe is in the TOP TEN features for this week on Full Plate Thursday. Enjoy your new Red Plate and your weekend!
    Miz Helen

  8. What a great collection of Sweet Bread recipes! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
    Miz Helen

  9. These all sound delicious! I am definitely in the mood for Cinnamon breads now that it’s fall. Thanks for linking up with Creative Spark! Your recipe round-up was our most-clicked link last week – congrats! 🙂

  10. I always see this time of the year as ‘bread’ season, too. These look delicious and doable. Thanks, Merissa!

  11. My heart wants your quick bread
    But my hubby is diabetic and I’m trying to do low carb.
    Any chance of using coconut flour in your quick breads.
    I know coconut flour is more absorbent and requires more eggs and liquid
    Thanks for your reply
    Linda Maxwell

    1. Sorry Linda, I’m unable to cook with coconut flour so I won’t be able to test a recipe with it in it. I hope you find something that will work for you!

  12. Well, I have a complaint. There are so many good & simple recipes here, I don’t know where to start! What a fun problem to have!

    Thank you for all the hard work you’ve done creating these recipes and putting them all in one place for us.