Sweet Avocado Quick Bread
Updated Jun 30, 2025
This avocado quick bread is slightly sweet, made with ripe avocados, and traditional quick bread ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, and a little vanilla.
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A sweet Quick bread with avocados!
I make this avocado quick bread when I’ve got ripe avocados on the counter and want something a little different. It’s soft, just lightly sweet, and comes together fast with only a handful of ingredients. The avocado adds richness and gives the loaf a little green tint that I think is really pretty. I like it warm with a little butter or jam, but it’s good straight from the counter too.
Happy Baking!
– Yumna
Avocado Bread Ingredients
- Avocado: Ripe avocados are best for this recipe. You’ll need two large or three small avocados. You can use unripe avocados if that’s all you have, but the bread won’t be as moist.
- All-purpose flour: You can use wheat or white all-purpose flour. I haven’t tried it with gluten-free flour, but let me know in the comments below if you give it a try!
- Baking powder: Use aluminum-free to avoid a bitter taste.
- Sugar: You can use white sugar, brown sugar, or coconut sugar in this recipe.
- Egg: Room temperature works best.
- Vanilla extract: You can leave this if you don’t have any on hand.
- Salt: A little bit of salt brings out the flavors in the bread and helps balance the sweetness.
How to Make Avocado Quick Bread
Avocado Quick Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder aluminium free
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 avocados
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer on medium-high speed to cream the avocados and sugar until completely smooth. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract until they are fully incorporated into the batter.
- Using a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula, gently fold in the dry ingredients until no streaks remain.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven. Set the pan on a wire rack and allow the bread to cool completely in the pan.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
I made the first loaf exactly as the recipe was written. The family loved it. I added 1 ½ tsp of cinnamon and ½ cup chopped pecans to the second loaf. Both turned out very well.
We will try the savory version the next time we have extra avocados.
Thanks for the recipe! –Brenda
Recipe Variations
- Add chocolate chips. For a delicious twist, add in a cup of chocolate chips to the batter. You can also top the bread with chocolate chips after it’s baked.
- Make it savory. If you’re not a fan of sweet quick breads, you can easily make this recipe savory by omitting the sugar and adding in some chopped herbs or cheese.
- Replace 1 avocado with 1 ripe banana. If you don’t have enough avocados or they’re not ripe enough, you can replace one avocado with a ripe banana. The bread won’t be as moist, but it will still be delicious.
Recipe Tips
- Use soft and ripe avocados. Ripe avocados are key for this recipe. They make the bread moist and give it a delicious flavor. If your avocados aren’t ripe, you can place them in a paper bag with a banana or apple overnight to speed up the ripening process.
- Don’t overmix the batter! Over-mixing quick bread batter will result in a tough and dense loaf of bread. Stir just until the ingredients are combined – no need to overdo it.
- Bake the bread on the middle rack. This will help ensure that your avocado bread bakes evenly.
- Line your loaf pan with parchment paper. This will help prevent the bread from sticking to the pan and make cleanup a breeze.
- Let the bread cool completely before slicing. This will help prevent your avocado bread from falling apart.
Serving Ideas
- Homemade Nutella
- Softened Homemade Butter
- Homemade Peanut Butter
- Homemade Almond Butter
- Strawberry Chia Jam
- 2 Ingredient Strawberry Sauce
FAQs
Surprisingly, the beautiful green color doesn’t fade, and the avocado doesn’t go bad in the baked loaf. You can enjoy it for a few days or freeze some slices for later. This avocado quick bread can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap for up to four days. To reheat, simply pop a slice of avocado bread in the toaster or microwave until warmed through. You can also reheat the entire loaf of bread in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes.
Yes! I wrapped it in plastic wrap and then placed it in a freezer bag. It lasted for about two months. When you’re ready to eat it, just thaw it overnight on the counter or pop it in the microwave for a few seconds.
Yes! You can either omit the sugar altogether or replace it with a natural sugar like honey.
If your avocado bread is dense and heavy, it’s likely because you overmixed the batter. Be sure to mix just until the ingredients are combined – no need to overdo it.
Yes! Just use a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend in place of the regular flour. I don’t recommend just using almond flour or coconut flour, though.
Yes! You can use an eight or nine-inch round cake pan, an eight or nine-inch square baking pan, or a muffin tin lined with muffin liners. You’ll need to adjust the cooking time. Make sure to keep an eye on it if you do switch out the pan.
Comments
Just made this with gluten-free flour and it’s delicious!! Texture looks a little different but still great. Even my non GF partner loved it
Amazing!! So happy it was a hit with gluten-free flour, thanks so much for sharing!
I really dislike avocados. But I was given a couple & to avoid food waste, I gave this recipe a try. Basic ingredients, simple to mix. I added a tsp of cinnamon. And wow! This recipe is amazing! Really easy. Smells great while baking. And light & fluffy. Will try again definitely (and maybe add nuts & grated lemon). Fantastic!
So happy you found the recipe easy and loved how it turned out! Yum, you’ll definitely have to add nuts and grated lemon next time and let me know how it tastes!!
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