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Home » recipes » Sugar Glazed Cucumber Bread

Sugar Glazed Cucumber Bread

1 hour 1 minute
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Posted:8/24/18
Updated:7/21/20
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Sugar Glazed CUCUMBER Bread recipe that’s delicious and moist inside. It tastes like zucchini bread, but it’s made with 1 cup grated cucumber.  This healthy dessert recipe is easy to make and is a great way to use up cucumbers.  A optional sugar glaze is poured on top once baked! 

cucumber bread with sugar frosting glaze on top

This weekend there were many surprises in the garden including a monster pumpkin plant that just won’t stop growing and pounds of potatoes waiting for us under the soil.   And then carrots were pulled, jalapeno peppers were picked and cucumbers were spotted.  

These are all vegetables I was hoping for, but maybe in a few weeks…. but in typical garden fashion, they make their own rules and showed up to the party early.  I couldn’t have been more happy to see them!

I saw a few baby cucumbers growing on the vine last weekend but somehow those babies transformed to multiple large cucumbers in just a few days, ready to be picked and enjoyed.   My Half Sour Pickle recipe and Marinated Cucumbers is a favorite way to use cucumbers, but I wanted to explore how to bake with them! Hrm, what to make with cucumbers…….

Ta-da, the result is this delicious Sugar Glazed Cucumber Bread!
(PS. Don’t forget to try my Frosted Cucumbers Cookies too!)

moist cucumber bread on white background

Baking with Cucumbers!

You’re going to love this Cucumber Dessert recipe. Cucumber Bread is similar to Zucchini Bread, but instead is made with grated cucumbers.  After the bread cools, a delicious powdered sugar glaze is poured on top to make it really special.  Some people have commented they’ve made the bread without the sugar icing and still loved it, so it’s optional (although I highly prefer you try it!)  

This recipe is perfect for Mom and Dad, but also perfect for toddlers and kids! Even my 2 year old loves a piece of this for breakfast in the morning!

How to Make Recipe Video

Enjoy this cooking video to walk you through the steps!

Easy Cucumber Bread Recipe

This recipe calls for 1 cup grated cucumber.  If you have never grated a cucumber I’m going to walk you through it quickly. You’ll probably 2-3 small cucumbers or 1-2 large cucumbers to equal 1 cup.

cucumbers on white table

Next peel the cucumber.  Have you ever seen a cucumber nude before?! Well now you have.  I just use my potato peeler for this.

cucumber peeled open

Now remove the seeds with a spoon.  Make sure to get all those seedy watery guts out too.  

cucumber with seeds removed with spoon

Grate the cucumber until you get 1 cup worth. I use my cheese grater for this.  Cucumbers are watery so this gets a little messy.

grated cucumber in measuring cup with grater behind it

Tip!

Grated cucumber freezes great!  So if you have a bunch of cucumbers, you can grate them, throw into individual 1 cup freezer bags and make this bread throughout the Winter!

Now, this is a important step that you can’t skip.  Cucumbers are really watery, 96% water to be exact.  After you grate your cucumbers, place in a mesh strainer and drain. Use your hand to press down on the grated cucumber to make sure to remove all the excess water. I like to additionally let the cucumber sit in the strainer for 15 minutes, and then give it one more press with my hand after that.

If you don’t drain, your bread is going to be soggy and fall apart. You don’t want that.  

Continue following the recipe, mixing all the ingredients together. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with nonstick spray and then pour the batter in. Bake for 60 minutes.

cucumber bread batter in baking dish

And out comes this delicious Cucumber Bread!

baked cucumber bread in baking dish

Let cool in the baking dish for 15 minutes and then carefully transfer to a wire rack or plate. Once cooled, drizzle the sugar glaze on top.

sugar icing running off of cucumber bread on cooling rack

And just like that you have delicious Sugar Glazed Cucumber Bread!

cucumber bread on white plate

Once you cut a slice of it you can see small specks of the green cucumber, it’s absolutely gorgeous!

slice of moist and soft cucumber bread on white table

Can I freeze this Cucumber Bread?

Absolutely! I often make a couple batches when we have too many cucumbers! I bake the recipe as is (without the sugar glaze), and then once cooled I transfer to freezer bags.

Once we’re ready to eat it, I’ll defrost overnight in the refrigerator and pop it in the microwave or oven to heat it up. After it’s heated, I’ll make the sugar glaze and pour it on. And just like that I have fresh Cucumber Bread whenever I want, including in the Winter!

cucumber bread with sugar glaze on white plate on red towel

I hope you enjoy this Cucumber Bread recipe!

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Sugar Glazed CUCUMBER Bread recipe that's delicious and moist inside. It tastes like zucchini bread, but it's made with 1 cup grated cucumber.  This healthy dessert recipe is easy to make and is a great way to use up cucumbers.  A optional sugar glaze is poured on top once baked!


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Sugar Glazed CUCUMBER Bread recipe that's delicious and moist inside. It tastes like zucchini bread, but it's made with 1 cup grated cucumber.  This healthy dessert recipe is easy to make and is a great way to use up cucumbers.  A optional sugar glaze is poured on top once baked! 
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 1 minute
serves 12

Ingredients

For bread

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup grated cucumber peeled, seeds removed, drained – see notes
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional

For glaze (optional)

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For bread

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl mix eggs, vegetable oil and sugar together with hand mixer.
  • Add grated cucumber, vanilla and lemon juice. Stir with spoon to combine.
  • Add flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves to bowl. Continue to sir with spoon.
  • Add pecans into the bowl. These are optional but highly recommended! Stir again.
  • Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with nonstick spray. Add batter into loaf pan.
  • Bake for 60 minutes.
  • Let cool for 15 minutes. Remove and transfer to wire rack to completely cool.

For glaze (optional)

  • Mix powdered sugar and milk together in bowl with a spoon.
  • Once bread is cool, pour glaze on top.

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Notes

To get 1 cup grated cucumbers: peel your cucumbers, remove the seeds and grate with cheese grater. After cucumbers are grated, place in mesh strainer and press down with hand to remove water.  Let grated cucumbers sit for a additional 15 minutes in strainer and then press down again with hand. 

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 256kcal (13%)
Course:Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:cucumber bread
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  1. Morgan B says

    August 23, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    I have to confess that after making this bread I froze enough grated cucumber to keep making it all winter long! I haven’t tried with the pecans, but the flavor of the bread would compliment and they would seemingly go great together. I do plan on trying with the pecans. I am thrilled to have another use for our garden cucumbers! The bread tastes buttery even though there’s no butter. I’ve even given the bread away as gifts. Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Elaine says

    August 10, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    Do you measure the 1 cup before or after draining

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    • Pamela says

      August 11, 2022 at 9:37 am

      Do it after draining so it’s a full 1 cup of cucumber.

      Reply
  3. Veronica says

    July 28, 2022 at 2:49 pm

    I just made this with my garden grown cucumbers and it was delicious. I did not peel the cucumbers, graded the entire cucumber, did not remove the seeds either since my cucumbers were skinny with small seeds. I hand squeezed the shredded cucumber to get the water out. My bread was not wet at all, perfect!. I used other reviewer comments and added a tsp of Cinnamon ( next time I will add 2 tsp) inaddition to the nutmeg and cloves. And I added a 1/2 cup of rasiens ( had no nuts on hand). Great recipi that you can add too, dark chocolate chips, etc! Thank you for sharing. I will definitely be making again!!

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  4. Joanne says

    August 24, 2021 at 1:02 am

    I wonder how this would turn out if you didn’t peel the cucumber but just washed it and trimmed the ends and grated it? Is the peel really that bad? I eat it normally. I think it would resemble zucchini more but wetter

    Reply
  5. Sue says

    August 8, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    This recipe is amazing. I had run out of cucumber ideas, and I saw this recipe. I added cinnamon and made muffins. Thanks. I’ll do this again.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 8, 2021 at 9:11 pm

      I’m so happy to hear you liked this recipe! Thanks for stopping by and commenting Sue! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kathleen says

    July 8, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    If it tastes as good as it smells, it’s a 5 star keeper!

    Reply
  7. Laura B. says

    June 19, 2021 at 9:53 am

    Can I substitute another oil for the vegetable oil.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 20, 2021 at 11:04 pm

      Hey Laura, although I always use vegetable oil, I think you can try grapeseed oil, canola oil, or unsweetened applesauce for this recipe. Hope this helps!

      Reply
    • Toni Bradley says

      August 4, 2021 at 8:11 pm

      I use Canola oil in all my baking recipes. Works just as well as vegetable oil.

      Reply
  8. halie T says

    June 1, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    I love this recipe alot! Ive made 6 batches now. Im glad i have another way to use my cucumbers from my garden now

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