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Easy, quick bread recipes (no yeast, no rise time!) from banana bread to cornbread, they are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or sides.

A collage of several quick bread recipes.

Delicious Bread in a Flash!

We love quick bread, mostly because it’s SO easy. No dealing with yeast, no rise times, and almost always faster. What’s not to love about them?! These easy, quick bread recipes use simple pantry staples and skip the fussy steps, so you can go from batter to oven in no time.

Quick breads are perfect for beginner bakers, busy weeknights, or last-minute gifting. Many of these recipes also freeze well and make a yummy breakfast, snack, or can be served as a side with dinner. There is nothing better than a loaf of warm bread straight from the oven!

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Top 10 Most Loved Quick Bread Recipes

A delicious list of my very favorite quick bread recipes, from sweet treats to savory bites that come together fast with everyday ingredients.

1 Best Banana Bread Recipe

Best Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
The BEST homemade Banana bread recipe that is moist, simple, and so delicious. Everyone loves this no-yeast recipe that is easy and perfect to make with over-ripe bananas
5 from 55 votes
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2 Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe

Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Delicious Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe that is soft, moist, filled with grated zucchini and lemon juice and topped with a lemony glaze.
4.94 from 392 votes
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3 Garlic Bread Recipe

Garlic Bread Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
This is by far our favorite Garlic Bread recipe. It takes minutes to put together and is SO cheesy and delicious. It’s the perfect side dish for any meal, but especially for pasta and Italian dishes!
4.90 from 37 votes
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4 Fry Bread Recipe

Homemade fry bread recipe all stacked on top of each other on white plate.
Fry Bread Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours 35 minutes
Golden, puffy fry bread topped with creamy beans, savory beef, and fresh fixings. Cozy, budget friendly, and perfect for build your own dinner night.
4.99 from 705 votes
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5 Homemade Cornbread

Homemade Cornbread
Total Time: 35 minutes
This melt-in-your-mouth homemade cornbread has a hint of sweetness and is perfect to serve with your favorite soup and chili recipes.
5 from 70 votes
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6 Pistachio Bread

Pistachio Bread
Total Time: 55 minutes
Topped with a vanilla glaze, our sweet pistachio bread is made simple with a cake mix shortcut and involves no yeast!
4.99 from 729 votes
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7 Snickerdoodle Bread Recipe

Snickerdoodle Bread Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
This Snickerdoodle Bread is so delicious and easy (no yeast involved)! It’s filled with cinnamon chips and topped with cinnamon and sugar!
4.90 from 102 votes
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8 Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Deliciously tender, easy pumpkin bread is topped with cinnamon and sugar for a family-favorite fall treat you can enjoy on repeat.
5 from 36 votes
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9 Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
This no-fuss zucchini bread is our favorite way to eat our veggies. It's tender and delicious with the perfect hint of cinnamon!
5 from 15 votes
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10 Amish Friendship Bread Recipe

Amish Friendship Bread Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
Soft & fluffy Amish friendship bread is covered in an irresistible cinnamon sugar mixture. Make this without a starter using buttermilk!
4.98 from 80 votes
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Savory Quick Bread Recipes

When you need something warm and carby to go with soup, chili, pasta, or a party spread, these savory quick breads totally save the day!

11 Mexican Cornbread Recipe

Mexican Cornbread Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes
This Mexican cornbread is soft, cheesy, and packed with flavor—perfect as a side for chili, tacos, or any fiesta night!
5 from 109 votes
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12 Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe

Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
Southern style Buttermilk Cornbread is tender and delicious, perfect for serving with soup and chili! It's the perfect comfort food.
4.91 from 10 votes
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13 Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe

Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
This deliciously sweet & spicy Jalapeño Cornbread is so simple and so flavorful! It's perfect with soup or for any celebration.
5 from 6 votes
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14 Sweet Cornbread

Sweet Cornbread
Total Time: 40 minutes
Moist and lightly sweet cornbread with creamed corn and sour cream is quick to mix and perfect with soup or chili.
4.95 from 37 votes
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15 Cornbread Muffin Recipe

Basket full of cornbread muffins.
Cornbread Muffin Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Sweet buttermilk cornbread muffins with honey are fluffy, tender, and ready in under 30 minutes—perfect with soups, chili, or BBQ!
5 from 10 votes
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16 Sour Cream Cornbread

Sour Cream Cornbread
Total Time: 35 minutes
On the table in about 30 minutes, this tender sour cream cornbread is the perfect side to your favorite bowl of chili.
4.93 from 40 votes
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17 Pull Apart Bread Recipe

Pull Apart Bread Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
Pull Apart Bread is a favorite appetizer and perfect for sharing. There is cheesy, delicious goodness in every bite!
5 from 7 votes
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18 Buffalo Chicken French Bread Recipe

Buffalo Chicken French Bread Recipe
Total Time: 13 minutes
This Buffalo Chicken French Bread has the perfect amount of kick. It is great as a side or appetizer for any occasion!
5 from 11 votes
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19 Barbecue Chicken French Bread Recipe

Barbecue Chicken French Bread Recipe
Total Time: 8 minutes
Delicious Barbecue Chicken French Bread is loaded with chicken, cilantro, cheese, avocados and ranch dressing. It is a quick & easy FAV!
5 from 10 votes
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20 Spinach Artichoke Bread Recipe

Spinach Artichoke Bread Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Deliciously cheesy Spinach Artichoke Bread makes a perfectly yummy appetizer or side!! It whips up in only 20 minutes!
4.95 from 19 votes
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21 Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe

Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe
Total Time: 14 minutes
These addicting copycat cheddar bay biscuits whip up in under 15 minutes, and they taste even better than the real thing!
5 from 5 votes
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22 Cheese Puffs Recipe

Cheese Puffs Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes
Cheese Puffs are light and fluffy on the inside with the perfect crunch on the outside. This little appetizer is bursting with cheesy flavor!
5 from 20 votes
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23 How to Make Garlic Bread

How to Make Garlic Bread
Total Time: 20 minutes
Unleash the garlicky goodness in 20 minutes with this easy, cheesy garlic bread recipe that elevates any meal!
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24 Garlic Knots Recipe

Garlic Knots Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Buttery-soft homemade garlic knots whip up in under 20 minutes and make a perfect side for pizza, pasta, or salads!
5 from 13 votes
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Sweet Quick Bread Recipes

These sweet quick breads are perfect for breakfast, snacks, brunch platters, and neighbor gifts. This list features lots of banana, pumpkin, citrus, and chocolate goodness!

25 Hawaiian Banana Bread Recipe

Hawaiian Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Hawaiian banana bread adds a tropical twist with a hint of coconut and crushed pineapple for an extra fruity quick bread!
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26 Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe

Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Brown butter banana bread elevates a classic with its tender texture and hints of nutty, caramel flavor, making it a delicious favorite!
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27 Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread Recipe

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour
This recipe for Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread makes a tasty breakfast treat! Delicious pieces of homemade bread dough, covered in cinnamon and a yummy glaze! The best part is, it comes together in less than an hour!!
5 from 1 vote
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28 Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
Chocolate chip banana bread is filled with pops of chocolate for an ultimate flavor combination. It's a perfect breakfast, snack, or dessert!
5 from 15 votes
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29 White Chocolate Lemon Bread Recipe

White Chocolate Lemon Bread Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
Soft and flavorful glazed White Chocolate Lemon Bread is bright with just the right amount of lemon. It is SO tasty!
5 from 13 votes
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30 Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Decadent chocolate banana bread is a simple quick bread. It's studded with chocolate chips and is loaded with chocolate flavor!
5 from 8 votes
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31 Peanut Butter Banana Bread Recipe

Peanut butter banana bread recipe cut into slices and placed on white plate.
Peanut Butter Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 8 minutes
This Peanut Butter Banana Bread is moist, sweet, and swirled with peanut butter for a family-friendly twist on classic banana bread!
4.97 from 111 votes
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32 Cinnamon Quick Bread Recipe

Cinnamon Quick Bread Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
This Cinnamon Quick bread is packed with cinnamon and sugar swirled into a moist, delicious no-yeast bread!!
4.78 from 27 votes
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33 Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Recipe

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Soft and moist Lemon Poppy Seed Bread is so simple and so full of flavor it's sure to be gone in minutes! It's one tasty quick bread!
5 from 9 votes
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34 Glazed Almond Poppy Seed Bread Recipe

Glazed Almond Poppy Seed Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Glazed Almond Poppy Seed Bread is soft and delicious. The almond & lemon flavored glaze takes it to another level of goodness!
5 from 26 votes
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35 Blueberry Bread Recipe

Blueberry Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour
This sweet, yeast-free, Blueberry Bread is loaded with fresh blueberries and topped with the most amazing glaze!
4.97 from 32 votes
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36 Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Banana Nut Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
This simple banana nut bread is filled with chopped walnuts and is the perfect non-yeast bread recipe to make all year long.
5 from 13 votes
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37 Peach Bread Recipe

Peach Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Sweet + decadent EASY Peach Bread is tender and delicious. It's studded with ripe juicy peaches in every bite!
5 from 15 votes
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38 Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe

Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
This moist pumpkin banana bread is the BEST!! It's filled with pumpkin spice and bananas for a delicious, easy fall recipe.
4.99 from 384 votes
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39 Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe

Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Orange Cranberry Bread is easy to make with a bright refreshing flavor. It's perfect for brunch or snacking!
5 from 14 votes
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40 Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe

Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour
This easy-to-make Starbucks Lemon Loaf is loaded with delicious lemon flavor, and topped with amazing icing. It's even BETTER than Starbucks!
4.96 from 512 votes
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