20+ Sweet & Savory Quick Breads

There's really nothing like the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. Skip the yeast and make one of these 20+ Sweet & Savory Quick Breads - much less intimidating and less time! From pumpkin bread, classic banana bread, buttermilk biscuits, and cornbread, this collection of quick bread recipes has it all!

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It's no secret that bread is a favorite over here and to you too! For those that find yeast intimidating, quick breads are the perfect place to start. These recipes use leaveners like baking soda and/or baking powder to help the rise, and can be sweet or savory!

Top Quick Bread Recipes

After sorting through 120+ bread recipes, here are 20+ Quick Bread Recipes to add to your list, and take much less time and effort than yeast breads. Keep this list handy when you need a breakfast treat or afternoon snack, a fun baking project with kids, last-minute brunch, or just because!

stacked pieces of cornbread topped with butter and honey on white plates.
slices of banana bread on parchment paper.

Pictured: Moist Cornbread & Favorite Banana Bread

If you're referencing this list in warmer months, these lemon blueberry scones and jumbo blueberry muffins are a favorite! While the cooler months, apple bread and gingerbread muffins are a must-have!

20+ Quick Breads & Muffins

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Chocolate muffins arranged decoratively

Chocolate Muffins

These chocolate muffins are a sweet, satisfying treat!
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Close-up of a freshly baked chocolate zucchini muffin in a vintage muffin tin.

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Got lots of zucchini? Bake up a batch of these decadent double chocolate zucchini muffins! So moist and tender, with pockets of melty chocolate chips running all throughout!

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Angel Biscuits

This easy angel biscuits recipe is like nothing else! Made with a combination of yeast & baking powder, they come out impossibly fluffy!
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Closeup of zucchini muffins

Zucchini Muffins

This easy zucchini muffins recipe will be your salvation! Made in a snap and so moist, with a hint of cinnamon. A great grab & go treat!
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Freshly baked banana chocolate chip muffins in a pan.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins recipe that bakes up so moist and soft! Tender as can be with lots of good banana flavor & melty chocolate!
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Apple scones topped with cinnamon sugar.

Apple Scones

Perfect fall breakfast: Apple Scones! Filled with juicy Honeycrisp apples and topped with a thick layer of cinnamon sugar. Make a big batch and enjoy them all week long!
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Chocolate chip banana bread slices stacked on a wood table with fresh bananas in the background.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

You'll love this easy chocolate chip banana bread recipe! It's made in just a few minutes & it bakes up so moist, with tons of chocolate in every bite!
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Chocolate banana bread presented on a wooden board with bananas in the background.

Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Banana Bread: If you've got a chocolate craving this will satisfy! Deep, dark, & super-flavorful! A really easy-to-make recipe.
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Homemade Zucchini Bread Recipe

Homemade Zucchini Bread Recipe

This homemade zucchini bread is a favorite. Moist with a soft crumb and made in 1 bowl. I'm certain you'll love this zucchini bread recipe too!
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Irish brown bread sliced and presented on newspaper.

Irish Brown Bread

This easy Irish brown bread recipe puts a hearty, nutty homemade loaf on your table in no time! Authentic recipe, straight from Connemara.
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Gingerbread Muffins with Orange Glaze

Gingerbread Muffins with Orange Glaze

These gingerbread muffins are spiced just right and the zesty orange glaze seeps into the crackly tops. There's nothing like the combination of ginger and orange- underrated but highly delicious!
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Moist Cornbread Recipe

Moist & Sweet Cornbread

Easy recipe for homemade cornbread from scratch! This cornbread bakes up light, fluffy, moist, & sweet, with golden brown edges that are deliciously crispy.
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Perfect Cinnamon Bread Recipe

Perfect Cinnamon Bread Recipe

This cinnamon bread is moist with a ribbon of cinnamon sugar swirled inside. You only need a handful of basic ingredients to make it and it's a recipe that the entire family will devour!
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Favorite Blueberry Muffins (Easy Recipe!)

Favorite Blueberry Muffins (Easy Recipe!)

These blueberry muffins are a family-favorite! This blueberry muffin recipe produces buttery, soft and moist muffins bursting with juicy blueberries.
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Beer bread recipe, baked and presented on a wooden tray.

Beer Bread Recipe

Soft, moist beer bread: So easy to make in just a few minutes! Infused with a touch of garlic and honey, and so buttery tasting!
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Best Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins! Moist and bursting with bright citrus flavor, with a little added crunch from the poppy seeds. A delicious morning treat! 
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My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe (1 Bowl!)

My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe (1 Bowl!)

This easy banana bread recipe has been a go-to for years. Made with 5 ripe bananas, it's the best banana bread you'll ever have!
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Best Morning Glory Muffins Recipe

Morning Glory Muffins

These morning glory muffins are full of good-for-you ingredients like Greek yogurt, carrot, and apple. Just sweet enough, with a hint of warm cinnamon.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

You haven't had a chocolate muffin until you've made these chocolate peanut butter banana muffins. It's where fudgy brownies meets moist peanut chocolate cake. This recipe is easy to follow and doesn't require a mixer!
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Apple Banana Oat Muffins

Apple Banana Oat Muffins

These easy and healthy apple banana oat muffins combine bananas, applesauce, oats and chopped apples. The batter comes together in a blender and the muffins freeze perfectly.
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Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

You only need 3 ripe bananas and a few basic ingredients to make these peanut butter banana muffins. They're soft, moist, spiced just right, and made in a blender!
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Best Zucchini Bread Recipe

Zucchini Bread

Got lots of zucchini? Bake up a loaf of this classic zucchini bread! It's easy to make, with the perfect balance of sweetness and spice.
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Apple bread recipe, sliced and presented on a wooden board.

Apple Bread

This easy apple bread recipe is so nice for Fall! Studded with sweet fruit, cinnamon-spiced, and crowned with a buttery crumb topping.
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Moist Pumpkin Bread Recipe

A total classic for fall: this pumpkin bread is moist, easy to make, and just sweet enough, with plenty of warm spices.
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Scones & Biscuits

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Basic Scone Recipe: moist, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth plain scones.

Basic Scone Recipe

A basic scone recipe for tender, moist, butter-y scones that are so quick and easy to make! Perfect as-is with just butter and jam, or you can get creative and add fruit, spices, or chocolate.
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Homemade Bagels Recipe (No Yeast!)

Homemade Bagels Recipe (No Yeast!)

This easy homemade bagels recipe proves that you can make deliciously chewy bagels without yeast at home with only a few basic ingredients. You can have fresh bagels any day of the week with this easy recipe!
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Chocolate chip scones drizzled with melted chocolate.

Chocolate Chip Scones

This chocolate chip scones recipe will make your morning! Super easy to make and they bake up so moist & chocolate-y!
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Irish scones on a white platter with a pale green napkin.

Irish Scones

These Irish scones couldn't be more authentic! Easy to make with just a few basic ingredients. Such a treat served with jam and cream!
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Best Orange Cranberry Scones Recipe

Orange Cranberry Scones

Bake up a batch of these moist orange cranberry scones! With a sunny citrus flavor and a balance of tangy fresh and sweet dried cranberries.
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Best Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin Scones

Bake up a batch of these easy pumpkin scones! Moist and tender, with earthy pumpkin and plenty of warm fall spice. So nice with your morning coffee! 
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Easy Lemon Blueberry Scones Recipe

Lemon Blueberry Scones

Celebrate summer with lemon blueberry scones! Easy to make, moist, and just bursting with sweet, seasonal fruit. You'll love this quick scone recipe.
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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

These homemade buttermilk biscuits are tender on the inside with crisp edges and full of flavor. This recipe requires only 6 ingredients and ready in about 40 minutes.
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Double Chocolate Scones

Craving a decadent treat for breakfast or brunch? Look no further than these double chocolate scones! Moist, cake-y, and so chocolate-y!

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Frosted Vanilla Cookie Scones

Treat yourself to a frosted vanilla cookie, in breakfast form! These scones are light and moist, and bursting with sweet vanilla flavor. So delicious with coffee- and perfect for a holiday brunch!

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Best Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Old-fashioned sweet potato biscuits! Fluffy, light, and so easy to make. A perfect addition to your fall menu. Made the southern way, with tangy buttermilk!
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Cheddar Chive Biscuits

Make these cheddar chive biscuits to go with your dinner tonight- they're light as can be and full of so much cheese-y goodness!
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Best Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Old-fashioned sweet potato biscuits! Fluffy, light, and so easy to make. A perfect addition to your fall menu. Made the southern way, with tangy buttermilk!
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  • Christina is a contributor to Baking A Moment. She is a recipe creator, food photographer and author of Simple Everyday Recipes sharing easy, approachable recipes for the everyday family.

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