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With Green Tomato Bread, you’ll never have to wonder what to do with leftover garden tomatoes again! It tastes fantastic and is such a crowd pleaser!

 

 

Is it banana bread? Is it zucchini bread? These are the questions I get all the time when I make green tomato bread. 

Because you can’t tell that it’s tomatoes! I’m not kidding!

Green tomato bread tastes just like any other dessert bread. It’s sweet, and delicious. And no one (and I’ve served this to A LOT of people) has ever been able to guess my secret ingredient.

Yet everyone loves it, every time. Even those tomato haters (picky eaters) in my life love this quick tomato bread!

First, you’ll notice it has excellent texture. A moist bread and soft, but crispy around the edges. Just like bread should be.

You’ll also notice that this green tomato bread recipe requires no rising time! Hallelujah for quick bread recipes!

This recipe for green tomato bread is also fantastic served on its own! So it’s a great snack or side dish.

Plus it’s a little sweet, a little savory but a whole lot of delicious!

 

 

What Ingredients are in Green Tomato Bread?

Here’s the list of ingredients you’ll need to make this sweet bread.

• Sugar: Green tomatoes are very tart by themselves. Sweeten them up with a little sugar.
• Oil: Use vegetable oil, olive oil, or avocado oil.
• Eggs: Fresh eggs are best. They help to bind the bread together.
• Vanilla: Use pure vanilla extract wherever possible. It tastes so much better!
• Salt: The salt is needed to help the rest of the flavors shine.
• Cinnamon: Perhaps you’re surprised by the cinnamon. I think it’s what leaves everyone trying to guess this delicious bread!
• Baking Soda and Baking Powder: You’ll need both to get the right chemical reaction to help the bread rise.
• Flour: All purpose flour will give the savory bread the structure it needs.
• Fresh Tomatoes: Pick these from the tomato plants at the end of the season when it’s too late for them to turn red.
• Walnuts: The nuts are optional and can also be substituted with pecans, raisins, or chocolate chips.

Pro Tips:

• I use white sugar but you could also use part brown sugar if desired.
• You can use the food processor to chop the green tomato slices.

 

 

How to Make Green Tomato Bread

Use fresh ingredients to make a yummy loaf of bread! It’s a very simple recipe to follow.

1. Mix Wet Ingredients: Each ingredient needs to be added one at a time to let it fully incorporate.
2. Add Dry Ingredients: The mixture is going to get very thick now. That’s normal.
3. Stir in Tomatoes and Walnuts: The juice from the tomatoes will help thin out the bread batter.
4. Bake: When a toothpick comes out clean, you’re ready to eat your yummy bread!

Pro Tips:

• Using parchment paper in your bread pan will help keep the bread from sticking.
• Be sure to cool for 5 minutes before serving so the bread doesn’t completely crumble.
• This makes two loaf pans so use a large bowl when mixing.

 

 

Is Green Tomato Bread Healthy?

Both red tomatoes and green tomatoes are chalked full of healthy vitamins and minerals that your body needs.

The vitamin C in green tomatoes helps to strengthen your immune system and your body really needs a lot. Nuts, cinnamon, and eggs, all bring their own health benefits to the table too!

Of course, green tomatoes tend to be cooked with a lot of sugar to help offset the sour flavor they give off.

You can always try decreasing the amount of sugar or substituting with a different sugar that may be healthier if desired.

I am not sure how the bread would turn out in that case though! You need enough sugar to sweeten all that tartness!

I say the sugar doesn’t negate the wonderful benefits of the other foods, so dig right in.

Can You Use Frozen Tomatoes for Green Tomato Bread?

Frozen tomatoes have a lot of excess water. Because they are frozen, they’re going to have a lot more water than regular unripe tomatoes.

In fact, green tomatoes generally have a pretty low water level compared to red tomatoes. So the bread might become too moist when using frozen tomatoes and just end up a sticky mess.

If you decide to use frozen tomatoes, be sure to thaw and drain them before adding them to the bread.

That should help them to not completely overwhelm the bread.

If you’ve reached the end of the growing season and really need to use leftover green tomatoes, make a double batch of bread!

Then you can put those extra tomatoes to good use and not worry about too much moisture.

 

 

How to Store Green Tomato Bread

You can store the green tomato recipe on the counter, in the fridge, or in the freezer.

We like to make extra green tomato bread for freezing and then we can pull it out when we’re ready.

• 1-3 Days: If you’ll be eating the bread within this time frame, you can keep it in a bag on the counter.
• 4-7 Days: If it’ll take you this long to consume the bread, keep it in an airtight container in the fridge.
• 7+ Days: If it takes you longer than 7 days to eat the bread, keep any extras in the freezer. They can stay good for up to three months.

Pro Tip:

• Write the name and date of the bread on the freezer bag so you don’t forget what it is.
• If you know you won’t get to the second loaf, give it away! Green tomato bread makes an excellent gift.

 

 

Can You Taste the Tomatoes in Green Tomato Bread?

Not at all! This is what makes green tomato bread so great!

Confession time…tomatoes aren’t really my thing. I mean I’ll eat them but they aren’t my first choice you know?

But green tomato quick bread? Hand me another slice! It tastes like sweet cinnamon quick bread!

Which mean it’s the perfect way to use that green tomato harvest. Pass it around like a green tomato cake and I promise, it’ll be eaten like it is!

 

 

More Bread Side Dishes You’ll Love…

• Sandwich Rolls
• Irish Soda Bread
• Oatmeal Molasses Bread
• Homemade Crescent Rolls
• Ham and Cheese Biscuits
• Banana Yeast Bread
• Mashed Potato Bread Recipe
• Pumpkin Bread Rolls
• Mashed Potato Rolls
• 2 Ingredient Biscuits
• Oatmeal Bread Recipe
• Old Fashioned Biscuits
• Basic Focaccia Bread
• Homemade Garlic Bread Knots

Green tomato bread is a delicious fast bread that everyone can enjoy! A family favorite around harvest time, it’s perfect for using up leftover tomatoes.

Enjoy a slice today plain or with a delicious pat of butter!

 

Originally Posted: September 20, 2018

Text Updated: June 16, 2022

 

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