Zucchini Muffins
Striking the perfect balance between nutritious and delicious, these zucchini muffins make a fantastic snack, breakfast or brunch item, or sweet treat.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 Cups zucchini grated
- ½ Cup brown sugar
- ½ Cup white granulated sugar
- 1/3 Cup sweetened applesauce
- 2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- ½ Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 1½ Teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- ¼ Cup cooking oil
- coarse sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grate the zucchini using the large holes on your box grater
- Whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Whisk the eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, oil and vanilla extract in another bowl.
- Add the grated zucchini to the bowl with the egg mixture, stirring until combined.
- Now pour the zucchini mixture into the dry ingredients mixture and stir until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Divide the batter between 8 lined or greased muffin tin holes.
- Sprinkle on the coarse sugar.
- Bake for about 24 minutes or until the zucchini muffins are golden brown and puffy in the middle.
- Let them cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Remove excess moisture: After shredding the zucchini, squeeze the shreds in paper towels to get rid of any excess liquid.
Don't overmix: When adding the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mix until just combined. Overmixing can result in dense muffins.
Watch them in the oven: My muffins were ready at exactly 24 minutes but every oven is different so keep an eye on them. As soon as they're a little puffed up in the center and golden brown they're done.
Don't overmix: When adding the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mix until just combined. Overmixing can result in dense muffins.
Watch them in the oven: My muffins were ready at exactly 24 minutes but every oven is different so keep an eye on them. As soon as they're a little puffed up in the center and golden brown they're done.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
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