What do you make for a Mother's Day potluck brunch? MUFFINS!
My parents receive a weekly vegetable box which has been great: new, fresh, local produce day in and day out, but it has proven tricky incorporating all the food into a weekly menu before it spoils. As luck would have it I had this recipe saved and with this past week's veggie box including zucchini and carrots no food went to waste!
Check out these delicious sweet and savory zucchini, carrot, and apple muffins. They are flavorful, moist, and perfect as a snack.
Zucchini, Carrot & Apple Muffins
½ cup plus 2 tbsp sweetened coconut**
3 tsp cinnamon
2 ¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
¾ tsp baking powder
4 eggs
3 cups peeled grated carrots
2 cups grated zucchini
2 cups grated apples
½ cup plus 1 tbsp vegetable oil
My parents receive a weekly vegetable box which has been great: new, fresh, local produce day in and day out, but it has proven tricky incorporating all the food into a weekly menu before it spoils. As luck would have it I had this recipe saved and with this past week's veggie box including zucchini and carrots no food went to waste!
Check out these delicious sweet and savory zucchini, carrot, and apple muffins. They are flavorful, moist, and perfect as a snack.
grating away
Zucchini, Carrot & Apple Muffins
credit to A Bountiful Kitchen for original recipe
yields 24 muffins
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 1/8 cups sugar½ cup plus 2 tbsp sweetened coconut**
3 tsp cinnamon
2 ¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
¾ tsp baking powder
4 eggs
3 cups peeled grated carrots
2 cups grated zucchini
2 cups grated apples
½ cup plus 1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp vanilla
** Don't be afraid of the coconut! If you don't like the flavor it isn't even detectable so no sweat.
Directions
Preheat
oven to 400 degrees and prepare muffin/cupcake tins for 24 muffins.
In a
large bowl combine the flour, sugar, coconut, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and
baking powder. Whisk together and set aside.
In
another bowl lightly beat the eggs, oil, and vanilla together.
To save
time and your nerves use a Cuisinart with the grater blade attachment to grate
the zucchini, carrots, and apple. If you don’t have a Cuisinart, I apologize
about the long grating process. Once these three ingredients are grated add
them to the liquid mixture and stir together.
Pour the
liquid-veggie/fruit mixture into the dry ingredients and fold in. And yes, the
batter is thick.
Fill your
muffin tins ¾ full and bake at 400 for ten minutes.
After ten
minutes, rotate your tins and reduce the temperature to 350 and bake for an
additional 6-7 minutes until the muffins are a nice golden brown and a
toothpick comes out clean.
yummers
Let the
muffins cool for about ten minutes before placing on a wire rack. Serve these
warm or cold. They are a great combination of sweet and savory!
Enjoy!
