Apple Zucchini Muffins
-by Megan Potter
I have been LOOKING for a good and HEALTHY Zucchini muffin recipe and have not been able to find one that meets my standards! So I made one up!! But shhhh!!!! Don't tell your kids they are ZUCCHINI muffins, at least if I told my kids that they would never eat them! To my kids they are just MOM's Muffins or Chocolate Chip muffins:) I toss in a few mini semi-sweet choc chips and they LOVE them:) And its fine by me cause they are 100% healthy otherwise:)
Ingredients:
-2 C. Whole Grain Flour (I use a combination of Whole wheat, Kamut, Oat, Brown Rice, and Spelt Flour- just for fun, health, and variety. But you can totally just use Whole Wheat flour. And its healthier if its freshly ground if you have a wheat grinder.)
-1 C. Flax Meal
-1 C. Coconut Sugar
-2 Tb. Almond Meal or Almond flour (optional) I added this in cause they seemed a little wet but they probably would've been fine without it, so its optional if you have it on hand.
-2 tsp. Baking Soda
-1 tsp. Baking Powder
-1 Tb. Vital Wheat Gluten (opt)
-1 tsp. Salt
-2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
-2 tsp. Cinnamon
-1 tsp. Ground Ginger
-->Sift together
In another bowl combine:
-3 Fresh Eggs
-1 Tb. real Vanilla
-2 C. Zucchini, shredded (peeling is optional-I peeled mine so my kids wouldn't see the tiny green flecks and refuse to eat them. But if it were up to me I would leave the skin on for fiber and nutrients)
-1 C. Apple, shredded (I used a green apple, but feel free to use any variety)
-3/4 C. 1% Milk
-->Combine and then slowly add in dry sifted ingredients and mix together.
Other optional add ins: 3/4 C. Chopped walnuts, 3/4 C. mini chocolate chips
-depending on your crowd and what you think they will like. Do half and half if you like-thats what I do to please everyone:)
Spray muffin tins with non-stick oil spray or paper muffin cups. Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full.
Bake @350 F degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 23-24 muffins.
Enjoy for breakfast, brunch, snack or dessert this fall....warm with a little butter.......oh my...so delicious. And have two every day for a week and just watch that waistline get thinner!:) You're welcome! Its something about that FLAX meal I tell ya!!
As you can see the ones on the left don't have chocolate chips...those are for me, and the ones on the right have chocolate chips, those are for my kids and husband:)
