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Zucchini Muffins

These Zucchini Muffins are loaded with zucchini and apple and are a perfect muffin for toddlers, for popping in the lunchbox or for enjoying as a mid-day snack. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Western
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 24 mini muffins
Calories: 79kcal
Author: Amy

Equipment

  • Mini muffin tray (or regular muffin tray)

Ingredients

  • 85g (½ cup) Raisins/Sultanas
  • 60ml (¼ cup) Coconut Oil, melted
  • 2 Eggs
  • 125ml (½ cup) Buttermilk (or ½ cup milk of choice mixed with 1½ teaspoon lemon juice, allow to rest for 5 minutes before using)
  • 80g (⅓ cup) Unsweetened Apple Puree/ sauce
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 250g (1¾ cup) White Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 145g (1 cup packed) Zucchini, Grated
  • 135g (1 large) Apple, Grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C / 355F and grease each cup of your muffin tray with cooking spray or butter.
  • Place raisins in a bowl and soak in boiling water. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil, apple puree, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix them with a whisk/fork until they are combined. 
  • In a separate bowl add the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix through
  • Place the zucchini and apple onto a clean dish towel and wrap it around the grated veg/fruit and squeeze the excess juice into a bowl.
  • Drain the sultanas. 
  • Add the dry flour mix to the wet ingredients and fold in gently until just combined. 
  • Add the zucchini and apple and fold in gently. Then add the sultanas giving it one more gentle stir. 
  • Divide the batter evenly between 24 mini muffin cups or 12 regular muffin cups. Bake muffins for 12-15 mins (mini) or for 25-30 minutes (regular), or until the muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

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Notes

NOTE: This is not a very sweet muffin and contains very little sugar. If you would prefer a sweeter muffin you can add around a quarter cup to half a cup of sugar/maple syrup or some choc chips. 
Nutritional Information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. 

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg