Zucchini Muffins
  • 40
  • 14
  • 142
  • 12

Zucchini Muffins

A treat the whole family will love.

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups whole wheat flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups grated zucchinis (about 2 small zucchinis)
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ⅔ cup toasted and chopped pecans or walnuts

  1. Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350˚F.
  2. Spray muffin pan (12 muffin cups total) with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, stir together eggs, applesauce, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
  5. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just barely blended (there may be a few small lumps).
  6. Gently stir in zucchinis, raisins, and nuts.
  7. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  8. Bake 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  9. Remove muffin pans from oven and let muffins stand for 5 minutes.
  10. Remove muffins from pan and place them on a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 12 servings - 1 muffin per serving.

Calories: 142
Total Fat: 5 g 
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 35 mg
Sodium: 168 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 21 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g 
Protein: 4 g