Z Is for Zany Zucchini Muffins

Zany Zucchini Muffins

Here’s what you’ll need to make 16-18 zucchini muffins:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 apple, peeled, cored, and grated
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ cup unsweetened apple juice
• ½ cup vegetable, canola, or coconut oil
• Paper muffin cups (optional)
• Cooking spray (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray or insert muffin cups.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and salt.
4. Stir grated zucchini and apple into dry mixture.
5. In a second bowl, beat together eggs, vanilla, apple juice, and oil.
6. Stir wet mixture into the dry ingredients just until combined.
7. Fill muffin cups with batter.
8. Bake muffins at 350° for 20 minutes.

Adapted from Try It You Might Like It