Zucchini Apple Muffins
Zucchini Apple Muffins
Recipe: Makes about 16 muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup AP flour
- 2 cups grated zucchini (squeezed, then packed into a measuring cup) [about 2 medium zucchini]
- 1 apple, peeled and grated
- 1 apple, peeled and diced
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 agave or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup of unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tbls canola oil
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin cups with paper liners. Grate zucchini by hand or using a food processor, then gently squeeze grated zucchini to remove some of the water.
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In a medium-sized bowl, beat egg, egg white, then add vanilla, sugar, and agave nectar and mix to combine. Stir in the grated zucchini, and apple then the oil and applesauce.
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In a smaller bowl, combine AP flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture, then fold in chopped walnuts and apples.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let muffins cool a few minutes in the muffin tin or cups, then remove and cool a few minutes more.
