zucchini blueberry muffins

These Zucchini Blueberry Muffins are made with unsweetened applesauce, grated zucchini and fresh juicy blueberries for the perfect healthy snack!

Zucchini Blueberry Muffins

eggs

applesauce (unsweetened)

vegetable oil

vanilla

zucchini

lemon

sugar

flour

tsp baking powder

tsp baking soda

salt

cinnamon

blueberries

butter

Wash the blueberries under some cool water. I've tried this recipe with frozen berries and it works in a pinch, but the result is always so much better with fresh blueberries.

Lay them to dry on some kitchen paper or a clean kitchen towel, and try to resist eating them all by the handful.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 muffin tins with 18 paper muffin cups.

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, applesauce, oil, and vanilla using a wire whisk.

Add the zucchini and lemon zest, and switch to a wooden spoon or spatula to incorporate them into the mixture (the strands of zucchini get caught on the wire whisk and don't get incorporated properly). I don't ever peel my zucchini; I love the look of the dark green flecks in the muffins, and the skin contains a lot of healthy fibre, potassium, vitamin B-6, vitamin K, and antioxidants!

Using a sieve or flour sifter, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.

Once the dry ingredients have been sifted to prevent lumps, add the blueberries to the dry ingredients.

This may seem strange, but adding the blueberries to the dry ingredients helps to keep the colour from the berries from seeping into the light coloured muffin batter. The flour mixture coats the berries and absorbs any berry juice that's sitting on the berries that might discolour the batter. This is an important step because it prevents your batter from turning purple!

Adding the blueberries to the dry ingredients also prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins during baking, so this really is a crucial step!

At this point, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula only until they're just incorporated. Spoon the batter into the 18 muffin cups, distributing it as evenly as possible.

Grab another smaller bowl and add to it the 1/4 cup sugar, the 1/4 cup flour, the 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 3 tbsp cold butter.

Roughly mix these ingredients together with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture becomes crumbly. Spoon a little bit of this mixture over each of the cups full of muffin batter. It's okay if you can see some small chunks of butter.

Bake these muffins at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 23-25 minutes. You'll know they're done when a toothpick inserted in the centre of one comes out clean.

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/Ze3F6jRy.mp4

These Zucchini Blueberry Muffins are the perfect healthy alternative to coffee shop muffins! They're made with unsweetened applesauce, grated zucchini and fresh juicy blueberries for the perfect healthy snack!

Are you ready to take your standard blueberry muffins to the next level? Don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s not complicated! You don&#8217;t have to be an experienced baker to make blueberry muffins healthy.

Zucchini Blueberry Muffin Recipe

Whole Eggs (lightly beaten)

Cup Butter (melted, or coconut oil)

Cup Applesauce

Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Cup Raw Sugar

Cups Shredded Zucchini

Cups All-Purpose Flour (or a gluten-free blend)

Salt

Teaspoon Baking Powder

Teaspoon Baking Soda

Teaspoon Cinnamon (ground)

Teaspoon Nutmeg (ground)

Cups Blueberries (fresh

Preheat your oven to 350&#176;F (175&#176;C). If you are not using muffin liners, grease muffin tins or loaf pans. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt in a bowl and set aside.

Grate your zucchinis with a box grater or food processor to release excess moisture.

Using your hands, squeeze out your zucchini. Then, use a paper towel to squeeze the shredded zucchini of remaining water. This is important, so don&#8217;t forget!&#160;Pro-Tip:&#160;To make your zucchini completely undetectable, you can pure&#233; it at this point in a high-powered blender or food processor.

Cream together eggs, applesauce, butter, sugar, and vanilla.

Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently.

Gently fold in the grated zucchini and blueberries.

Scoop the batter into muffin tins and sprinkle with raw sugar crystals if desired. Bake for 18&#8211;22 minutes. (Check for doneness at 18 minutes.)&#160;Pro-Tip:&#160;To make a loaf of blueberry zucchini bread, pour the batter into prepared bread pans and bake for about 40 minutes. Test with a toothpick&#8212;it should come out clean.&#160;

Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Hello Melissa,  I tried the recipe for the first time yesterday and it was 
AH-MAY-ZING!!!  I didn't have applesauce so I used your suggestion for coconut oil.  They were moist and the flavor was delicious.  I will definetly bake them again.  

I have one question for clarity, I wrang out most of the water in the zucchini before I realized that it was not a part of the directions.  Should I extract the excess liquid or leave it in?

Thank you for sharing, 

Peyton

Oh my goodness! This bread recipe is sooo good! I added a half cup chia seeds to mine too and it gives it the tiniest little crunch. Yum.

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!   My friends are going to love these mini loaves.

Can I make this recipe in loaf pans?   I love the muffins so much, that I want to make them as mini loafs for Christmas gifts.
Thanks so much!
Mary

Top 2 zucchini blueberry muffins recipes from across the web

The most viewed zucchini blueberry muffins recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine

Top Tags

Zucchini Blueberry Muffins

Zucchini Blueberry Muffin Recipe

Top 2 zucchini blueberry muffins recipes from across the web

The most viewed zucchini blueberry muffins recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engineic_arrow_forward_48px

Top Tags

Zucchini Blueberry Muffins

Zucchini Blueberry Muffin Recipe

The most viewed zucchini blueberry muffins recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine