Thursday, July 24, 2014

Blueberry Zucchini Muffins

I am always trying to find recipes that will be fun for my kids to help with me. And, I figured if sneaking in some veggies would help them eat them...then why not?
I found a few recipes and combined them to what I had in my pantry and what I wanted in my muffins.

You can also make these into loaves. I prefer mini loaves and muffin tins!

 
Ingredients:
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups white sugar
2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 pint fresh blueberries
 
Directions:
* Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins or lightly grease tins or loaf pans. I like the cooking spray that has flour in it =)
 
*  In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, applesauce, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini in the same bowl as sugar mixture. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and beat until smooth. Slowly fold in the blueberries. Go ahead, lick the spatula. YUM.
* Transfer the mix to the muffin tins or the loaf pan. I like fluffy muffins and breads so I filled them up 3/4 full.
 
Bake the muffins for 20 minutes and let them cool for about 5 before moving them to a cooling rack.
Bake the mini loaf for 25 minutes and let it cool for about 5 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan onto the cooling rack.
 
These are delish. You can add brown sugar, oil instead of apple sauce, strawberries, and even a little nutmeg!
 
Enjoy!