• Dairy-Free
  • Fish-Free
  • Peanut-Free
  • Shellfish-Free
  • Soy-Free
  • Tree Nut-Free

About

Cinnamon is the predominant flavor of these easy zucchini muffins. Preheat your oven on a brisk weekend morning and everyone will roll out of bed to greet these treats when the timer dings.

Tips:
Add chopped nuts, ground flaxseed, or chocolate chips for fun variations.
Replace half of the oil with applesauce to lower calories.
For a diabetic friendly version, use monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2.25 cups sugar
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups grated zucchini

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Fill muffin tins with paper liners.
  2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon into bowl.
  3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together into a second, large bowl. Add dry ingredient mixture to wet ingredients, stir to combine.
  4. Stir in grated zucchini, then pour batter into muffin cups.
  5. Bake for 20-30 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. Cool on rack for 20 minutes before serving.

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Published on March 10, 2022

Recipe by Teresa Symonds, Island Bistro Cook. Adapted from allrecipes.com