Healthy Zucchini Apple Muffins
- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour1 cup AP flour2 cups grated zucchini (squeezed, then packed into a measuring cup) [about 2 medium zucchini]1 apple, peeled and grated1 apple, peeled and diced1 egg1 egg white1/3 cup sugar1/4 agave or honey1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup of unsweetened applesauce3 tbls canola oil1 1/2 tsp baking soda1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon nutmegpinch of salt1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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.
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.
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.
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.
Serving Size: 16
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIER1978.
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.
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.
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.
Serving Size: 16
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIER1978.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 141.8
- Total Fat: 4.2 g
- Cholesterol: 56.2 mg
- Sodium: 27.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 4.8 g
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