This Healthy Zucchini Muffins recipe is the best!! It’s quick and easy to make, totally comforting and delicious, and it’s made healthier with a few simple ingredients.
These last few weeks have felt like a whirlwind.
Between two trips back home to Wichita to be with family, deadlines and projects galore due for work, and a host of morning coffee dates, impromptu lunches, margarita happy hours, evening grill-outs and late-night front porch talks filling just about every little hour in between…I feel like I have barely blinked…and the summer is already half over.
Poof.
How does that even happen?
Well, I guess the old saying explains it all. Time seems to be flying while having lots of fun, with lots of dear people in my life, and lots of fun memories already being made. All the better, of course, with that heavenly warm summer sunshine covering it all. Definitely a full but good start to my favorite season of the year. So as Tim Riggins would say, “no regrets.”
That said, though, as much as I love the time spent with my people, my little introverted heart has been waving the red flag this weekend, ready for some r&r. So in small and long stretches this week, I’m scheduling some much-needed downtime into the agenda, starting this afternoon on a lazy Sunday. Feet are up, glass of iced tea is in hand, pup is curled up by my side, sunlight is streaming in through the windows, and a nice weekend nap is just 10 minutes away. And my goodness, I can already feel my little heart re-charging. It’s almost as though we were designed to need rest or something. :) So good.
Anyway, on this note of time zooming by, somehow it’s already zucchini season. And anyone with a garden knows what that means: so much zucchini. Like, SO MUCH. It happens to be one of my favorite seasonal vegetables, so I’m always happy to saute and add it to just about any dish that I’m having for dinner. But for anyone looking to mix things up and maybe even incorporate it into breakfast, I thought I’d share my recipe today for these healthy zucchini muffins.
I’ve made three batches of them in the past two weeks, and still don’t seem to get tired of them. They’re made with white whole wheat flour, naturally-sweetened, deliciously spiced with cinnamon, easy to freeze, and — even though you won’t taste it — they are chocked full of fresh shredded zucchini. I think you’re going to love them.
Healthy Zucchini Muffins Recipe | 1-Minute Video
Healthy Zucchini Muffins
- Prep Time: 14 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Description
This healthy zucchini muffins recipe is made with whole wheat flour, it’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and it’s a delicious way to use up extra zucchini!
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup plain milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated zucchini (no need to squeeze out excess liquid)
- 1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
- turbinado sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Prep oven and muffin pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan by either greasing it with cooking spray or lining the cups with paper liners.
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger and salt until combined.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together egg, maple syrup, milk, coconut oil and vanilla extract until combined. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredient mixture and stir with a spoon until just combined. (Do not overmix.) Stir in the zucchini and oats until just combined.
- Bake. Portion the batter evenly between the 12 baking cups. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a pinch of turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire cooling rack for at least 5 minutes to cool.
- Serve. Serve warm and enjoy!
I was just searching for a healthier muffin recipe yesterday and was having no luck finding one that didn’t use protein powders or a bunch of crazy ingredients. These are perfect! I’ll be scooping up some zucchini at the Farmers Market this week.
Thanks Dana, we really hope you love these! :)
I can’t stand how quickly summer is going…far, far to fast!
I love the healthier take on these muffins, I can’t wait to try them out on my little guys and myself!
Thanks Alaina, we hope you enjoy them! :)
Oh my gosh SO MUCH zucchini! I kind of have a love:hate relationship with it at times. It’s just taking over my garden! Baking into submission into these muffins seems like the right choice. :-)
Ali, I feel so much the same way about this summer! I want to sip an iced tea with these muffins near at hand. What a perfect way to spend a Sunday.
Erin, we hope you love these, and that you’re having a great summer!
omg this is such a good idea!! yumyy love it
I’m feeling the exact same way with travel, deadlines, projects, dates, etc. It’s been a crazy summer, and it’s almost over already!
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Yum, these look absolutely perfect for a summer breakfast :) I’m still waiting for my garden zucchini to finish, but I’m adding this to my list. Pinned!
Thanks, we hope you enjoy these! : )
Zucchini muffins are a classic breakfast/after dinner snack. These look delicious! As for summer–I can’t believe it’s halfway over! ….that is what the 4th of July means, right? :D Here’s to a mix of being social and r&r.
Healthy muffins like this are the perfect way to begin the week! Love the recipe!
Thanks Katrina, we hope you enjoy these!
I totally feel you on time flying! WHERE IS IT GOING?
However, I do know that these little muffins are going right into my face because they look perfect! I love using zucchini in baked goods and I’m diggin’ that whole wheat goodness. Pinned!
We hope you’re having an awesome summer Taylor, and that you enjoy the muffins! : )