Zucchini Muffins: the easy and healthy muffin recipe
You can prepare these zucchini muffins quickly and easily during the summer. It’s the ideal choice for a quick snack or to carry in lunchboxes because it’s full of healthy vegetables. Savoury in flavour, the zucchini bread muffins are airy and moist. Just a few basic cupboard ingredients—zucchini, red pepper, eggs, cheese, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper—are needed to prepare them. Just combine the ingredients for the batter, transfer it into the moulds, and bake it! Since these muffins are a spin on the traditional zucchini bread, they can be eaten as a light lunch, a snack or even as a side dish. It’s a fantastic method to consume extra veggies! It’s so simple to create that everyone.
Ingredients:
- One ZUCCHINI
- 1/4 one red pepper
- EGGS Two
- Gratted Cheese One cup, 200 grammes
- 4 g (1 tsp) SALT
- 4 g (1 tsp) of pepper
- 125 g (1 cup) of flour
- Baking Powder 5 g (one teaspoon
Directions:
- Place two eggs in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and whisk.
- Add the grated zucchini to the bowl.
- Add the shredded cheese and diced red pepper.
- Add the flour and baking powder after mixing.
- Thoroughly combine and transfer to a muffin pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C. Assist.
For Air fryer:
- Set the air fryer’s temperature to 400°F, or 200°C.
- Muffins are air-fried for four minutes at 400°F/200°C.
- Avoid opening the air fryer once the cooking time has elapsed. After lowering the temperature to 320°F/160°C, air fried the cake for a further 14–16 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
- After taking the muffins out of the air fryer, place them on a cooling rack to cool.
Notes :
Warm the muffins in the microwave or serve them at room temperature.
Storage Ideas for Zucchini Muffins
The zucchini bread muffins can be kept for up to five days at room temperature in an airtight container. Alternatively, you might wrap each one separately in plastic wrap.
Tips for Making Zucchini Bread Muffins
Because they are loaded with vegetables, these muffins are nutritious. They are therefore ideal for toddlers!
- Any other cheese, such as feta, cheddar, or even ricotta, will work.
- A mixture made with ¾ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, ¼ tsp baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt, one egg, ¼ cup canola oil, one cup grated zucchini, ½ cup walnuts, and ¼ cup cranberries or currants can also be used to make sweet zucchini muffins. You can also add chocolate chips, dried banana chips, lemon extract, or even a chocolate drizzle to this batter.
- Mix the liquid ingredients (1/4 cup melted coconut oil, ¼ cup coconut sugar, ¼ cup maple syrup, 1 ½ egg replacements, 1 tsp vanilla extract) with the dry ingredients (2 cups oat flour, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, and ¼ tsp salt) to make a vegan and gluten-free muffin. Add one cup of vegan chocolate chips and one cup of grated zucchini.
- Use a kitchen towel to drain out the extra water from the grated zucchini for best results!
- Measure out scoops using an ice cream scoop to ensure muffins are precisely the right size.
Recipe for Zucchini Muffins:
Grate the zucchini first, and then mix it with the other ingredients to make a batter. Fill muffin liners with batter, then bake for golden brown. Present and savour!
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