Apple Zucchini Muffins Recipe
These Apple Zucchini Muffins are a delicious fall treat made with fresh zucchini, apple chunks, and applesauce. They’re fluffy, moist, tender, and easy to make.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ organic all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 large home eggs
- ½ cup organic sugar
- ½ cup organic apple sauce
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated zucchini (using Korean carrot grater)
- 2 cups chopped apples
- Rolled oats (for topping the muffins)
Instructions
- Start by preheating the oven to 325 F (163 C) on a conventional setting (or otherwise, preheat to 350 F (180 C). Measure out the dry ingredients and combine them with a wire whisk. Set aside until ready for use.
- Next, rinse, peel, and grate apples using a carrot grater. With a chopping knife, chop the grated apple slivers into even smaller pieces. Then rinse, peel, and chop the apples into ¼-inch cubes. Set aside until ready for use.
- Beat eggs and sugar in a medium bowl for a few minutes or until fluffy and pale in color. Then add vanilla, applesauce, and grated zucchini. Stir in the flour using a spatula (or a hand mixer) in 3 separate additions until just incorporated. Finally, fold in the chopped apples.
- Divide the batter evenly between 12 regular muffin liners. Sprinkle some rolled oats over the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the baked muffins from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes before taking them out. Remove them from the muffin liners and let them cool completely before serving the kids, as the apple chunks in the muffins may still be hot even though the muffins are cool to the touch.
- Enjoy with a cup of hot tea or coffee on the cold fall morning!
- Freezing/Thawing the Apple Zucchini Muffins Recipe Instructions
- Place completely cooled muffins into a container that comes with a lid. Freeze for up to a month.
- You can thaw muffins all at once or one at a time. If thawing an entire container, place the container on the countertop or in the pantry for a couple of hours or overnight.
- To thaw a muffin, remove one muffin from the freezer container and wrap into food plastic wrap, a Ziploc bag, or a glass container with a lid. Let it thaw for a couple of hours or overnight. Enjoy!
Notes
I prefer parchment paper muffin liners because the batter doesn't stick to them. You can purchase parchment paper muffin liners on Amazon.