Zucchini Carrot Muffins
Top requested recipe this summer!! Here you goooo! I have to give credit to the amazing cookbook called “Run Fast, Eat Slow” where I originally got the recipe. Too good!
Zucchini Carrot Muffins
(aka Superhero Muffins)
makes: 12 servings
time: prep 10 mins / cook 25-35 mins
INGREDIENTS
2 cups almond meal
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional - I usually go without)
1/2 cup chopped dates, dark chocolate chips, or raisins (optional - I always do dates or chocolate chips)
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup grated zucchini (about 1 organic zucchini)
1 cup grated carrots (about 2 organic carrots - personally I just used organic matchstick carrots!)
6 tbsp unsalted grass fed butter, melted
1/2 cup dark amber pure maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
Position oven rack in center of oven. Preheat to 350° F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper muffin cups (or grease tins w/ butter or 100% avocado oil spray)
In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and walnuts, raisins, dates, or chocolate chips.
In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, zucchini, carrots, butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. The batter will be thick.
Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each to the brim. Bake until muffins are nicely browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 mins.
NOTES/TIPS
if you have a high powered blender, you can grind your own almond flour. For 2 cups of almond flour, pulse 10 ounces of whole raw almonds on high speed until finely ground.
keep a batch in the freezer for a grab & go breakfast (pair with some uncured turkey bacon or free range chicken sausage for extra protein)
have as a pre-workout snack - defrost on low power in the microwave
store in airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days
they taste great both slightly warmed or even chilled out of the fridge
each muffin is about 250 calories (7g protein, 17g fat, 18g carbs)
warning: try not to eat them all in one day ;)
