Zucchini Carrot Muffins

Courtly's Note:

This recipe was entered into a muffin contest. It's from taste of home. It was entered by Loretta Blaine. I think this sounds delicious! It was in the top 12.

• Total Time: 37 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 18

• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Gently toss together carrot, zucchini, apple, coconut, almonds and orange peel; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking sida and salt.
3. Combine eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be thick). Fold in carrot mixture.
4. Fill greased or paper-lined muffins cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375 for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to wire rack.

Reviews

[eedison]

My 1.5 yo daughter and I made these muffins. They are wonderful! I made only a half batch. I omitted the almonds and did equal parts carrot and zucchini. I decreased the oil by two tablespoons (remember I am making a half batch), and added 1 T almond butter and 1 T applesauce. I also decreased the sugar 1/2 cup instead of 3/4. Just to make give it a bit of extra nutrition power I added 3 T toasted wheat germ. YUM!

[redcrystal]

I love this recipe! I also changed it a little as I wanted less fat and sugar. I also didn't use carrots because I had a glut of zucchinis from the garden, so just exchanged the carrots for those.

Zucchini Carrot Muffins
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 cup chopped peeled apple
3/4 cup flaked coconut
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

That is the recipe I used. By adding the 1/2 cup of apple sauce that made it sweet enough with out having to add extra sugar, and it eliminated 2/3s of the oil content. This made the fat content 5g and the sugars 5g as well.
Thanks for a great recipe :)

[lynettezta]

These were great! I added some flax seed meal, brewer's yeast and chia seeds to up the nutrition. I thought they were absolutely delicious and will definitely be making them again. I grated the apple in, since I had the grater out. There was a TON of vegetables/fruit to be mixed it. I love it!