Sunday, January 26, 2014

Zucchini Oatmeal Muffins

This weekend made these muffins with some zucchini that I had shredded and frozen last summer.  Here's the original recipe:



2 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c chopped pecans
1/2 c oatmeal
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs
3/4 c shredded zucchini
3/4 c vegetable oil

Combine first seven ingredients.  Beat eggs and combine with zucchini and oil.  Pour over dry ingredients and stir only until moistened.  Fill greased muffin pan 3/4 full.  Bake at 400 deg 25 minutes.



I doubled the batch and got 40 regular sized muffins.  I froze a bunch to have as a convenient snack.  I substituted half of the flour with white whole wheat flour.  I used mostly coconut oil mixed with a little canola oil.  I also used walnuts instead of pecan, just because that's what I had on hand.  I found that in my oven, 25 minutes was a little long.  Luckily I checked a little early, so none of them were burnt.  Next time, I might consider using a little more zucchini, as they were a little bit dry.  Otherwise, they turned out really well, and since I still have more zucchini in the freezer, I will be making them again!