Lemon Zucchini Muffins add moist zucchini to these muffins with loads of bright fresh lemon flavor for a healthy breakfast treat.

Lemon Zucchini Muffins

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Lemon Zucchini Muffins is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Muffin Monday. We group up on the last Monday of the month. And we share our best, latest and most delicious muffins yet. Glad you could join us!

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For my selection, I decided on some zucchini muffins with the added bonus of lemon flavor. Both are things I enjoy in muffins.

These turn out very moist, delicious, and the little flecks of green are just beautiful.

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Lemon Zucchini Muffins

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Lemon Zucchini Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Bread, Breakfast, brunch, Muffins, Quick Bread

Cuisine American

Servings 16

Calories 146 kcal

Equipment

• 1 muffin tin

Ingredients

  

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• 9 ounces zucchini
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons plain yogurt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Spray a muffin tin (at least 16 cavity) with Baker's release spray.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest and granulated sugar.
• Squeeze grated zucchini until dry then toss in dry mixture.
• Add wet ingredients, stirring gently to mix.
• Divide batter in muffin tin cavities filling about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and baked through.
• Cool muffins on a wire rack.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 172mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 197IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg

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