Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins
Moist and scrumptious, these Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins with a gentle kiss of spice are a marvelous way to start your morning!
Easy Zucchini Muffins with cinnamon are perfect for a quick breakfast or snack. Simple to prepare, they are a summer favorite!
Why You Must Make this Zucchini Muffin Recipe
- There is built-in portion control!
- These muffins are perfect to use up some of your zucchini crop.
- They are tender, moist and delicious!!
There are two particular picky eaters in my immediate family. The hubby has zucchini on his list of dreaded vegetables along with sugar snap peas, rainbow carrots, and Brussels sprouts. He claims he has a discerning palate. Ha! And even though muffins are basically unfrosted cupcakes, he steers clear.
The persnickety daughter is even worse. She’ll eat spinach in stuffed shells and my spinach souffle, but that’s it as far as veggies go. But adding a generous amount of shredded zucchini to a batch of muffins piqued her interest, even the bits of green didn’t dissuade her! Plus, if you’re looking for another tasty brunch treat, these Morning Glory Muffins are winners!
Kid-Friendly Zucchini Muffins
Katie does enjoy my zucchini bread so I transformed a tried and true recipe into muffins for a quick, delicious breakfast with the bonus of being chock full of veggies. Who wouldn’t want to start the day with one of these Easy Zucchini Muffins???? It’s a muffin, not a cupcake, so it’s perfectly legal for breakfast, right? Katie was a fan, so I knew this cinnamon zucchini muffin recipe was a winner.
And if you’re looking for more muffin recipes, I’m loving the look of these Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Topping and these Glazed Apple Coffeecake Muffins! Katie also endorses these Buttermilk Bran Muffins and Pumpkin Muffins. For more muffins and quick bread, check out my Bread Recipes.
PRO-Tip: Do not over-mix muffin batter. Once the liquid is added to the dry ingredients with the leavening, stir by hand just until moistened. Over mixing will cause tunnels and peaked versus rounded tops like in my cinnamon zucchini muffins.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, the zucchini does not add a discerning flavor to the muffins. You will see some green in the muffins, but the zucchini mainly adds moisture to these treats.
Yes, adding raisins, dried cherries or dried cranberries will not change the baking chemistry of this recipe. Add about a cup of raisins when you’re done mixing the batter.
More Zucchini Recipes You’ll Love:
- Zucchini Bread Recipe
- Sugar Crusted Zucchini Bread
- Pineapple Coconut Zucchini Bread
- Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
- More Breakfast Recipes
Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins Recipe
Sweet, tender zucchini muffins are an easy way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. Recipe adapted from Baking Illustrated and Taste of Home
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 1 pound zucchini, unpeeled and grated
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º. Line muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Line two ½ cup ramekins with paper liners. Set aside.
- Put shredded zucchini in a strainer over a bowl and toss with the 2 tablespoons of sugar. Allow to drain for about 30 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the remaining ¾ cup sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, yogurt, 2 eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and butter. Set aside.
- Squeeze zucchini to remove excess liquid, then stir zucchini into yogurt mixture.
- When well mixed, add the flour mixture and stir till just combined.
- Scoop about ¼ cup of batter per muffin.
- Bake for about 22-25 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool for about 10 minutes then remove muffins to cooling rack.
Notes
Make sure your baking powder has not expired or these muffins may not rise properly. This recipe uses both baking soda and baking powder.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
14Serving Size:
1 muffinAmount Per Serving: Calories: 160Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 216mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 4g
21 Comments on “Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins”
This is such a perfect day starter!! My kids enjoyed it and quickly became a favorite!
I’m a huge fan of cinnamon. These are wonderful!
These sound and look wonderful. I need to make a low-carbed version of your recipe soon! Thanks, Liz – bookmarked! Have a great weekend! 🙂
These zucchini muffins looks superb. Yummm 🙂
Two of my favorite flavors in one muffin! They look awesome!
love these zucchini muffins Lizzy!!
xoxox
Wow, I’m in love with these muffins, dear! xoxo
Veggies hidden in sweet treats is the only way I can get my nephew to eat any veggies, these look perfect Liz.
Your muffins sound wonderful! I have a zucchini cake recipe that I love, but I haven’t made zucchini muffins in years. If Katie loves them, they must be winners!
These look and sound delicious – I love using zucchini in baking.
I must say, I am always surprised to find an adult who refuses to eat vegetables! My SILs sister is one, she eats potatoes but virtually nothing else. How do they get the appropriate vitamins?
Zucchini is one of my favs, it is so versatile. My other SIL used to grow some mammoth ones that you really couldn’t eat (too squashy) but they made excellent zucchini bread! this would have been a perfect recipe for her zucchini.
Breakfast need to be healthy and this is so Healthy. When we have this kind of healthy breakfast our day goes easy.
I love baking with zucchini and I can see why your daughter loved these so much, great recipe.
Oh those muffins DO sound wonderful!!! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Now I must go back and read some of the other suggestions for “kid friendly” eats. I have a picky almost 2 year old granddaughter over here.
I love zucchini bread so I’m sure these muffins would be a hit!
I love zucchini muffins and these are golden brown perfection! But your husband will eat regular carrots and not rainbow ones? He knows they’re basically the same, right???
just bought a ton of zucchini and cant wait to try these!
Sounds good and my zucchini plants have just begun to bloom:@)
Perfectly legal for anytime of day…after all the muffin is full of zuchinni =) Love your phrasing, by the way, of the gentle kiss of cinnamon.
I too love baking with veggies and zucchini is definitely one of my favourite add-in in quick bread. These muffins look scrumptious!
I love baking with zucchini. Thanks for the mixing tip!