Friends gave us a couple of large zucchini last week. I had one left that was getting soft and shriveled so I decided it would be best to put it into a baked product.
We had these muffins for breakfast this morning, and everyone loved them. I’m going to give you the single recipe, but I always make a double recipe of muffins. We like having them around for snacks or breakfast the next morning.
Gluten-Free Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. brown rice flour
- 1/2 c. sorghum flour
- 1/4 c. potato starch
- 1/4 c. tapioca starch
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. xanthan gum
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/3 c. oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tb. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. shredded zucchini
- 1/2 c. chopped nuts*
Instructions
Combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Add the oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Stir with a fork to mix well. Stir in the zucchini and nuts.
Spoon into a greased muffin tin and bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.
*Toasting the nuts before adding them to the batter brings out their flavor. It is best to toast them whole and then chop them. I usually forget that, however, and toast them after they are chopped. You just have to watch them very carefully because they will easily burn.
Linda,these look great. Thank-u for sharing!Have a blessed evening! Faye
These do look wonderful!
Do you have a recommendation for banana bread? Maybe replace the zuccini in this recipe with bananas? My husband loves banana bread & i haven't found a good recipe yet. The one i tried yesterday came out so heavy.
Thanks so much! As always i love reading your blot.
Kathryn, Yes, I would try subbing banana for the zucchini. I have a pumpkin bread recipe that is similar to this one and uses 1 c. pumpkin, so banana should work well.
Your flour mix might be what made it heavy, especially if there is a lot of rice flour.
Let me know if you give it a try.
Yum, Now you’ve gone and made me hungry and I don’t have any of those good looking muffins. Time to raid the frig.
Oh this looks great! Just yesterday I was cutting up zucchini thinking I should save these for muffins. I’ll have to go see how many are left so I can make these today! I’m hungry too!
These are SO good and easy to make. I made them for breakfast with 2 little helpers (5&2). We will be making these again. Thanks for a delicious recipe.
What can I use instead of the eggs, love to try these.
Thank you!!
I'm not experienced in baking without eggs, but I would try using egg replacer powder. Sorry I can't be of much help. I'd like to hear how they turn out if you try it.
This is the best GF muffin recipe EVER! We even made loaves of quick-bread by subbing yellow squash and raisins and baking at 375 for 30-35 minutes. We've also done banana-chocolate chip muffins. THANKS!!!!
IAtodd
Those look yummy! Thanks for joining in the fun at Cupcake Tuesday!
~Liz
I cannot buy sorghum flour in the UK – what could I use instead please? Also how many teaspoons make one of your tablespoons, as I think it may differ here.
Rosemary ~ I would use more brown rice flour, or millet flour if you have it. We have 3 teaspoons to a Tablespoon. Thanks for stopping by.
These are fantastic! I’ll enjoy them with my morning coffee! Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes.
Stacey, thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the muffins!
Just made these this afternoon and they are wonderful. This is only my second or third attempt at gluten-free baking; the first attempt was banana muffins which looked beautiful in the oven but then fell. These turned out perfectly!
I did add about a 1/3 cup of ground flaxseed to them; my family likes the nutty flavor, plus it helps add fiber and Omega 3s.
I will be following your website from now on!
Shari, I’m glad the muffins turned out well for you. Thanks for letting me know!
I made this this evening for dinner and they came out perfectly! Thank you!
Hi Jennifer. I’m glad you enjoyed the muffins. Thanks for letting me know.
These are so yummy! My daughter keeps begging me to make them all the time. I’m going to post a link to these on my blog, if you don’t mind! Thanks