Incredible Carrot Zucchini Muffins

Name: Incredible Carrot Zucchini Muffins
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48 mini muffins, 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups zucchini, shredded, and drained of extra liquid; 1 cup carrot, shredded and drained of extra liquid; 2 eggs; 2 small bananas, smashed; 1/2 cup oil; 1/2 cup applesauce; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 cup sugar; 2 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Submitted by RachelSapphire

"this is a muffin I make with my son to put in his lunches. it is adapted from a friends zucchini muffin recipe. there is zucchini, carrots, bananas and applesauce, wholesome, sweet, moist, and irresistible. I don't have to hide the veggies, they are part of what makes them worth eating."

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photo by buttercreambarbie

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 48 mini muffins
Serves:: 24

ingredients

wet ingredients
2 cups zucchini, shredded, and drained of extra liquid
1 cup carrot, shredded and drained of extra liquid
2 eggs
2 small bananas, smashed
¹⁄₂ cup oil
¹⁄₂ cup applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sugar
dry ingredients
2 cups flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

mix wet ingredients together well, mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, combine the two by hand.
pour batter into loaf pans or pour batter into mini muffin or regular muffin pans.
bake in 350 degree oven.
to get the most liquid out of the zucchini and carrots, freeze and defrost the shredded vegetables, the liquid will easily be squeezed out and contribute to a thicker batter, without doing this the batter will be a bit runnier and tend not to rise as nicely.

Questions & Replies

How long do these cook for?

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Reviews

Very yummy! I would put less sugar next time. Thank you for the recipe!
Sveta R.
These muffins are delicious! My boys are very picky and really only eat banana chocolate chip muffins, but this recipe was a hit! I threw in a half cup of dark chocolate chips, so they're healthy with some sweetness :) I also only used a cup each of grated carrot and zucchini. Thank you!!

Alanna
Lovely recipe that I will definitely use again! I threw in some fresh dates and some raisins and didn't use a full cup of chocolate chips or walnuts but perhaps just 3/4 each... They turned out Amazing. So fluffy even though I used whole wheat flour - this is a keeper!

Jennifer B.
These are wonderful moist muffins, and the house smells so great! The only thing I did different was that I used mini chocolate chips. I sprinkled them on top of the muffins before baking.

Aly and Jacks MOM