Cheesy Zucchini Bread Muffins
Looking for a new twist on a classic? These Cheesy Zucchini Bread Muffins will satisfy all your cravings and leave you coming back for more.
For those that don’t know, SRC (Secret Recipe Club) is a group of extremely talented bloggers, chefs, and food-thousiasts like myself. Once a month, we sign up to participate and once a month we’re assigned a fellow blogger in our group. Once we have found and created or re-created a recipe on the blog we are assigned, we create a post telling everyone about our assigned blogger, their blog, and the chosen recipe on our specified group reveal date. I’m not explaining it all that well. So, you’d better head on over to their website and read about it yourself. It’s awesome and I’ve found some really wonderful blogs to follow and be inspired by.
Like this one!
I am truly honored this month to be cooking from Sarah’s blog, Fantastical Sharing of Recipes. Her blog is chock full of recipes. I spent the better part of two days going through them and probably missed a few here or there.
There’s something for everyone!! There’s delicious appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and everything in between. I found some delicious Jalapeno Popper Egg Rolls that I was going to make, but we had a mishap with some jalapenos and let’s just say, I won’t be eating some for a little bit. There there’s the scrumptious looking Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats. Oh yeah, baby. CAKE BATTER! YUM! As if that wasn’t enough, she made some Ham and Cheese Pretzels bites. *drooling*
Then there’s the Toffee Streusel Baked Chocolate Donuts. Mmmmmm…. But then I remembered I have a LOT of zucchini in the fridge. Well, it’s a lot for us. And I’ve been trying to cook with it. One recipe will come out on a #MeatlessMonday sometime soon and, well, the other one needs work. But since I figured out how easy it was to Shred zucchini, I knew I had to make this Cheesy Zucchini Bread.
But, I can’t make it a bread. Breads at work just don’t vanish as quickly as a muffins or a cupcakes. Well, you can’t make Cheesy Zucchini Bread into a cupcake. But I can make them into cheesy zucchini bread muffins. They don’t require any kind of icing or glaze. And just look at these babies!!
Yes, I had to alter them slightly to allow them to fit into my nutritional lifestyle, but I didn’t have to alter them too much. They were pretty healthy tasty already!
I LOVE the cheese that I sprinkled on top. S was picking cheese off the muffins and pans while I was prepping for tomorrow’s dinner. As if it was possible, I think I sprinkled too much cheese on top. Yeah, I couldn’t say that with a straight face! LOL
See that green goodness right there? That’s wholesome zucchini right there! Fresh from the farmers market! It always reminds me of the Witches of Eastwick. There’s the one character that grows zucchini out the you know what! Having not grown zucchini, I can only imagine.
I’ve seen many recipes for zucchini bread. I have to say, it wasn’t on my bucket list of things to make…ever. I like zucchini. It’s not my fave veggie of all time, but I don’t hate it. It’s…meh. But, I can honestly say, this bread is delicious!!! And I can’t wait to jump in feet first and try other zucchini recipes.
Thank you Sarah for allowing me to cook from your blog this month! I had a blast perusing your recipes and finding some inspiring goodies to make. You’ll see me pinning en mass after this posts.
I hope you all join SRC! It’s fun cooking from another blog and you get to meet some talented bloggers! It’s a win win!
Cheesy Zucchini Bread Muffins
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with these Cheesy Zucchini Bread Muffins. Perfect for breakfast, snack time, or any time you need a little pick-me-up
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup fat free sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup fat free mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1/3 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 3/4 cup fat free milk
- 1/3 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl, mix together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Add 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Make a well in the center.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the zucchini, onion, egg substitute, milk, and Greek yogurt.
- Pour the egg mixture into the well of the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining cheddar and mozzarella.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners. Spray with cooking spray and fill 2/3 full with batter.
- Sprinkle the muffins with the remaining cheese and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 246Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 14mgSodium 682mgCarbohydrates 39gFiber 3gSugar 5gProtein 12g
With the abundance of zucchini from the garden, this is perfect timing…Visiting from Group B.
I love this spin on zucchini bread. Usually you think of it as a sweet bread, making it savory with cheese sounds so good.
Perfect timing since zukes are coming at us from all angles in the garden! Great SRC pick!
I love Sarah's blog! Those muffins look delicious. Perfect for the summer harvest of zucchini!
Thanks, Karen! She does have a great blog! So many recipes. I had difficulty picking one.
I just love to bake with zucchini! These savory muffins look wonderful! Great SRC pick for the month 🙂
Thanks, Avril! I've not baked with zucchini before, but can't wait to try other recipes! YUM!
Yum! I love savory muffins like this. 🙂
I love twists on typical dishes! Thanks, Kim!
Love this spin on the bread – I need to do that for sure. Muffins are so much easier to store than bread! 🙂 Zucchini bread – both sweet and savory – are super yummy. It's one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini. Happy Reveal Day!
And you don't have to slice it and wrap it in foil. Bread just doesn't do well at work. LOVE this recipe, though! DELISH!
Oh I was running out of ways to use zucchini but now this recipe! It sounds and looks amazing. I am glad you picked this one to share. Happy Reveal Day!!
Thanks, Emily! I don't have many zucchini recipes. It would take me a week maybe to run out? LOL These are yummy, though! Can't wait to try more recipes.
I don't think I've met a zucchini bread I didn't like. And, this savory version looks awesome!
I've actually NEVER made zucchini bread. This one is a perfect introduction!
I am always looking for zucchini recipes and this one sounds perfect. Great SRC pick
Thanks, Wendy! They're quite tasty!
I've made a ton of sweet zucchini muffins this summer, but hadn't thought to try a savory version. What a great idea! My zucchini plants are still going strong, so I will have to try these!
Thanks, Jess! I try to think outside the box and these little gems are perfect as a muffin!
What tasty little treats!! Those look great for a quick and tasty snack or packed lunch! Yumm!
They truly are, Rebekah! Perfect for a packed snack.
I firmly believe a person cannot have too many zucchini recipes, and your post just proved it! 😉
Have a wonderful Reveal Monday!
Thanks, Sally! I haven't had that many zucchini recipes. I was not a huge fan of it growing up, but I'm learning it was the skin I didn't like. And, well, my parents never baked with it.
What a great way to use up your extra zucchini.
And some of us have LOTS of left over zucchini. LOL These are WAY tasty!
These look delicious, and I love that you made this bread into muffins – perfect for lunch with a cup of soup, or for a snack on the run.
Thanks! They have been slowly vanishing at work. I think people are afraid of zucchini. I LOVE them!
WOW! As a savoury head Christie, this is MY kind of recipe and I love the photos you have shared too! What a GREAT SRC pick, I have bookmarked this to make for Sunday brunch one day! Karen
Thanks, Karen. I'm always looking for unique and interesting twists on standards. I hope you like them.