Easy Savory Cheddar Cheese Muffins With Zucchini
These cheddar cheese muffins with tender shreds of fresh zucchini are comforting and full of savory flavor! Serve these cheddar muffins warm as a snack, appetizer, or side dish.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 65kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup zucchini grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the zucchini:
- After you grate the zucchini, you'll need to get rid of the excess water.
- Wrap the zucchini in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze the excess water out.
- Make sure you're holding the towel over the sink or a large enough bowl to catch all the water. You don't want a mess.
How to prepare the puffs:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine with a whisk flour, baking powder and Italian Seasoning.
- In another bowl, combine the egg with the milk. Then add to the dry ingredients and combine.
- Add the shredded zucchini and grated cheese to the batter and mix to combine.
- Spoon into mini muffin pans that have been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until the center is done.
Notes
TIPS:
- Remove excess water from the freshly grated zucchini by wrapping the zucchini in a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth and squeezing the water out over a large bowl or the kitchen sink.
- Don’t line the muffin tray cups with paper liners, as the cheese in these muffins tends to stick to the liners.
- Make two batches of these muffins and freeze half for quick and easy snacks or to fill lunch boxes.
- Check the expiry date of the baking powder to ensure a good rise in these savory muffins.
- Use gluten-free flour such as Bob’s Red Mill for a gluten-free muffin recipe.
- I’ve used non stick cooking spray to grease the muffin cups, but you could also use some butter.
- Mozzarella cheese or another cheese can replace the sharp cheddar cheese in these muffins.
- Spinach can be used instead of zucchini.
- Add other ingredients to this cheese muffin recipe, such as corn, onion, crumbled feta cheese, ham, or jalapeno!
- I’ve used a mini muffin pan, but you could make regular-sized muffins instead of a standard muffin tin.
Nutrition
Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg