Recipe: Zucchini Raisin Muffins

Add some veggies to your morning just by eating these tasty zucchini raisin muffins. You’ll also get your morning going with a dose of healthy nutrition. You’ll feel perfectly satisfied pairing a muffin with a cup of coffee or tea (and this recipe is also vegan).

Ingredients

½ cup raisins
½ cup oat bran
½ cup boiling water
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup honey, agave or maple syrup
2 eggs or egg replacer (2 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 6 tablespoons water)
2 fresh medium zucchini, shredded (about 2 cups)
1 cup whole-wheat or barley flour
½ cup blue or yellow cornmeal
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Add raisins, bran and boiling water into a small bowl.
3. Stir orange juice, sweetener, eggs and zucchini together in a large bowl. Add in raisin oat bran mixture, then stir.
4. Stir flour, blue cornmeal, baking powder and cinnamon together in a medium bowl.
5. Fold dry ingredients into the liquid mixture, and stir.
6. Pour batter into nonstick muffin tins.
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition information

Makes 12 servings (1 muffin = 1 serving)

Calories 130

Calories from fat 15

Total fat 1.5g

Saturated fat 0g

Trans fat 0g

Protein 4 g

Carbohydrate 28 g

Dietary fiber 3g

Sugar 11g

Cholesterol 30mg

Sodium 210mg