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Zucchini Cornbread Muffins Recipe
These zucchini cornbread muffins will take your humble bowl of beans to the next level! They're moist, cheesy, and slightly sweet with a hint of heat from minced jalapeño. We serve them with homemade chili honey butter, and it's all ready in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 204 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
Zucchini Cornbread Muffins
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour gluten-free, if needed
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk can use milk
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 medium zucchini about 2 packed cups grated and squeezed of liquid
- Optional: 1 jalapeño minced and a few slices
Chili Honey Butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter. Grate the zucchinis using the large holes of your box grater. Take a handful of grated zucchini and squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Repeat until you've squeezed dried all the zucchini.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sea salt, and chili powder.
- Add the eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter and whisk to combine.
- Add the zucchini, cheddar cheese, and, if using, the minced jalapeño, and stir together.
- Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups - you can fill them all the way to the top. If you'd like, top the muffins with a thin slice of jalapeño. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.
- While the muffins are baking, make the honey butter. Mix the honey, melted butter, and chili powder in a small bowl.
- Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes and then remove them from the tin and let them cool on a baking sheet. Serve the chili honey butter on the side or drizzle over top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 muffin
Calories
204kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
437mg
(18%)
Potassium
142mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
389IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
162mg
(16%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 204
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 muffin | |
| Calories | 204kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 437mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 142mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 389IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 162mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.