So the roommates, and all other girlfriends, were all out of town over the weekend. They went up to Aspen to drink, listen to Mumford & Sons, and make bad decisions. What you should do on a holiday weekend. Me, on the other hand, decided it was smarter to stay home and cook until I wanted to cry so I could get caught up with my cookbook. Problem with that is, the house gets creepy quiet and boring after a good 8-10 hours in one room or on the computer, with no other human interaction. I was bored, to say the least.
It wasn’t until Sunday night that I got an invite I couldn’t refuse. My friends Sarah and Brian, who I spent 6 days in Lake Powell with, called me a cab and got me to roam down to one of my favorite bars in Denver. Why is it my favorite bar? Because Sergio and I kill the dance floor every time we are there together. Anywho, when I walked into the bar, I knew it was going to be an interesting night. Mainly because 3 bottles of tequila had just been purchased and no one was making very good eye contact. I had been dreaming of a beer for days. Ok let’s be realistic, a cider beer. But that’s all I really wanted. A beer, and a buzz. So that’s exactly what I got. Along with 6-7 shots of tequila. Those things were being handed out like hot cakes.
I love hot cakes.
The next morning, in my attempt to figure out what had even happened, pictures surfaced. Whenever you half remember a night, it’s always a bit nerve racking when pictures pop up. It’s kind of like Vegas, you sometimes don’t want to know what happened. I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been to Vegas. But I can imagine. I have a small child brain. But I’ve had my fair share of Mexico trips, and I’ve seen some of those pictures. Thankfully one of those trips was before my days on Facebook. Remember back in the day, when Facebook didn’t exist? Yeah, me neither.
Anywho, moral of the story, I LOVED Sunday night. Even when Monday morning rolled around and I thought my stomach was turning inside out, I kept smiling. Mostly because I got to watch my guy friend, who will not be named, lose $100 betting he could do 15 double unders in a row. Oh and then he lost at credit card roulette…twice. Men are so entertaining while intoxicated.
Zucchini Apple Spice Muffins
- Yield: 9 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1 cup worth)
- 1 apple (I used gala), shredded (less than 1/2 cup worth)
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- So you first need to shred your zucchini. Use the shredding attachment on your food processor or take the long and boring route using a cheese grater. Whichever works.
- Once your zucchini is shredded, you need to remove the excess liquid. What I did was place a couple paper towels down on the counter, throw the zucchini on top, then place another paper towel on top of the zucchini then squeezed. The more you squeeze, the more liquid will come out. Genius.
- Use more paper towels as needed, but be sure to squeeze until the zucchini feels water-less.
- Place zucchini in a bowl.
- Now shred your apple. I left the skin on the apple and zucchini, but you don’t have to if you’re not a fan.
- Toss together your zucchini and apple in your bowl then add the rest of your ingredients and mix well.
- Place muffin mix in a greased muffin tin or with muffin liners or silicone muffin liners like I used!
- Bake for 15-20 minutes of until your toothpick comes out clean after you poke them!
- Top with a bit of coconut butter and you got heaven on your hands.
- Makes 9 muffins
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Do you completely drain the shredded apple the same as the zucchini?
The apple won’t really need to be drained. I didn’t squeeze any liquid from the apple
i eat so many muffins. lately, i’ve been making the morning glory muffins from “paleo comfort foods.” my god, are they good. i am making banana muffins today, but when those are gone in like a day, i will make these. i love putting apples in muffins!
So I guess today was the wrong day to start the 21 day sugar detox?!?
These look delish and will be made today without the honey so I can enjoy!
Just updating…made them without the honey and they are delicious. I am so excited to have these on the 21 day sugar detox!!!!!
Thanks for another great recipe!
Does ‘shredded’ here mean the zucchini and apple should be about the same size as ‘riced’ cauliflower? I’m finding these kinds of muffins to be really good ways to show people that paleo does not mean bland or boring. Thanks again Juli!
more shreddy than riced
Thanks. One of my Coaches (Kim, who I thank often for introducing me to PaleOMG) made these and brought them in this morning. F’in tasty! We gave them out as post WOD treats after this morning’s Bear Complex. I’ll make them very soon!
Since I lack a muffin tin (the bachelor in me just can’t justify purchasing one) I think I am going to substitute some almond flour for some of the almond butter and make these into pancakes on saturday!
Holy moley, Batman! I read your recipes nearly every day, and I am always thoroughly entertained by your posts. So funny story, I found some zucchini in my fridge today that had somehow been relegated to the reject side of the fridge. So I thought to myself “Self, you should make something with that before it goes bad…” And then BAM, you deliver a zucchini recipe! It was quite the serendipitous situation! Thanks for all the great recipes and stories you post. You rock my stinking knee-high socks!
Am I the only guy that frequents this website and more than anything requests more pictures of Juli?
Yeah, more of that would be nice.. It would save time searching around all over the place.
No one wants to see that Chris. No one.
Not the only guy, Chris. Hell, not even the only Chris 😉 More pictures would always be appreciated, as Juli is quite easy on the eyes, forehead ‘n all.
Trying these puppies out this weekend! I haven’t had a muffin in foreverrrr
just finished making this recipe. i actually quadrupled it for a large batch for work. they are really good. I did add a little more sweetner to the recipe. but love the taste and texture.
Just finished making these babies. They turned out really good. I actually quadrupled the recipe with no problems. The texture of these was really nice and soft.