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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OMG this is a really cool recipe and one I’ll be giving a try soon!
I modified this to use up all of the zucchini I shredded. I used 2C zucchini, but kept the apple, almond butter, and honey amount the same. Also doubled the spices and the eggs. Added in 2TB of coconut flour and they were PERFECT! A little more economical than using 2C almond butter, but they rose and came out perfect muffin consistency. Just a tad sweet. I may add raisins next time though. I will be making a batch of these weekly to freeze for kids breakfasts!
Delicious! LOVED them.
cannot. wait. to. bake. these.!! I so appreciate your site! I am a foodie too but really wanting to whip this last 15 into submission, tone it up. (down 60)Just found out about your site today and will be reading all about Paleo. I had already ventured into coconut and almond flour..flaxmeal, coconut oil, milk etc too. Love zucchini.
Juli, this recipe once again kicked ass! Our Crossfit box is following the Lurong Living Challenge, so ingredients like baking soda and vanilla extract are not allowed. Dumb. Anyways, I just ended up not using the “illegal” items and doubled up on the zuchinni and apples as well as spices (also made 12 muffins)…holy crap! They turned out so good. And best news…my toddler “world’s pickiest eater” actually ate something different than Cheerios and devoured an entire muffin. Makes for one happy mom! Thanks again.
Shockingly, I seem to be the only one here not worrying about the recipe and instead wondering WHAT Denver bar you went to! For me it’s the Thin Man on 17th – I always end up dancing on tables – and it’s NOT that kind of place. Anyway, these look amazing. I can’t wait to give them a try. Your blog is great!
I’ve never heard of Thin Man. We need to meet up and dance on tables together. I go to Stoneys. It’s calm but then I dance my ass off when I’m in the mood.
So yummy! Perfect for the harvest from my little patio garden!
I was dying to know where to go dancing in Denver, thanks!!
Just wanted to say thanks for the recipe! My first attempt at paleo baking (I made these for my paleo friend) and was surprised at how well they worked! The texture and flavour were both very good. Sweet, but not too sweet. They took quite a lot longer to bake (35 minutes total) but this may be because I made them quite large.
These were the first of your recipes I tried… I have made them twice now, just halved the honey and added a bit of apple sauce (Unsweet). They are sooo wonderful. Very filling too. One small muffin fill me up for breakfast or a good snack.
Thank you Girl , You are awesome.
I tried making the zucchini apple spice muffins, and forgot to put the almond butter, eggs and honey in it! I cooked them for an hour and the toothpick wasn’t coming out clean!! 🙂 Any idea if I can recycle the stuff, add the missing ingredients, and try re-baking them? I know, weird question…
hahaha I have no idea how you could. they might still taste good enough to eat!
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Just made a batch of these, and I’m eating one right now with a cup of tea. Totally delicious, and I cannot tell you how happy I am to have a quick & easy paleo breakfast option that doesn’t taste like a$$ and doesn’t aggravate my colitis (TMI I know, but still…).
Has to sub unsweetened apple sauce for the apple and once I’d shredded & wrung out the zucchini I dumped the whole lot back into the food processor for minute or two. Smooth batter, baked up a dream and very few spooky green bits that my kids won’t touch.
Off to try the chocolate zucchini cake now…your recipes rule.