Thursday, January 15, 2009

my son ate zucchini!

Of course, it was grated and baked into a muffin. :) I'm pretty proud of myself, as Nick never eats vegetables. He's pretty stubborn! I'm just hoping his daily multivitamin will pull him through until his palate matures. Anywho, here's the recipe, and they're really good - very moist and just the right amount of sweet.

Zucchini Bran Muffins

1 box (18.25 oz.) raisin bran muffin mix (My Walmart didn't have ANY bran muffin mix, so I had to substitute 2 7-oz. boxes of Jiffy oatmeal muffin mix. Not as healthy, but the best second choice. I didn't add any raisins, as I don't love them.)
1 medium zucchini, grated
3/4 cup apple juice
3 egg whites
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1-2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400 and spray Pam in a 12-muffin pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together all ingredients until combined. Spoon batter into muffin pan so that cups are almost full, but not quite. (I actually had a little left over - maybe enough for one or two more muffins.)
3. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffin pan on wire rack before removing muffins.

Enjoy!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds yummy! I will have to make them and see if daphne will eat them. (she will only eat green beans and salad with ranch dressing.) I think Susie has a book on hiding veggies in your kids food.

Patty O. said...

Cool. A friend here lent me the book "Deceptively Delicious" where you add all kinds of healthy stuff to food. I keep meaning to try some of the recipes in a desperate attempt to get some veggies and fiber into my kids. Maybe I should try it this weekend...

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