Zucchini Mini Muffins with Orange-Maple Glaze

Name: Zucchini Mini Muffins with Orange-Maple Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 122 milliliters applesauce; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 56 milliliters canola oil; 113 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 220 grams dark brown sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 Zest and juice of orange; 2 Tbsps pure maple syrup; 183 milliliters milk; 36 servings Salt; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 58 milliliters wheat germ; 120 grams whole wheat flour; 124 grams finely shredded zucchini, patted dry of excess moisture (about 1 medium)

Zucchini Mini Muffins with Orange-Maple Glaze takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 36. This breakfast has 97 calories, 2g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of flour, juice of orange, baking soda, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Orange Mini-muffins With Brown Sugar Glaze, Maple Sweetened Almond Zucchini Mini-muffins, and Maple Pecan Muffins with Maple Glaze (Low Carb).

Instructions

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For the muffins: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare a mini muffin tin with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Whole Wheat Flour

Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Wheat Germ

Cinnamon

Salt

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Mini Muffin Tray

Mixing Bowl

Oven

Whisk well to combine, making sure there are no lumps in the mixture. In a separate bowl, add the zucchini, eggs, milk, applesauce, canola oil, and vanilla.

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Applesauce

Canola Oil

Zucchini

Vanilla

Egg

Milk

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk well to combine, making sure that the eggs are incorporated properly.

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Egg

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Whisk

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, taking care not to overmix.

Place the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling them to the brim of the liner, about 1 tablespoon.

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Muffin Tray

Place into the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes. For the glaze: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, orange zest, orange juice, and maple syrup.

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Cream Cheese

Orange Juice

Maple Syrup

Orange Zest

Glaze

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Toothpicks

Oven

Bowl

Remove the muffins from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. When ready to glaze the muffins, dip the tops of them, 1 by 1, into the glaze, turning the muffin in a circle to coat the top evenly.

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Dip

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