Vegetable Lover + Sweet Tooth
As a vegetable lover that has a sweet tooth, I always love thinking up ways where I can add more veggies to any of my sweet creations. I guess it also helps that I love carrot cake…as well as zucchini bread :). So combining two of my favorite recipes came pretty naturally, lol. This breakfast alternative is packed with not only veggies, but a lot of wonderful fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger… I was quite happy with the outcome!
I hope you get a chance to spice up your breakfast option this fall, with a batch of these on hand!
Happy Fall,
Kajal
Vegetables are a must on a diet.
I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.
– Jim Davis
Carrot-Zucchini Muffins
I love carrot cake and I love zucchini bread. So I decided to combine the two for a wholesome breakfast alternative. I have to say, I was quite happy with the outcome! With a batch of these on hand…it helps to spice up breakfast options for this fall.
Ingredients
- BATTER
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 2 cup shredded carrots
- 3 egg replacer eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup, pineapple chunks
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1.5 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
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- FROSTING
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (stiff frosting) or maple syrup (drippy frosting)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf pans or line muffin trays.
- Put zucchini in strainer and press or squeeze with hands to get some of the excess liquid out.
- In a mixing bowl beat egg replacer eggs until fluffy. Then add sugar and oil and mix together until well combined.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla, and walnuts, mixing just until all ingredients are combined.
- Add zucchini, carrots, pineapple and ginger. Mix well.
- Pour into 2 greased and floured 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans, baby loaf pans or lined muffin tray.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes at 350°, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out with very little or no crumbs clinging to it.
- While baking is happening, cream together all frosting ingredients until fluffy. For stiff icing use powder sugar and place in fridge until you are ready to frost. For a dripping frosting effect use maple syrup to sweeten and keep out until bread/muffins are done.
- Once bread/ muffins are cooled, spread or drizzle your icing of choice on top.
Notes
VEGAN NOTES
Replace cream cheese with vegan cream cheese alternative.
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GLUTEN FREE NOTES
Substitute your favorite gluten free baking mix for the flour. My favorite is 1/2 Bob’s All Purpose GF Flour Blend + Bob’s Four Bean Flour Mix
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YOGIC COOKING NOTES
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger will help all body types digest this better. In addition, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom will also help with digestion and add a lot of flavor.
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