Zucchini has taken over my life. I absolutely hate wasting food, so that huge zucchini from my realtor has ended up in salads, sandwiches, smoothies, and now baked goods over the past few days. What a versatile vegetable! 
Zucchini Muffins
Makes 12
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Blend well.
- Coat muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- Fill muffins tin 3/4 full with batter.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops are golden brown.
- Allow to cool before serving.
These muffins taste just like fall. For some reason, they remind me of the muffins from the Ocean Breeze Cafe in Newport, Rhode Island. They’re thick and hearty, but sweet and delicious– just the way a muffin should be.
Breakfast
For breakfast, I paired two Zucchini Muffins with a hard-boil egg and some red grapes.
I also enjoyed some caramel-flavored iced coffee with soy milk.
I received my second round of book edits last week, so I’m spending the rest of today tackling them. I think I’m getting close to end of edits!
Custom Banner Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered the raffle to support Team In Training and win a custom banner from Adjacent Concepts. Mal and I really appreciate the support! Here’s your winner: Gabriela Benner!
Congrats, Gabriela!! Please email me at tina@carrotsncake.com to claim your prize.
Question of the Day
Finish this sentence:
I never thought I’d…
P.S. I’ll have an update on the house this afternoon! Stay tuned! 
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would follow my dream to become a chef. Drop out of college in Nevada, move to New York and start all over in hopes of graduating with a culinary degree and the bachelors degree.
I have never felt so lucky to be pursuing a dream.
Muffins look great. I hate wasting food too, luckily my job has taught me a lot of how to utilize older vegetables and when we have a abundance of product. So fun. :-/
I never thought I would become a chef! Let alone in a natural food environment. I grew up on gushers and ragu lasagna, never cooked a thing in my life. I went to school for nutrition and switched over to culinary school on a whim. Love where I’m at now, but I wish it brought in more money. Don’t we all?
Hope your TNT is going well, I’m thinking about turning my daily runs into training as well!
I love zucchini muffins! I won’t waste food either so if something needs to go, you will pretty much find it in everything we are eating at the moment. I hope it is good news on the house! Have a great day Tina!
Those muffins look absolutely tasty. I can’t wait for the update! By the way Tina, I’m having a Barney Butter giveaway on my blog. You should definitely enter since you’re the one who got me hooked on it.
Let’s see, I never thought I’d be at peace with myself because I am now.
I never thought I’d be 65 and finally deciding to eat healthy. Hope it’s not too little too late. I started a blog to try to make my days accountable if only to me. My hubby likes some of your recipes because they taste “normal”…..lol…..
I never thought I would start a blog!
I cab’t believe you still haven’t finished that zucchini! I have to be honest, we waste a few of them during this time of year—and we’re not even given that many compared to stories I hear!
Congrats to the header winner!
I love your zucchini muffins Tina, they look wonderful, except I would have added some choc chips to the mix
I never thought I’d be married to Jason. We went to the same high school and now that we are married still just seems so crazy!
I never thought I’d marry such an amazing man…
I never thought I would have found my fiance on eHarmony!
Your muffins look so yummy! I love when there’s fruit or feggies in muffins, because then I don’t feel so bad about eating two or three at a time
are you definitely not going back to the old format?
…be training for a marathon!
Your post about zucchini gets me excited about tonight. I’m making HEAB’s zucchini fudge for my family!
Zucchini is such a versatile veggie! I ate it plain last night in a salad and it is so great to bake with. My roommate at college makes epic chocolate chip zucchini bread!
I never thought I’d be a runner. I avoided it like the plague as a teen and didn’t get into it until I was 25. Now I can’t get enough.
Can’t wait to hear about the house
I never thought I would become a Pilates Instructor, but I couldn’t be happier that I am!
I haven’t had a zucchini baked good all summer long! I’m coming over, Tina
I never thought I would read blogs everyday, but now I am hooked and I even started one of my own – a photo blog though, not a healthy living blog like the ones I read everyday
I never thought I’d…actually get to the point in 1/2 marathon training that I actually enjoy running and look forward to it!
Love your blog and that adorable puppy!!
I never thought I would be training for my first marathon! 3 years ago I could barely run 1/4 mile without stopping. Now, I have run 2 half marathons and I have my first marathon coming up in Philadelphia on Nov. 21. I am so excited! Good luck to you and Mal with your training.
….I would want to be a proffessional writer/blogger! I hated english classes all my life and completely stink at spelling!
Your muffins look delish!
I NEED to make those muffins! Could you sub agave for the maple syrup? And…I never thought I’d finally be pregnant with a sweet little girl we are expecting in December!
@Kati: I think agave would work.
I never thought I would become an advocate for Agriculture…but once I found something that I was so very passionate about, it just got bigger and better:)
yum those muffins look great!
I never thought I’d… be teaching, but my first week of teaching just ended, and I really like it!
I never thought I’d be training for a full marathon!
I made zucchini muffins last week and everyone loved them. It really is so versatile–a lot of veggies are, I’ve realized, one I start being more creative in the kitchen.
I never thought I’d be able to run a mile. I couldn’t in middle or high school and felt like such a loser. Now, it’s a breeze!
I never thought I would become a runner and look forward to running 6 miles.
I never thought I’d love yoga as much as I do and sign up for teacher training, and I never thought I’d be a runner!
I never thought I would start my own blog, but after the HLS I did!
I never thought I would be going back to school, again!
I never thought I would wait to have children, until I am closer to 30. But life just happens that way.
I hope you have good news on the house front, it seems that you have been pretty hush hush since Friday when you put in the counteroffer.
I never thought I would become a mother of 3, start doing triathlons and blog about it.
I never thought I could be at peace with my body… but I am
I never thought I would be living near so many farms! But I like it out here better than in the city…
I recently posted a comparison of two zucchini bread recipes on my site!
By the way, your new layout is absolutely beautiful – one of the best I’ve ever seen!
woohoo hope it’s good news on the house!
Those muffins looks great!
I never thought I would be taking photos of my food and then posting them on the internet! haha
Ah! Can’t wait to hear about the house!
I never thought I’d quit my job and go back to school for something COMPLETELY different!
I never thought I’d have written a novel.
YUM- those muffins look amazing… I hate vegetables, but it’s really amazing what can happen to zucchini (and carrots, for that matter) in some sort of a baked good form
I never thought I’d convince my husband to be a vegetarian! or to like broccoli! or to not eat an entire box of cookies in one sitting! Ha ha! They say you can’t change a man, but I managed to help him switch to healthy habits within 2 years of our marriage. He needed it too! Hypertension runs in his family, and he was already showing signs of it in his early 20′s. After taking up racing and switching to a plant based diet, I’m happy to say he got a clean bill of health at his check-up appointment the other day! The doc wasn’t even sure why Robert was in there… if he only knew the blood pressure readings he’s had over the years!
i never thought i’d get along w my folks.
I really like zucchini desserts. It’s a great way to use up alot of zucchini while packing nutrients into your sweets.
I never thought I’d start my own blog because I didn’t think I was ever a great writer. However, I can’t imagine my life without it and I’m having so much fun with it!
I never thought I’d love vegetables in baked goods.
….be a runner. When I first started dating my husband he was training for his marathon. I thought it didn’t look fun at all. Now I’ve ran countless 5k’s, 2 half marathons and am training for my first marathon.
And I’d never thought be a blogger. But I love it!
I never thought I’d still be in school at 22!
I have to make some cake or muffin with zucchinis!
I never thought I would enjoy running, and be able to run without suffocating after a few minutes.
I never thought I’d…be able to lose over 90 pounds and keep it off for these last two years.
Would follow my dream and end up being my own boss blogging and health coaching!
live in New York. I was never anyone who dreamed of living in New York, and kind of ended up here by accident. It’s not the place I want to be for the rest of my life, but it’s been an interesting place to call home for the past three years! Now that I’ve put in some time here, I feel like I could live anywhere and be OK!
I never thought I’d become a food blogger! But here I am…
I hope everything goes well with the house
I never thought I’d like coffee or dark chocolate. When I was little, those were just too gross for me. Good things our taste buds mature!
I’ve seen a few recipes for this type of muffin and I should really give them a try. I never thought I’d like exercise, but I do!
I never thought I’d move back to California. However, 5 years of being away from my family, glorious West Coast weather, and living in a high-pressure/filthy city finally got to me. It’s good to be home!
Those zucchini muffins look ah-maz-ing!
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