Zucchini Oatmeal Muffins
By: risten
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 1:38am

Ingredients




2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup dried cherries or apricots
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

1 Mix dry ingredients and sugar 2 Add eggs and oil 3 Stir until just moistened. 4 Fold in the fruit, zucchini,nuts. 5 Spoon into paper muffin cups. Bake 425 degrees 20 minutes  Cool in pan 5 minutes. 6 Turn out on a wire rack.

About


I am not a big zucchini bread fan, but I had a huge bounty of zucchini to use.  I started fiddling with a few recipes and this is what I came up with.  I have used whole wheat flour with not problem.  Also, I have substituted applesauce for some of the sugar with good results.