Do you love muffins? I know I do!

But they don't tend to fill me up. I can easily scarf down 3-4 normal homemade muffins with my morning coffee. And then need to force myself to stop. the. madness.

I wanted to create a muffin with a little more oomph! aka. protein.

It was about time use up the leftover shredded zucchini in my freezer and I found this recipe on Pinterest that looked like a promising place to start for my concoction.

Looking for a muffin with a nice protein kick? Try these zucchini matcha muffins from @EnjoytheCourse.

Zucchini Matcha Muffins

Takes 40 min, serves 6.

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 oz of shredded zucchini, squeezed dry
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp matcha powder
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour*
• 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder*
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 6-cup muffin pan. 
2. In a small bowl combine eggs, lime juice, zucchini, oil, sugar, and matcha powder.
3. In a large bowl mix flours, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour in the wet ingredients and mix until moistened.
5. Distribute evenly in 6 muffin cups. They will be full. 😊
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

These turned out to be the best muffins I've baked in a long time! Just one muffin actually filled me up. I cut the sugar quite a bit from the original recipe, so these aren't overly sweet, either. However, I may have over-baked them a tiny bit because they were a little on the dry side, but I actually really liked that. They were perfect with coffee. :)
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I used vegetable oil, but next time I'll probably use melted coconut oil instead to make these even healthier.

To make them a little sweeter, you could probably add in some chocolate chips and/or shredded coconut. I'll definitely try experimenting with some add-ins next time.

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What are your favorite ingredients to add into a muffin?
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*These amounts are approximate. In a 1-cup measuring cup, I added a serving of vanilla protein powder and then added enough whole wheat flour to fill up the cup.