Description
Cream Cheese Zucchini Muffins are a delicious blend of sweet and savory flavors, perfect for breakfast or as a snack. These moist muffins feature fresh zucchini and rich cream cheese, creating a tender texture that’s hard to resist. Whether enjoyed plain or with added nuts or chocolate chips, they’re sure to impress family and friends. Bake a batch today and indulge in the magic of homemade goodness!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grated zucchini (about 2 medium zucchinis)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Grate the zucchinis and squeeze out excess moisture using a clean towel.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix until well combined.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and gently fold in the grated zucchini until just combined—avoid overmixing.
- Spoon batter into the muffin pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast/Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin (70g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg