Lime Zucchini Muffins with Almond Sugar Topping

Lime Zucchini Muffins– Moist and delicious zucchini muffins with a hint of lime, and a sugary nut topping. A delicious way to use up your zucchini!

We thought the beetles had killed our zucchini plants, but I actually managed to nurse them back to health. I consider it a miracle, because I seriously have two black thumbs. So we are back to having zucchini again. I love baking with zucchini!

I made these lime muffins on Saturday and they were phenomenal. I used an old recipe for lemon zucchini bread and tweaked it a little. I replaced the lemon with lime and added the sugary almond topping. Oh. My. Goodness.

They turned out better than I could have imagined. I think they are my new favorite zucchini bread/muffin recipe. They are nice and moist and have a buttery flavor with a hint of lime.

You can also make them with lemon, which is also good, but I preferred the limes. Plus, if you say they are lime muffins, no one will suspect that the green flecks are zucchini. How sneaky is that?

My 8 year old declared these his favorite muffin ever. I can’t wait to go buy more limes so I can make them again. Like, tomorrow. Oh man, I’m drooling now.

More tasty ways to bake with zucchini:

• Zucchini Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Pear Zucchini Bread
• Zucchini Cake

LIME ZUCCHINI MUFFINS RECIPE

Lime Zucchini Muffins

Kara

Incredibly moist lime muffins with zucchini. A crunchy almond topping makes these muffins incredible!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Bread- Muffins and Scones

Cuisine American

Servings 15 muffins

Calories 193 kcal

Equipment

• Citrus Juicer Manual Hand Squeezer with Built-in Measuring Cup
• Microplane Zester/Grater
• Wilton 12-Cup Non-Stick Muffin Pan

Ingredients

  

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• ½ cup salted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp lime zest or lemon zest
• 2 Tbsp lime juice or lemon juice
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 cups shredded zucchini

Topping:

• 1 Tbsp sugar
• ¼ cup sliced almonds

Instructions

 

• Spray 15 muffin cups with non stick cooking spray; set aside. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in eggs, lime zest, and lime juice.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Shred the zucchini.
• Ad the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture with the grated zucchini. Stir lightly just till combined.
• Spoon batter into well greased muffin cups. Sprinkle with sugar, then almonds.
• Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes.

Notes

-You can make 15 muffins, or 12 muffins and one mini loaf. The loaf will need to bake for 25- 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 202mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg

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