Prep Time: 10 mins | Bake: 25 mins | Total: 35 mins | Servings: 8

Ingredients

6 large eggs

1 cup packed grated zucchini (no need to squeeze the moisture out of the zucchini!)

1/3 cup coconut oil, melted, or unsalted Kerrygold butter

1/4 cup granulated sweetener*** (Stevia or monk fruit) + extra if using on top, or replace with drops of non sugar alcohol sweetener like 100% monk fruit or stevia (add to taste for sweetness)

2/3 cup coconut flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

Optional: 3 tbsp granulated stevia mixed with cinnamon or brown sugar stevia for a crunchy topping, if desired

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Grate the zucchini with a hand held grater or a food processor with a grating attachment. Grate enough for packing one cup. NOTE: If you prefer not to see green specks in your muffins, peel the zucchini first. There is no need to try and squeeze out any moisture out of the zucchini.
  3. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl and set aside
  4. Melt the coconut oil or butter in a small saucepan or the microwave (use a glass bowl – do slowly so it doesn’t splatter; best to cover with parchment paper or a paper towel).
  5. Beat the eggs with an electric mixer (use a wire whisk attachment) or in a food processor until pale and about doubled in size. This takes about 3 minutes.
  6. Add all the other ingredients except the zucchini and mix well.
  7. Stir in the zucchini.
  8. Line a muffin pan with paper cups or silicone muffin liners (so worth buying: they don’t stick and are reusable!!!) and fill each cup 2/3 full with the muffin batter. Using a scoop (“disher”) will make it super easy as well.
  9. Sprinkle stevia topping (if desired) on top of each muffin for a little extra texture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Notes

TIP: If you want lighter, fluffier muffins, separate the eggs and whip the egg whites separately and then fold into the batter after all the ingredients are mixed.

***If you are sensitive to sugar alcohols, do not use granulated no-sugar sweeteners as these contain sugar alcohols like erythritol, xylitol, etc. Use pure Stevia powder or drops, or 100% Monk fruit drops. Powdered Monk fruit always contains erythritol.