It takes just six easy steps to make these apple and courgette muffins.
Just like our apple muffins recipe, these muffins have a naturally sweet flavour thanks to the apples cooked amongst the muffin mixture. The courgette in this recipe makes the sponge extra moist and soft. Walnuts, raisins, and a pinch of cinnamon and you've got a batch of mouthwatering muffins to share.
Ingredients
- 12 thin strips of courgette peel
- 320g plain flour
- 3tsp baking powder
- 50g walnuts, finely chopped
- 50g raisins
- 2tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp salt
- 150g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 150ml sunflower oil
- 150g peeled, cored and grated apples
- 150g grated courgettes
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
- Sieve the flour and baking powder together then mix with the other dry ingredients, saving a little of the sugar to sprinkle on top of the muffins.
- Mix the eggs and oil together. Add the grated apples and courgettes.
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients together without overworking them.
- Divide the mixture between the muffin moulds. Decorate each with a strip of courgette peel and a pinch of sugar.
- Cook the muffins for 20−25 minutes until they are firm and golden. Check they are cooked through with a skewer; if it comes out clean, they are done.
Top tips for making apple and courgette muffins
If you want to make more texture to these muffins leave the skin on the apples. Plus they muffins will be more nutritious too.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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