Zucchini, but Make it Dessert!

I love zucchini, how about you? I love it in savory dishes, but especially love baking with it!

Zucchini, but make it dessert! 💚Bread, bars, muffins & cookies. 4 veggie-packed treats are serving dessert. Who says greens can't be dessert?

So this summer when you have zucchini and you want to try something different, give one of these 4 recipes a try!

I use one basic recipe for the bread and muffins that can make 2 zucchini bread or 48 muffins.

Take the base recipe and pick your favorite add-ins , toppings, glazes or frosting, if you like.

For the bars I used a slightly different recipe for the base and made an orange thyme glaze for the topping, which was absolutely delicious!

For the bread I choose to keep it simple, and didn't add in anything or top it with anything, it's that delicious.

As for the muffins I went all out and mixed in chocolate chips and chopped nuts, and also topped them with a little of the same, which made the muffins the perfect blend of sweet and savory.

To make the Zucchini bread follow this recipe:

Yields 2 loaves

3 cups grated zucchini

4 eggs

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

How to prepare :

Grease and flour 2 - 8x4 inch loaf pans

Preheat oven to 325°

Beat eggs and sugar then oil

Mix in the zucchini and vanilla

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder - mix well

Then add the dry ingredients to the zucchini mix and mix until combined.

Pour into pans and bake for approximately 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean

Reheat or toast serve with butter or orange jam.

Zucchini bread

Zucchini bread sliced and slathered with a little butter

How to make bars:

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup oil

2 large eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups grated zucchini

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350 °

Beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and salt in a large bowl until creamy

Add zucchini and mix until blended

Add flour, baking soda, and cinnamon; beat until batter is smooth

Pour batter into an ungreased 9x12-inch baking dish

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out dry, about 20 minutes

Orange Thyme glaze:

Powdered sugar: 2 to 3 cups

Fresh squeezed Orange juice: 2 -3 tablespoons plus 1 - 2 teaspoon Orange zest

Fresh thyme: A few sprigs cleaned and chopped

Combine Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest until smooth

Stir in the fresh thyme

Adjust Consistency: If the glaze is too thick, add more orange juice, a teaspoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. If it's too thin, whisk in a tablespoon more powdered sugar.

Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars and enjoy!

Orange Thyme Glazed Zucchini bars

Zucchini Chocolate chip Nut muffins

Muffin recipe:

3 cups grated zucchini

4 eggs

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

I also added in 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate

How to prepare :

Mix zucchini eggs oil sugar and vanilla

Then add in flour baking soda salt cinnamon and baking powder mix well

Last stir in nuts and chocolate (save a little to sprinkle on top too)

Pour into muffin pan

Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes

Makes 48 muffins

Zucchini cookies - Two Ways

Zucchini cookies with oats

1 cup Zucchini

1 cup Peanut butter

1/4 cup Maple syrup

1 cup Oats (optional)

1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce or 1/3 cup mashed banana

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

With oats

Mix all ingredients together

Preheat oven to 350°

Without oats

Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet

Bake for 10 -12 minutes for small cookies or 12 -15 minutes for large cookies

Zucchini cookies without oats

I hope you enjoy these zucchini treats as much as my family and I did, and do, as I'm typing this blog, I'm getting ready to make a batch of the zucchini bars!

A Votre Sante 🍽🌱

Tamarah

@veggiefoodievibes

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