These muffins are a perfect way to start the morning. They are moist and delicious, and filled with luscious cinnamon chips. If you’re not familiar with cinnamon chips, they are essentially a white chocolate chip loaded with cinnamon. Hershey’s makes Cinnamon Chips, I used Merkens mini Cinnamon Baking Chips from Gygi, and King Arthur also sells mini cinnamon chips.
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One of the nicest things about summer is all the wonderful produce that’s available. I don’t have a huge garden, but every year I plant at least one zucchini plant. Of course, if you’ve ever planted zucchini you know that one plant can often supply enough zucchini for several families.
My first zucchini this year was hiding and I didn’t notice it until it was huge. We don’t like to eat zucchini when they get that big, but they’re perfect for baking. Shredded zucchini adds a wonderful moistness to quick breads and muffins, and it just makes me feel better about baking for my family when I can sneak in some veggies.
If you don’t have zucchini in your yard, pick one up at your local farmer’s market or supermarket and try baking with it. You’ll only need a small one for this recipe. And if you don’t have or can’t find cinnamon chips, chocolate chips would be a great substitution.
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Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour I used whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- 1 cup cinnamon chips or substitute chocolate chips
- Turbinado sugar sugar in the raw, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly grease a muffin tin with cooking spray or vegetable oil, or line with paper muffin liners.
- In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine sour cream, melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Add zucchini and cinnamon chips and stir until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly into 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top of batter if desired.
- Bake at 350º for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (Also makes a great zucchini bread, I cooked mini loaves for 35 minutes.) When muffins are done, cool for a few minutes in the muffin pan before removing to cool on a wire rack.
Notes
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Jane
This is really a unique and good combination of Zucchini and Cinnamon. Looking at the pictures makes me drool and want to a catch a muffin or even bake one myself. This goes to show that we can all experiment with Zucchini and with many others. And for this one, combining it with Cinnamon is just heaven. Definitely a must try. =)
2 sisters recipes
Hi Barbara! I just came across your website and absolutely love your recipes,,,, they are just so fabulous! This muffin is up my alley! Can’t wait to make them! Thanks , Anna 🙂
Barbara
Welcome! Thanks!! I hope you stop by often. I’d love to know how you liked the muffins when you make them.
teresa
how lovely! i love the combo, they sound so earthy and comforting, delicious!
Joy
The muffin recipe looks great.
Michelle
Great recipe…I found it while searching for a new zucchini recipe! I did use more than 1 cup of the shredded zucchini and they turned out great (and used of more of the huge zucchini that I had!)
Barbara
Welcome! I’m glad you found me. Thanks for the feedback on the muffins. It’s nice to know they turn out great with additional zucchini. Thanks!
Paula
Love, love, love zucchini bread. How silly of me never to have thought to make zucchini muffins. Thanks for the delicious shove!
Carol
Hi Barbara-these sound WONDERFUL-and BOY do I need a home for the zucchini that’s threatening to take over my refrigerator!
Quick question…….is 1 cup of flour the right amount? It seems a little low to me…
I can’t wait to try these-hopefully this weekend.
Thanks so much,
Carol
Barbara
Thank you!!! No it was a typo. It is 2 cups of flour. I based it on the Banana Nut Muffins that we love. https://www.barbarabakes.com/2008/05/better-banana-bread/ I’ve made the correction in the recipe. I’m so glad you caught that. I can’t thank you enough. Please let me know how you like them.
Faith
Your muffins look fantastic — I love the use of cinnamon chips here!
Sasha @ The Procrastobaker
Thank you SO much for stopping by my blog Barbara, I totally love yours and your massive range of gorgeous recipes. I checked out the strawberry pie you make and it is indeed so similar! Scrummy isnt it 🙂 This is yet another fabulous recipe, i am yet to make anything zucchini but this is being saved and will hopefully change that fact!
Angie's Recipes
Those muffins are definitely a great treat to start weekend morning!
Donna
I have never tried baking with cinnamon chips – you have made me want to RUN to the store to find some! Thanks for inspiring me once again!
Barbara | Creative Culinary
What Janet said. I want those chips!! I love mini muffins; they’re perfect for a crowd. A very small crowd. 🙂
Janet Rudolph
How could I have missed white chocolate cinnamon chips? I love the minis! My new best friend. perfect in these muffins and a host of other fabulous baked goods. Thanks.
My Inner Chick
—Barbara,
I am making these this weekend 🙂
I have a feeling when they are baking it will smell like Christmas.
You Are Fab !
BreAna {Sugar and Spice and All Things Iced}
FANTASTIC!! We love zucchini…and we planted a ton of it this year. I am way excited to try out these muffins!! I also happen to have some Hershey’s cinnamon chips in my pantry! I’ll definitely need to try the Merkens mini Cinnamon Baking Chips sometime…I’ll have to pick some up next time I’m at Gygi. 🙂
Jennifer @ Jane Deere
Thank you so much for linking up to Fusion Fridays! I love the addition of cinnamon chips to this recipe…sounds delish!
Drop back by on Monday for my Weekend Wrap Up, and check out my favorites from the weekend…I just might feature your link! http://janedeereblog.blogspot.com
Have a great weekend!
natalie (the sweets life)
I absolutely love zucchini in baked goods! I need to find some cinnamon chips ASAP–they’re hard to find in my area for some reason!
Nicole@HeatOvenTo350
I love those cinnamon chips and I’m excited for a new use for them, not to mention zucchini, too. Those muffins look wonderful.
Rocky Mountain Woman
I love those Merken chips from Gygi. Actually, I just plan love Gygi, but that’s a whole nother story…
This looks as if even the grandkids would eat it!!!
xxoo,
RMW
Miriam Barton
I have about a dozen zucchinis to use up from my neihbors who garden (this morning I found 2 more left on my doorstep and saw someone on my street dashing away). Great way to help my use it up! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters