Here's a delicious way to use some of that zucchini and carrots you have from the garden 🙂
Such a great combination with Olive the Best's Elderflower White Balsamic!

Prep Time10 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time45 mins
 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
 1 cup finely grated zucchini
 1 cup finely grated carrot
 ½ cup "Olive the Best" Vegan Butter Olive Oil – extra to grease pan
 ½ cup molasses
 2 large eggs
 1 cup brown sugar
 ½ tbsp freshly grated ginger
 ½ tsp cinnamon
 ¼ tsp cloves
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ½ tsp salt
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 cup hot water
1

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2

Grease muffin pan with Butter Olive Oil

3

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk well and set aside.

4

In a separate bowl stir combine the oil, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, ginger and balsamic and whisk well. Add the carrot and zucchini.

5

Add the flour mixture in three parts alternating with the hot water in three additions, beating until flour is just incorporated.

6

Pour into prepared muffin pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.

7

Cool muffins a rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Ingredients

 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
 1 cup finely grated zucchini
 1 cup finely grated carrot
 ½ cup "Olive the Best" Vegan Butter Olive Oil – extra to grease pan
 ½ cup molasses
 2 large eggs
 1 cup brown sugar
 ½ tbsp freshly grated ginger
 ½ tsp cinnamon
 ¼ tsp cloves
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ½ tsp salt
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 cup hot water

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2

Grease muffin pan with Butter Olive Oil

3

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk well and set aside.

4

In a separate bowl stir combine the oil, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, ginger and balsamic and whisk well. Add the carrot and zucchini.

5

Add the flour mixture in three parts alternating with the hot water in three additions, beating until flour is just incorporated.

6

Pour into prepared muffin pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.

7

Cool muffins a rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Notes

Elderflower Zucchini & Carrot Muffins