lemon and blueberry muffins

Have extra sour cream and want a delicious snack? Make these!
Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Have extra yoghurt and want a delicious snack? Make these glorious lemon and blueberry muffins!

Serves: 12
Prep: 15 mins    Cook : 30 mins

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil (plus some to grease muffin tins)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 small zucchini
  • 1 cup yoghurt (or sour cream)
  • 1 ½ cups wholemeal flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC
  2. Brush 12 hole muffin tin with extra olive oil or line with 12 cupcake cases
  3. In a bowl, combine lemon zest, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla
  4. Mix until well combined
  5. In a large separate bowl, mix baking powder and flour together
  6. Grate zucchini and squeeze out excess liquid
  7. Add egg mixture, yoghurt and zucchini to flour and mix with a spoon to combine (be careful not to over mix)
  8. Distribute mixture evenly into each lined tin
  9. Take berries and press a few into each muffin
  10. Bake for 30 minutes

Enjoy!

 

Note

Try using other fruit in place of blueberries, strawberries work well.

Great as a healthy sweet snack, dessert or in a lunchbox.

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