Here on our At Home with GCH blog, Monday’s are always focused on healthy but oh-so-yummy! recipes. Today’s recipe fits into this category being it is low in fat (uses greek yogurt and a small amount of coconut oil or butter), is gluten-free (uses no grains) and is full of really good for you ingredients.
Have you ever used crystallized ginger? If not, I would like to introduce you to it! I just love crystallized ginger, and always have some stored in a sealed container in the freezer. It is a great ingredient in many spicy foods. We especially enjoy it in Thai food! Try adding a bit to any baked goodies that have cinnamon, or nutmeg, in them. I buy mine in the grocery store; look for it either in the Asian food aisle, or the baking goods aisle. Below I have posted a couple of links for you so that you can check it out! Enjoy!
Zucchini Muffins (Gluten Free) – makes one dozen
Topping Ingredients:
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1 tablespoon sugar (I use coconut sugar)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons almond flour
2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into little cubes
Muffin Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar (I use coconut sugar)
3 eggs
3/4 cup greek yogurt
1/4 cup softened coconut oil
1+1/2 cup shredded zucchini
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 cube crystallized ginger*, grated fine
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1+1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
- Heat oven to 325
- Place muffin cup papers in muffin tin
- Make topping first: mix all dry components of topping together; then drop in the cold butter and quickly use your fingers to incorporate the butter ’til crumbly. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together first 4 muffin ingredients until sugar is dissolved
- Add shredded zucchini (and crystallized ginger, if using) to the wet ingredients; stir well
- In a large bowl, mix together the flours, spices, and baking soda
- Add wet ingredients to the dry, mixing until incorporated
- Divide batter into muffin cups evenly
- Sprinkle on almond topping
- Bake for 30-35 minutes ’til toothpick comes out clean
*Here is where you can buy crystallized ginger . I have bought this brand before; it is a very nice product. NOTE: the price listed is for a “12 pack.” When you buy them individually at WalMart, they run approximately $1.89 or so. And the grocery store price runs just about the same.
Here is Alton Brown’s recipe to make your own! I am going to use this recipe this week!
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Adding this to my grocery list this week, too! This looks really good! I’ve never heard of crystalized ginger before. Will have to add that, too! 🙂 Do you have more recipes that use the crystalized ginger??
🙂 christi, i made these friday morning. i’ve eaten one each day as a mid-morning snack. and today’s was just as moist—i kid you not!—as friday’s. i will hunt you up some recipes…i am such a ‘wing-it’ kind of a girl normally. but i could add some to my repetoire, too! 😉
Awesome! Thank you!!!