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Zucchini Coconut Lemon Muffins arranged on a wire rack.

Zucchini Coconut Lemon Muffins

Zucchini Coconut Lemon Muffins are fresh and moist muffins bursting with lemon and coconut flavor and a perfect way to use the fresh garden zucchini.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 15 Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup grated raw zucchini / courgette (I roughly put it around 1 1/2 cups, a bit more or less is fine, but not too much)
  • 1 cup 130 grams Whole Wheat flour
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup 120 ml vegetable Oil (corn, or canola oil should work)
  • 1 cup 175 grams Light Brown sugar (can be replaced with Dark Muscovado Brown Sugar or white sugar or Dermera sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • Lemon Zest of 1 lemon - around ½ tablespoon

Topping

  • 2 tablespoon desiccated coconut
  • 1 tablespoon semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips for garnish

Lemon Drizzle

  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon light brown sugar or powdered sugar or icing sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 Deg Celsius.
  • Line muffin tray with muffin moulds or grease them lightly with oil. (Around 15)
  • Grate the Zucchini using a medium size grater. I used a food processor.
    1 1/2 cup grated raw zucchini / courgette
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    1 cup 130 grams Whole Wheat flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt
    Sifted Flours
  • Add in the desiccated coconut and give it a light mix.
    1 cup desiccated coconut
    Desiccated Coconut Added to flour
  • Grate the lemon zest into the mixture. Only the yellow part of lemon.
    Lemon Zest of 1 lemon
    Lemon Zest added to flour
  • In another large bowl add in the oil.
    1/2 cup 120 ml vegetable Oil (corn, or canola oil should work)
    Oil added in bowl
  • Add the eggs in the oil mixture.
    2 large eggs
    Egg added to oil
  • Beat the eggs in it and whisk until light and airy. Around 1 min.
    Egg, and and oil beaten together
  • Add sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice and whisk until well blended.
    1 cup 175 grams Light Brown sugar (can be replaced with Dark Muscovado Brown Sugar or white sugar or Dermera sugar), 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
    Sugar Added to wet ingredients
  • Add in the grated zucchini
    1 1/2 cup grated raw zucchini / courgette
    Zucchini added to wet ingredients
  • Zucchini mixed with wet ingredients
  • Add in the flour mixture in 2-3 parts and fold in gently.
    Flour added to wet ingredients
  • Mix until just combined. Do not over mix.
    The mixed Batter
  • Fill in the muffin moulds till ¾ full. Around 3-4 tablespoon in each mould.
    Courgette Coconut Muffins ready to be baked
  • Top it up with desiccated coconut or chocolate chips. Both are optional, and can be skipped.
    2 tablespoon desiccated coconut, 1 tablespoon semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips for garnish
    Courgette Coconut Muffins ready to be baked with toppings
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    Muffins Just baked and out of the oven and arranged on a cooling rack
  • Remove from oven and place on a wire rack. Let it cool for 10-15 minutes.

Lemon Drizzle

  • Combine the ingredients into a bowl and mix until sugar is dissolved.
    2 tablespoon light brown sugar or powdered sugar or icing sugar, 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • If using lemon drizzle, poke muffins with a skewer or toothpick.
  • Drizzle the Lemon Sugar while still warm to absorb.
    Close up look of Courgette muffins with a lemon drizzle
  • Remove the muffins from the muffin pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

  • 1 teaspoon = 5 ml, 1 tablespoon=15 ml, 1 Cup=235 ml
  • Nuts and seeds can be added to the mix.
  • One can replace the whole wheat with all-purpose or plain flour if required.
  • Eggs can be replaced by flax eggs. (I have yet to try this)
  • If your oven is too hot, reduce the temperature by 10 Deg C.
  • Keep an eye out after 15 minutes as oven temperature varies and so does baking time.
  • One can replace a loaf tin with a round or a square tin. The baking time will vary accordingly.
  • Zucchini can be replaced with Carrot or Butternut squash