Zucchini Cups Recipes

ZUCCHINI CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Spritz 6 to 12 muffin cups (depends on how much of the mixture you put in each tin as well as the size of the tin) with baking spray. Spray heavily to avoid sticking.
• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin cups and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.
• Tip: It's best to squeeze out the zucchini to get it as dry as possible.

ZUCCHINI SCALLION FRITTATA CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Whisk egg whites, eggs, and half-and-half together in a bowl. Stir zucchini, green onion, and cheese into the egg mixture; pour into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle, 30 to 35 minutes.

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil, orange juice and extract.
• Combine dry ingredients; add to the egg mixture and mix well.
• Add zucchini and mix well.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• For frosting, combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
• Frost cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE-ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with sugar for about 10 minutes or until thickened and pale. Blend oil and cooled chocolate into the beaten egg mixture.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Stir in zucchini and chopped nuts. Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon batter into 24 paper-lined or greased muffin cups, filling the cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until fork or toothpick inserted in a cupcake's center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; let cool completely. Spread with chocolate frosting and garnish with walnut or pecan halves.