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Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins

Published on August 6, 2019 Updated on November 12, 2019 By Gunjan 33 Comments

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These make ahead nutritious Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins are a perfect back to school recipe. Be it a morning meal or an after school snack or a side for lunch box, these muffins tastes great at all times. Its low in calories, vegan, glutenfree and paleo. These muffins are packed with taste and health.

A stack of Flurless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast MuffinsMost of the time I prefer savory breakfast that goes well with my masala chai. Lately, I have been monitoring my diet. Therefore, I have been trying to come up with a nutrient dense savory breakfast. Guess what??? I got it in the first attempt. Hence, I am excited to share my new recipe.

These muffins are super easy to bake. Also you would be happy to know that it’s a make ahead breakfast. Simply bake over the weekend and refrigerate. Just warm the muffins in a toaster over or microwave and enjoy with ketchup. These muffins are kid friendly too. I served Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins to Yashvi as an after school snack. She gave me a thumbs up and savored every bite of these muffins. Of course she had ketchup all over her face and her body by the end of the last bite. Since the summer vacations have stared these muffins serve perfectly well as snacks.

It’s been a while since I have been thinking about a recipe with zucchini. I wanted to come up with savory recipe including zucchini. I was thinking of a recipe that could serve as a healthy breakfast for me. At the same time serves as a snack to Yashvi since she starts her vacation. My mind was racing with ideas. However, kid friendly recipe was on the top of my mind. I wanted Yashvi to enjoy zucchini so I could add another veggie in her diet.

Ingredients for Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins

Zucchini – It contains potassium, manganese and omega -3 fatty acids. Zucchini is a good source of calcium, zinc and some protein. However, B vitamins content in zucchini ensures optimum health.

Chia seeds – It’s a superfood and a great egg replacer. Chia seeds are a good source of protein, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. It also provides the much needed dietary fiber in our diet.

Almond flour – Being gluten free and paleo friendly it’s a great substitute to flour in any baking recipes. Almond flour promotes good heart health with its content of vitamins and minerals.

Lemon pepper spice
Baking powder
Salt
Pinch of sugar
Leftover zucchini water
Ingredients in a steel mixing bowl

How to make Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins

For this, firstly, I decided to grind zucchini instead of grating it. By grinding zucchini, I made sure that Yashvi does not realize the veggie in her muffins.

Grated zucchini in a muslin cloth

Secondly, I strained with the help of cheesecloth as much water as possible from zucchini and saved some water for later use.

Thereafter, in a large mixing bowl I combined almond flour, squeezed zucchini, lemon pepper spice, baking powder, salt and sugar.

Lastly, I folded in soaked chia seeds followed by very little leftover zucchini water. It helped to bring out the flavor of zucchini and also to reach to a certain consistency of the batter.

Afterwards, I scooped the batter on the greased muffin tray and baked them in a preheated oven.

Top view of the muffins in the muffin tray

The green color of the muffins and the aromatic lemon pepper spice blended with fresh zucchini was absolutely mouthwatering. These soft and fluffy melt in mouth savory muffins were a complete delight to our taste buds.

Nowadays, I make batches of these Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins and enjoy my morning meals with complete satisfaction.

Top view of the stack of Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins

FAQs

  • It can be refrigerated for 4-5 days. However, before consuming just microwave it for 10 seconds and enjoy.
  • Immediately after baking it might be feel slightly moist from inside. That is because of the water content of Zucchini. Let it cool and it will taste absolutely cooked and delicious.
  • These are kid friendly and pairs excellently with ketchup.
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5 from 3 votes

Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins

These make ahead nutritious Flourless Zucchini Chia Savory Breakfast Muffins are a perfect back to school recipe. Be it a morning meal or an after school snack or a side for lunch box, these muffins tastes great at all times. Its low in calories, vegan, glutenfree and paleo. These muffins are packed with taste and health.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: glutenfree, paleo, vegan
Keyword: Flourless Zucchini Breakfast Muffins, Savory Breakfast Muffins, Savory Zucchini Muffins
Servings: 9
Calories: 167kcal
Author: Gunjan

Equipment

  • oven

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp chia seeds soaked in 3/8 cups of warm water
  • 3 medium zucchini
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1 tbsp lemon pepper spice
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pinch of sugar
  • 1/8 cup leftover zucchini water

Instructions

  • In a food processor add roughly chopped zucchini and grind until slightly fine and watery.
  • Place a container and put a strainer on it then cover it with cheesecloth. Take out the ground zucchini in it. Squeeze the cheesecloth as much as possible. Let the water collect in the container for later use.
  • Preheat oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit and prepare a muffin tray by greasing it.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine almond flour, lemon pepper spice, baking powder and salt and mix well with a spoon.
  • Now, add the squeezed zucchini and soaked chia seeds. Mix very well.
  • Lastly add zucchini water and fold in with a spoon.
  • Now, scoop out the batter into the muffin tray with an ice cream scoop and place the tray in the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.
  • Take out the muffins and enjoy immediately or at room temperature.

Notes

  • It’s better to grind zucchini slightly fine so it’s not super chewy. Kids like it this way. 
  • These muffins are make ahead breakfast recipe. Store it in a refrigerator in an air tight container for a week. Just warm in a toaster oven and enjoy with ketchup.
  • When you immediately take out the tray from the oven the muffins might be sticking slightly to the tray. Gently scoop out with a spoon and eventually they will get firmer as they cool down.  
  • These muffins taste best when served warm. I would recommend testing these muffins first at 40 minutes. If the tester does not come out clean test it again at 45 minutes. Do not bake it over 50 minutes or it will have a burnt taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 11.7mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1.2mg

( This post was originally published in 2017 )

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:27 am

    5 stars
    This recipe sounds awesome! Love all the ingredients you add from zucchini, almond flour, to chia seeds. All goodness in one bite.

    Reply
  2. Leslie says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:10 am

    I am all about the muffin recipes right now! Trying to find muffins to pack for my son’s lunch because they are perfect! Love this!!

    Reply
  3. Uma Srinivas says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:42 am

    These muffins look so delicious. Never had a zucchini muffins, going to try this soon! Yes, this will be the perfect snack for kids 🙂

    Reply
  4. Cheese Curd In Paradise says

    August 6, 2019 at 8:07 pm

    5 stars
    I love the idea of a savory breakfast muffin. I love that it has lemon pepper spice and almond flour as well. Sounds like a perfect n the go breakfast!

    Reply
  5. Kristine says

    August 4, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    Oh my YUM! Made these the other day and am still impressed with how easy it was. I absolutely love the grinding of the zucchini – less dishes is always a plus. Absolutely brilliant recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      August 5, 2019 at 8:33 am

      Thank you Kristine for appreciating this recipe and liking it so much.

      Reply
  6. Gabby says

    June 8, 2018 at 9:16 am

    I baked mine for 50 minutes and it still was too moist in the middle. What could have i done wrong or is that was it is supposed to me like?

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      June 20, 2018 at 3:35 pm

      Firstly,I hope your measurements were accurate. Secondly, you need to make sure that your zucchini does not have extra water. Let it cool a bit after taking it out of the oven. Secondly, its not a super strong muffin that you get in stores. These mufins would be slightly soft and moist as compared to regular ones. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  7. julie says

    May 18, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Could I swap almond flour for ground almonds?

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      May 18, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      Yes, absolutely.

      Reply
  8. Claire says

    March 10, 2018 at 11:58 am

    Do you think these would freeze well?

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      March 11, 2018 at 5:18 pm

      These go well in the refrigerate. I have personally not tried freezing these so not sure about its later taste.

      Reply
  9. Kim says

    August 30, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    This recipe looks awesome, do you think it would work in a loaf pan as a bread?

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      August 30, 2017 at 9:34 pm

      ummm… I would recommend you to bake them in muffin tray. I am not sure if it will bake evenly in a loaf pan because the dough isn’t anything like a bread dough. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  10. Chelsea Pearl says

    July 2, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    I would have never thought to work chia into a savory snack, but this is perfect! Looks both yummy AND healthy.

    Reply
  11. Maggie Unzueta says

    July 1, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    YES! Love flourless recipes! And I’m always up for sneaking in veggies. 😉

    Reply
  12. Madeline says

    June 30, 2017 at 3:41 pm

    Mmmm these look good. I love zucchini bread so I’m sure I’d like these too!

    Reply
  13. Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated says

    June 30, 2017 at 6:50 am

    These muffins look incredible! I’ve got some leftover shredded zucchini in the freezer and I’m so going to use it to make these!

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      June 30, 2017 at 2:09 pm

      Let me know how it turned out for you. 🙂

      Reply
  14. Ashley says

    June 30, 2017 at 4:36 am

    What a yummy treat! I love making things like this for a healthy breakfast on the go!

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      June 30, 2017 at 2:10 pm

      Thank you Ashley. Breakfast is an important meal and so I like it healthy too. 🙂

      Reply
  15. Rachel says

    June 30, 2017 at 2:14 am

    These sound so good! I love the healthy muffin alternative!

    Reply
  16. Lynn Woods says

    June 29, 2017 at 7:06 pm

    Ive had zucchini muffins once before and couldn’t believe how could they were. Will have to try these!

    Reply
  17. Rachel Ritlop says

    June 30, 2017 at 1:26 am

    Mmm how yummy!! These muffins look amazing!

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      June 30, 2017 at 2:10 pm

      Thank you Rachel.

      Reply
  18. Tasia B says

    June 29, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    These look totally DELICOUS! I bet they’re great as a fternoon savory snack! Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  19. Theresa says

    June 29, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    This looks so delicious! I am always on the hunt for quick and easy recipes that are healthy – this fits the bill perfectly! Thanks for sharing! I already bookmarked them 🙂
    Love from Austria,
    Theresa

    Reply
    • Gunjan says

      June 30, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      Thank you Theresa. This recipe is easy and simple too.

      Reply
  20. Deborah says

    June 29, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    These look perfect! I have been trying to eat less things with flour so I’ll have to give this a try. Also, the cheese cloth is a good idea because when I’ve tried to make zucchini patties, they come out soggy if you don’t strain the. Thanks!

    Reply
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