Midwest Car Offences - Sneaky Zucchini Delivery

It’s summer in the Midwest. This is the time of year you need to keep your windows closed or people who garden might sneak giant zucchinis in your car. We are those people… while I don’t sneak zucchini into people’s cars, I do put it on desks at work. Our counter was filling up and when I took a peek at the garden I noticed some giants growing. While I have a standard zucchini bread/muffin recipe I wanted to try something new. This recipe has oatmeal in it which we really liked, even if Bronwyn doesn’t generally like oatmeal. Nicholas ate five before we told him to slow down. So this recipe? It’s a winner for sure.

Zucchini Oatmeal Muffins
1 cup shredded zucchini
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
½ cup quick or old fashioned oats
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin liners. (optional)
In a medium bowl, stir together the zucchini, brown sugar, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, add the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until well combined.
Mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Scoop the batter into the muffin pan, filling each cup 2/3 of the way full.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove muffins from the pan and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.