Keto zucchini muffins almond flour muffins

Keto zucchini muffins or almond flour zucchini muffins, call them as you like, are the most delicious moist sweet breakfast muffins!

I have busy mornings these days with the kids, so these keto zucchini muffins are total lifesavers. It’s so handy to grab-n-go a muffin in the mornings with a cup of coffee. I always like my breakfast sweet and the almond flour zucchini muffins are perfect to start the day with an extra boost of greens!

What are keto zucchini muffins?

Keto zucchini muffins are sweet, moist almond flour zucchini muffins. They include grated zucchini that add a delicious moist texture to the muffins while helping you reach your 5-a-day. They are perfect for breakfast on the go or as a quick snack with only 4.5g of net carbs per serve. All you need to make zucchini muffins paleo and keto are the following wholesome ingredients:

• Grated zucchini – make sure you squeeze out all their water before measuring.
• Almond flour 
• Large eggs – at room temperature
• Coconut cream if you want to make dairy free zucchini muffins, otherwise heavy cream works too
• Coconut oil or melted butter – at room temperature
• Baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Sugar free crystal sweetener – I like Monk fruit stevia blend but you can also use erythritol or crystal sweetener of your choice like coconut sugar if you want to make zucchini muffins paleo
• Xanthan gum – this is optional but it prevents overly moist zucchini chocolate chips muffins, especially if you didn’t squeeze out well the zucchini water
• Sugar free chocolate chips – or cocoa nibs or crushed pecan, walnuts if preferred

Are zucchinis keto?

Yes, zucchini are one of the best vegetable to add to your keto diet – check out my list of keto-friendly vegetables to know more. In fact, 100 grams of zucchini contain only 2.1 grams net carbs and 17 calories. It means that you can safely eat a good amount of zucchini to add fiber and nutrient to your day and keeping your macro right. Now you probably wonder why adding zucchinis into a muffin recipe right? Well, there are two main reasons. First, zucchinis add the most delicious moist texture to muffins, cupcakes and bread.

You may have already tried my keto zucchini bread and if you loved it, you’ll love these zucchini muffins too. Next, I like to sneak extra greens into my kids lunchbox. Kids love muffins and this almond flour zucchini muffin recipe is a great one to sneak extra greens to their day. Actually, I like to use them as a zucchini cupcake base as well with a cream cheese frosting. Finally, I grow zucchinis in my garden and they grow like crazy. This recipe is great to use these extra zucchinis and make ahead some keto breakfast on the go for the next months.

Can I make savory zucchini muffins almond flour?

Great news, this recipe is easily adaptable to a savory zucchini muffin recipe too! All you have to do to make delicious savory almond flour muffins is to make these 3 simple swaps:

• Sweetener: replace by 1/2 cup grated cheese of your choice like cheddar or mozzarella or Parmesan
• Chocolate chip: replace by 1/3 cup diced ham or bacon
• Add 1 teaspoon garlic salt and 1 teaspoon of dried Italian herbs

How to store almond flour muffins?

The almond flour zucchini muffins freeze very well, like regular wheat muffins. In order to keep them delicious and fresh, I recommend to freeze them in an airtight box, not stacked. It’s easy to defrost the muffins at room temperature, preferably on a cooling rack for 3 hours or overnight.

More zucchini recipes

I love baking with zucchini and I created a collection of delicious easy keto recipes with zucchini for you. I recommend you also have a look at my:

Keto zucchini pizza casserole

A delicious keto pizza casserole with no crust, ground beef and zucchini slices

Net Carbs: 6.5g per serving | Serves 6

15 minutes

Check out this recipe

Keto zucchini casserole

A cheesy keto zucchini casserole with sour cream

Net Carbs: 6.6g per serving | Serves 6

30 minutes

Check out this recipe

Keto zucchini bread

KETO ZUCCHINI BREAD an easy moist almond flour low carb bread with grated zucchini, walnuts, pecan and cinnamon.

Net Carbs: 3.3g per serving | Serves 16

15 minutes

Check out this recipe

If you try those zucchini muffins with almond flour don’t forget to leave me a review below or share a picture with me on Instagram! 

xoxo Carine

Keto zucchini muffins

Keto zucchini muffins moist, sweet breakfast almond flour zucchini muffins with chocolate chips.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

cool 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Author: Carine

12 muffins

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Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

• 3/4 cup Grated zucchini skin on, about 1 large zucchini
• 3 large Egg - at room temperature
• 1/2 cup Erythritol
• 2 1/2 cups Almond Flour
• 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Xanthan gum
• 1/3 cup Coconut oil , melted or melted butter, - at room temperature
• 1/3 cup Coconut cream , canned, full fat or heavy cream, - at room temperature
• 1/3 cup Sugar-free Chocolate Chips

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Line a 12-hole muffin tray with unbleached paper cups. Set aside.
• Before you starts, make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature especially eggs, cream and oil.

Prepare the zucchini

• Remove the ends of the zucchini, keep skin on and grate finely.
• Place the grated zucchini onto a clean towel, wrap the zucchini firmly into the towel and squeeze to extract all the zucchini water. Discard water or keep for a different recipe.
• Measure the grated zucchini to reach 3/4 cup. Set aside in a bowl.

Prepare the zucchini muffin batter

• In a medium size mixing bowl whisk eggs and sugar free crystal sweetener until fully combined. It should take 40 seconds max. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl add almond flour, cinnamon, xanthan gum and baking powder. Whisk to combine all dry ingredients together.
• Pour the beaten egg mixture, melted coconut oil and coconut cream onto the bowl with almond flour. Make sure the oil is not burning hot or it will 'cook' your eggs. Otherwise cold eggs will solidify coconut oil so make sure all ingredients are at similar temperature.
• Combine with a spoon until a thick muffin batter form. The batter is grainy because of the use of almond flour and it is normal.
• Stir in grated zucchini and sugar free chocolate chips.
• Fill the 12 muffin paper cups evenly with the zucchini muffin batter. I used a mechanical ice cream scoop to precisely measure the same quantity of batter for each muffins.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes at 180°C (350°F) or until a skewer inserted in the center of one muffin come out clean.
• Cool the muffins 10 minutes in the tray then transfer on a cooling rack.
• Cool at least 1 hour before eating. The longer you wait the better the texture will be. I recommend you wait until they reach room temperature, can take 4 hours or overnight.

Storage

• Store in an airtight muffin box in the pantry for 3 days or freeze in zip bags or airtight box. Defrost the day before on a rack.

Sugar free chocolate chips swap : you can use chopped pecan, walnuts or cocoa nibs if preferred. 

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Nutrition Facts

Keto zucchini muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 229 Calories from Fat 118

% Daily Value*

Fat 13.1g20%

Carbohydrates 6.7g2%

Fiber 2.2g9%

Sugar 0.9g1%

Protein 5.5g11%

Net Carbs 4.5g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.