These zucchini cornbread muffins will take your humble bowl of beans to the next level! They're moist, cheesy, and slightly sweet with a hint of heat from minced jalapeño. We serve them with homemade chili honey butter, and it's all ready in just 35 minutes!
Ingredients
Zucchini Cornbread Muffins
1cupgrated sharp cheddar cheese
1 ¼cupsall-purpose flour, gluten-free, if needed
¾cupcornmeal
1tablespoonbaking powder
½teaspoonchili powder
1teaspoonsea salt
2largeeggs
1cupbuttermilk, can use milk
¼cupbutter, melted
2mediumzucchini, about 2 packed cups grated and squeezed of liquid
Optional: 1 jalapeño, minced and a few slices
Chili Honey Butter
2tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonbutter, melted
¼teaspoonchili powder
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter. Grate the zucchinis using the large holes of your box grater. Take a handful of grated zucchini and squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Repeat until you've squeezed dried all the zucchini.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sea salt, and chili powder.
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup cornmeal, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 2 large eggs
Add the eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter and whisk to combine.
1 cup buttermilk, ¼ cup butter, 2 medium zucchini, 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese, Optional: 1 jalapeño
Add the zucchini, cheddar cheese, and, if using, the minced jalapeño, and stir together.
Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups - you can fill them all the way to the top. If you'd like, top the muffins with a thin slice of jalapeño. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.
While the muffins are baking, make the honey butter. Mix the honey, melted butter, and chili powder in a small bowl.
2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon chili powder
Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes and then remove them from the tin and let them cool on a baking sheet. Serve the chili honey butter on the side or drizzle over top.