3 cupsfirmly packed freshly shredded raw zucchini, about 2 medium zucchini
2 large eggs
1/4 cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1/2cup+ 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2tspItalian seasoning
6 tbspall purpose flour
72mini pepperoni
2 tspfinely chopped parsley
marinara sauce, optional, for dipping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease the interior of a standard 12-cup nonstick muffin pan or line them with parchment cupcake liners (see note). Make sure you use a nonstick pan if you're baking the muffins directly in the pan, otherwise they will stick and be hard to remove. If you choose to use cupcake liners, I highly recommend sticking to parchment cupcake liners instead of regular cupcake liners because the muffins stick to the regular liners.
Squeeze out water from shredded zucchini. Using a tea towel or several sturdy paper towels, add in 1/2 cup of zucchini into towel and wring as dry as possible. Repeat with remaining zucchini. When you are finished, you should have 2 lightly packed cups of zucchini remaining.
Add dried zucchini to a large mixing bowl. Add in eggs, parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, and flour. Stir and mix until everything is thoroughly combined.
Add 3 tbsp of batter into each muffin mold. You should have enough batter to fill 12. Press down on the zucchini batter in the molds, flattening and compacting it into the muffin molds.
Bake for 22-25 minutes or until fully cooked. The muffins should be a golden brown and should sink down if you press on them. They should also easily come out in one piece from the muffin mold (you can test one by loosening the edges with a small spatula).
Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining mozzarella cheese. Add about 6 slices of mini pepperoni on top of each muffin. Place back into the oven and cook for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and starts to bubble. Remove muffin pan from the oven. Use spatula to loosen edges of muffins to remove them from pan. Garnish muffins with parsley before serving. You can serve muffins with a marinara sauce for dipping.
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Nutrition estimate does not include the optional marinara dipping sauce.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.