One-Bowl Lemon Blueberry Yellow Squash Muffins
Bright and tangy lemons, juicy blueberries, and yellow summer squash...yes, squash... create this moist, flavorful One-bowl Lemon Blueberry Yellow Squash Muffins recipe. Think "zucchini bread", but trade out yellow squash for zucchini-both give quick breads that moist, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth appeal.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time22 minutes mins
Total Time32 minutes mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 239kcal
Cost: 6
Preheat oven to 350°
Start with lightly beating the eggs in a large bowl with a spoon or fork. Add the oil and stir.
Shred enough yellow squash to make 1 cup. Use paper towels to pat the squash dry or squeeze out any liquid with your hands over the sink. Add to the bowl and stir.
Add 1 cup of the sugar to the bowl. Using a zester or microplane hand grater, remove the zest (or yellow only portion of the peel/rind). Avoid the white part (pith) because it has a bitter flavor. Add the lemon zest (about 1 tablespoon) and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to the bowl and stir. Measure the flour into a dry measuring cup by spooning it in gently with a spoon. Never scoop a measuring cup into the flour bin. It will pack in more flour than you need or want. Pour the flour over the squash mixture. Do not stir. If using all-purpose flour, sprinkle the baking powder and salt evenly over the flour. Gently stir the baking powder and salt into just the dry ingredients on top-not the squash mixture, yet.
Add the blueberries, tossing them around gently in the flour mixture only. This will help them not sink to the bottom of the muffin when baking.
NOW, you can stir together the entire mixture. Be careful not to over-stir the batter. Stir just until the dry and liquid ingredients are combined. You aren't beating it like a pancake batter.
Spoon 1/2 cup of the muffin batter into muffin pans lined with paper cupcake liners. If you don't have paper liners, coat the pans with cooking spray, oil, or butter.
I like to use an ice cream scoop to disperse the batter. It's quick, consistently measures the same amount each time, and no drips land on the pan... usually. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar evenly (about 1/2 teaspoon each) over each muffin.
Bake at 350° for 22 minutes or just until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or the tops spring back when touched. The muffins will be ever so slightly browned around edges.Let the muffins cool on a wire rack 5 minutes before turning them out to cool completely...if you can wait that long to eat them!
Calories: 239kcal