Oh man, this recipe is going to blow you away! If you love pizza and muffins, and you're looking for a two-in-one, this is it! These Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Muffins are great for on-the-go and can be tailored to your liking! They are moist, dense and extremely filling! Watch me make them below so you can make these today.
Why We Love Easy Muffin Recipes!
Why are savory muffins so easy to make? Alll you have to do is combine everything, plop it in a muffin tin and bake. You'll get a perfectly constructed and delicious muffin every time. These zucchini muffins in particular have a great base of egg, zucchini and cheese that allows you to flavor it with whatever additions and seasonings! We went pizza style, but you can do it caprese style with mozzarella, chicken and cherry tomatoes or like your favorite hamburger with mini pickles, ground beef and bacon. The possibilities are endless!
No One Likes Dry Muffins!
You may not know it, but this recipe gives you the secret to moist muffins every time, and the secret is zucchini! Grated zucchini bakes into the perfect muffin and bread, minus the flavor of zucchini, plus the moist texture of the best baked goods!
It works for savory and sweet. You've got pepperoni pizza zucchini muffins on one end and brownies on the other end. Equally as moist, equally as delicious!
Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Muffins
Bite-sized anything is pretty much a huge hit in our household. It's easier to track our overeating that way haha. We've even got Keto Muffins for the perfect on-the-go breakfast, and No Bake Cashew Cheesecake for an easy, bite-sized dessert when you don't want to risk eating an entire recipe!
Sweet treats are always fun to have around, but not always the best if you're working on your eating habits. If you are looking for something to fill that muffin void, be sure to give these Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Muffins a try!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal - Search "KetoConnect - Zucchini Muffins"
Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 medium zucchini
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup Shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 oz sun dried tomatoes
- 8 slices pepperoni
- 3 tbsp Coconut flour
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
- Grate zucchini into a bowl and remove any excess liquid in the bottom of the bowl from the zucchini. Add the eggs and combine.
- TIP: You can also squeeze out the liquid from the zucchini with your hands for a less densely moist muffin!
- Chop up the sun dried tomatoes and pepperoni and add them to the zucchini along with all the seasonings and cheese. Combine well.
- Add coconut flour and baking powder and combine.
- Grease a muffin tin and scoop some of the mixture into each muffin tin, filling it to the rim. Sprinkle with additional cheese.
- Bake at 400 for 20-22 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and enjoy!
- Store in sealable container for up to 5 days.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
How much shredded zucchini is 1 medium? I only have giant zukes from my garden…
Around 180g we’d say!
I have been following your videos and recipes just made the muffins they are in the oven as I write this. so for I am liking everything that I have made.
I could not find the recipe on the My Fitness Pal app. Could you provide all the nutrient information, please?
Hey Katia! Sure thing:
Calories: 101.5
Fat: 6.2g
Protein: 6.2g
Carbs: 6
Fiber: 2.3
Net Carbs: 3.7g
Hello!
I’ve been on this diet now for a month and I’m loving it! I’m so mad I’ve never heard of this before because I’ve never had a sweet tooth or liked breads or sweet baked goods, so this diet is like made for me! Only thing I miss is sushi and I’m really excited to try the keto version!
I’m trying these muffins today (making them for breakfast, cuz I like to sleep late and just have something quick with my tea and bacon lol) but I couldn’t find these in MyFitnessPal with that search name 😮 or any other name for that matter lol
Anyway, THANK YOU guys so much!! You’ve been really helping me meal prep and I’m loving life at the moment! Keep up the good work!
Sini
Just made these. Delicious, thank you for sharing! One note: when I search for KetoConnect – Zucchini Muffins in MyFitnessPal, it doesn’t come up.
These look amazing and I want to make them NOW! Quick question about the sundried tomatoes since it doesn’t specify. Do you use the true “dry” sundried tomatoes, or the marinated kind that come in a jar with oil?
We used the marinated kind in the olive oil, and that is where the nutrition comes from also. True dry ones might make the macros lower in fat.
Made this right before work today and just had one on my ten minute break and I literally thought “why didn’t I just bring two?”! Keep making awesome recipes you guys and my handy cookbook that I bought are going to be my go to in my transformation.
I ended up making 18 mini muffins using this recipe.. I’m trying to figure out the nutrition data but I’m confused because mfp has the mini muffins coming out at the same value as the 6 muffins spec’d in the recipe above… how can that be?
Hmm, that seems odd! Sometimes MFP has the wrong nutrition for some foods so just double check you are inputting the ingredients. You can also multiply the nutrition I have for one muffin by 6 and then dive by 18 🙂
The house smells like pizza! Used turkey sausage instead of pepperoni. I was fresh out of sun dried tomatoes so used an ounce of tomato paste instead. Fantastic, just ate one for breakfast and I want another!!
I just made your pepperoni pizza zucchini muffins, and all I can say is WOW! They are so delicious! I am not a pepperoni fan so I substituted diced green olives. I did add an extra egg because my two zucchini were very big and I did squeeze out as much liquid as I could. By the way, my husband loves them, too! Thank you for all you do to help us “low carbers.”
If you were to replace the cheese with nutritional yeast, how much would you use for this recipe?
This is just a guess, but I would say about 2 tablespoons. You will be missing out on the texture the cheese adds though so yours might come out more crumbly.
MADE IT! awesome recipe! thank you so much!
1st time followed recipe, delicious but too moist for me, A keeper for sure!
must squeeze the zucchini to remove excess liquid is all.
2nd batch, I changed:
1/4 cup Mozz, 1/4 Cheddar, 8 pepperoni slices
to:
1/2 cup Feta cheese drained & crumble
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves chopped
1/3 cup (20g/.75oz) shredded cheese for topping
soooooo good you got to try it.
per muffin: calories:106g Fat: 6.3g Protein:6g Carbs:5.8g net carb:3.1g Fiber: 2.7g Sodium 355g
Cheers, keep up the awesome work, Megha & Matt your recipes, reviews are truly appreciated! (and I love your cat photo bombing your videos 🙂
Annie
Awesome! Thanks so much for all the tips and we’re glad you liked them!
Love this recipe guys! I omitted the pepperoni and added bacon and jalapeño. YUM!
Just made these muffins and they are delicious! I’v tried to make so many keto friendly muffins before and they were all so dry – the courgettes making them so moist. I will definitely try different versions w different proteins.
Awesome! Glad you liked em. Let us know what else you try!
Tried the muffins and everyone (husband,daughter14, son13, and daughter4,) loved them. There is not a single recipe of your’s that I haven’t fallen in love with. The Fourth of July cheese cake…oh my goodness… they taste like Oreo cheese cake. My new go to for a dessert and they are so easy to make! I made the chicken salad last night for dinner, the combination of mayo, sour cream and lemon juice, so good! Thank you for making this keto adventure so much more enjoyable!!
Thanks for your feedback Tammy! We are so happy to hear that our recipes are helping you enjoy this lifestyle – definitely our goal 🙂
I can’t wait to try this recipe with the Flavor God Pizza seasoning!
Flavor god seasonings are really good! I tried them once long ago – the pizza one will work great for this!
My daughter just made these tonight! So awesome!She said it was super easy to follow the recipe. Tasted just like pizza! Thank you!
Yes!! The first time I made them I was shocked at how much like pizza they tasted. Matt was very skeptical during the entire baking session, but loved them when he finally tried one! Thanks for trying them.
Hey guys! I saw these posted this morning while I was making my grocery list and made them a few minutes ago. SO glad I did! These are perfect! I was surprised at how Pizza-y they taste!
This got me out of my keto baking rut for sure! Seems like everything I’ve cooked lately has just been meh… Not these 🙂 I ate two straight outta the pan. Glad I doubled the recipe. Thanks again!
I know! When Megha told me the ingredients and then I tasted them for the first time I couldn’t believe it! The sun dried tomatoes really give it a nice pizza flavor.
Hey Guys, I get such a kick out of your videos.
I don’t know why, but I find it really difficult to find zuchs in my area, so I finally found some today!
I was at a lost on what to do with them and then saw your post. It was like a sign! Made them right away and just took my first bite and wow! tons of flavor. I even forgot to add the salt and it was still damn good. Mine didn’t sink even after 1/2 hr of cooling. I filled mine to the very top and then some, so it was about another 1/2 inch above the rim. I also accidentally doubled the baking powder recipe (oopsie). http://imgur.com/6ookJkN
Next time, I’m going to try this with sausage.
Keep up the good work!
Glad you liked them! Sausage will be great. Pretty much any pizza toppings would go great in these.
Hi this looks great! I am always looking to get my pizza fix keto style! Do you have to squeeze the liquid out of the zucchini to prevent the muffin from being watery?
We didn’t squeeze it, but if there is lots of extra water after grating it helps to just pour as much out as you can. Don’t press it though. Some water in the zucchini helps with the moisture.