15-MINUTE GLUTEN-FREE CHEESE AND VEGGIE MUFFINS

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories while maintaining flavor.

gluten-free flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour (not gluten-free)

Almond flour offers a nutty flavor and is lower in carbs.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is dairy-free and lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthy but can be more expensive.

Heat a little olive oil in a pan.

Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent.

Add zucchini and salt to pull out the water, then stir.

Add grated carrots and black pepper, and sauté until golden brown with no liquid remaining.

Add squeezed and chopped frozen spinach and sauté.

Transfer the sautéed vegetables to a bowl and let them cool completely.

Once cooled, add rice flour, grated hard vegan cheese, a little more salt, and baking powder to the bowl with vegetables.

Add a tiny bit of water or unsweetened plant-based milk to the mixture and mix until combined.

Adjust the consistency with more water, vegetable broth, or unsweetened plant-based milk as needed, aiming for a dry mixture.

Preheat the oven before baking.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens