Whole wheat zucchini, carrot, apple chai seed muffins...

So we're a bit muffin obsessed at our house. First because I love to bake, secondly muffins make such a nice easy snack for our toddler, and third they're an awesome way to get extra fruits and veggies in our diet. This recipe for zucchini carrot apple muffins is our new favorite. I did make several small changes to the original recipe as discussed below. I love carrot cake and these honestly remind me a bit of that with the texture and raisins but they are healthy...win-win!

As you can see from this picture the batter is really thick, but don't worry it bakes up great!

Delicious muffins....these are awesome for adults and kids alike! Even my friend who doesn't really care for veggies said she loved them!

Tip from Rebecca's kitchen: The food processor is your friend with this recipe! Since all those veggies and fruits need to be shredded I used the food processor as it would have taken a really long time to shred them all by hand. I decided to make these whole wheat as we're trying to change to whole wheat with as much as we can in our house. For every 1 cup of all purpose flour in the recipe I substituted 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and it worked well. I also added 1 Tablespoon of Chai seeds to to the batter, and we love raisins, so included about a cup of those. I did not include the coconut that the original recipe called for and used pink lady apples since that's what we had at home. The recipe baked 24 regular size muffins and we just froze the extras! I did follow her recommendations for baking them at 400 degrees for the first 10 minutes and then turning the oven down to 350 for the remainder; it took an additional 8-10 minutes from there for ours to be cooked.

Mocha Cappuccino Puppy Chow...

Don't say you haven't been warned, this snack is SO addicting and will not last long if you make it! Came across this Mocha Cappuccino Puppy Chow recipe on Pinterest and decided to throw it together for a neighborhood get-together. It had been years since I'd had puppy chow and wow, I had forgotten how tasty it can be, but this new spin on it brought it to a whole new level!

If you have a sweet tooth this is sure to satisfy. Careful though, it's hard to stop eating it! I've found this is one of those dessert snacks that it's best if I only make when we're going to be able to share it with others to ensure it is not all consumed only by us! My husband with the huge sweet tooth has deemed this one superior to the original puppy chow recipe, and he doesn't mess around!

I made mine without the Espresso candy cups she listed in her recipe as I couldn't find any at our grocery store, and it was still amazing!