Summer Squash Streusel Muffins

Summer Squash Streusel Muffins

My oldest daughter has been generously sharing with me the bounty of her garden, especially the abundant zucchini and summer squash. I have a couple zucchini dishes I regularly count on — Chocolate Zucchini Bread and Zucchini Cobbler in particular — but hadn't yet found a pleasing way to prepare summer squash as a sweet treat. (My husband eats squash only when hidden in baked goods... so the need for such was real.) I recently came across a summer squash bread that came close to what I sought. Converting it to muffins and topping with streusel resulted in all that I'd hoped for: a more-healthy-than-some-treats afterschool snack for grandkids or a tasty breakfast goodie for grownups.

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