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Double chocolate muffins with zucchini piled on a plate with milk in the background and zucchini next to it.
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5 from 54 votes

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These double chocolate zucchini muffins are perfect for anyone who loves moist and tender muffins with a little healthy touch to them.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Cooling Time30 minutes
Course: Bread Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 1 medium zucchini about 1 1/2 cups of grated fresh zucchini
  • 1 ¼ cups flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup oil
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º
  • line a muffin pan with muffin or cupcake liners, set aside
  • Shred zucchini and set aside
  • n a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa soda, and salt and set that aside as well
    Dry ingredients for zucchini chocolate muffins.
  • Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl, and add sugar,
    Eggs, sugar, vanilla extract in a bowl with a whisk.
  • Whisk in oil, vanilla, and milk
  • Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined, do not overmix
    Dry ingredients added to wet ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • pour off any excess liquid in the zucchinin and then add the shredded zucchini to the batter
    Shredded zucchini added to the chocolate muffin batter.
  • Fold in ¾ cup of chocolate chips
    Chocolate chips added to the chocolate zucchini batter.
  • Divide batter between 12 paper-lined muffin cups
    Chocolate zucchini muffin batter divided into a muffin tin.
  • Top with remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chips
    Chocolate chips on top of chocolate muffin batter before baking.
  • Bake in center of oven for 15-17 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  • Remove from oven and let them cool on a wire rack
    Fully baked chocolate zucchini muffins.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg