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Healthy Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Healthy Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Deliciously moist Healthy Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins made with whole wheat flour, no butter, and naturally sweetened with banana and honey.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course muffins
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 160 kcal

Equipment

  • muffin tin
  • Electric Mixer
  • mixing bowl
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled or sub olive oil
  • ⅓ cup honey, agave nectar or pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini (from about 1 medium zucchini)
  • 1 ripe mashed banana or you can use ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • ½ cup regular or mini chocolate chips dairy free if desired

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners and generously spray inside of liners with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Squeeze shredded zucchini of excess water with a paper towel. This is important, so don’t forget!

Mixing Ingredients

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, add coconut oil, honey/maple syrup, vanilla, egg; mix on medium-low until smooth and well combined.
  • Add in zucchini, banana (or applesauce) and almond milk; mix again.
  • Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips.

Baking

  • Evenly divide batter into prepared liners. Bake 22-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean.
  • After 5 minutes, remove muffins and transfer to wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!

Notes

To keep muffins dairy free: use dairy free chocolate chips. To make gluten free: use gluten free all purpose flour or gluten free oat flour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3.4gFat: 6gFiber: 2.3gSugar: 14g
Keyword baking, dessert, double chocolate, healthy muffins, snacks, zucchini muffins
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