Description
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins – a delicious, easy chocolate chip zucchini muffin made with simple, real ingredients + whole wheat flour!
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- heaping 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/4 cup mashed banana (about 1 small banana)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
- 2 large eggs
Other Ingredients:
- 1 cup zucchini, grated (measure before removing moisture)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dairy-free)
- 1 tablespoon butter (regular or plant-based)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line muffin tin with muffin tin liners and spray with olive oil; set aside.
- Grate your zucchini and squeeze out as much water as possible using either your hands or a cheesecloth (don’t skip this part). Set aside.
- Combine Dry Ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Stir to combine with a fork or whisk to ensure there are no lumps. Set aside.
- Take a large mixing bowl and add vanilla extract, applesauce, mashed banana and almond milk. Stir to combine.
- Whisk eggs in a separate bowl and then add to the applesauce mixture; stir to combine.
- Add zucchini and chocolate chips to the applesauce mixture and fold in.
- Add the Dry Ingredients to the the applesauce mixture and stir to combine.
- Add in melted butter and stir a few times.
- Divide mixture between 12 prepared muffin tins.
- Bake middle rack for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes in muffin tin and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Storage: store in an airtight container on the countertop for a couple days and then transfer to the fridge.
- Skip the chocolate: feel free to omit the chocolate chips if you prefer!
- Walnuts: a handful of chopped walnuts are also good in here if you want.
- Gluten-Free: if you are looking for a gluten-free version try our Gluten-Free Zucchini Muffins!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 17.8 g
- Sodium: 128.4 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.8 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
- Cholesterol: 33.5 mg