Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Bake soft and chocolatey chocolate zucchini muffins with fresh zucchini and delightful spices for a healthy treat.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Applesauce
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 cups Shredded zucchini
- 2 cups Flour
- 2/3 cups cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
- 1 cup Chocolate chips (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, melted butter and applesauce.
- Stir in the eggs, vanilla, and shredded zucchini.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt.
- Fold in all ingredients to combine without overmixing.
- Prepare the muffin pans with liners.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin pans about 2/3 full.
- Add a few chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes.
- Remove the muffin pans from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place the muffins on a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- These muffins can be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffinCalories: 250kcal
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