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Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (updated recipe)

by Gurleen

Now that most of us are stuck at home and trying to find new things to do, why not bake??

This is a quick and easy recipe in which I was able to use up the extra Zucchini I had bought in preparation for the isolation. If you have kids, its a great way to hide in some vegetables.

I have previously posted a recipe for Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Muffins​ recipe. I now made a slightly healthier version of the recipe by using rolled oats flour and adding hemp hearts.

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

  • Servings: 10
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Rating: ★★★★★
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Credit: elavegan.com

Ingredients

    Dry Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats, ground into flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips + more for the top
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/3 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp hemp hearts, optional
    • Wet Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups shredded zucchini (don’t squeeze the water out)
  • 2 tbsp applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup milk or milk alternative
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line or grease a muffin tin.
  2. In one bowl, mix together the dry ingredients, except the chocolate chips.
  3. In another bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.
  4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together.
  5. Mix in the chocolate chips.
  6. Evenly divide the batter between 10-12 muffins.
  7. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over each of the muffins, then bake at 350F for 23 minutes.
  8. Remove from the tray and let cool completely on a baking rack.

Give this recipe a try. Share your comments and pictures with me.

xoxo,