Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Created by Luvcookn on June 11, 2020
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #35090
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt (plain % yogurt)
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons sunflower (or safflower)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup zucchini, grated (unpeeled, pat dry with paper towels)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F.
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Step 2: Line muffin tin with liners or spray.
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Step 3: In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, sugar, applesauce, eggs, oil and vanilla until well blended.
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Step 4: Stir in zucchini and set aside.
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Step 5: In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well blended; stir in chocolate chips.
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Step 6: Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened; batter will be thick.
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Step 7: Evenly spoon batter into prepared cups and bake for 20-22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
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Step 8: Cool on a wire rack and serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (101.7 g)
- Calories 201.4
- Total Fat - 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 151.2 mg
- Sodium - 258.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 14.6 g
- Protein - 8.5 g
- Calcium - 86.5 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg