Best Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipes

ZUCCHINI-CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat the egg, oil, milk, lemon juice and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts. Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in an airtight container. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease two 12 cup muffin tins with shortening or line with paper cups.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs.
• Beat in sugar and oil.
• Add cocoa, vanilla, zucchini, and stir well.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
• Mix just until moist.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin tins until 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
• Store loosely covered.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, stir flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt with spoon. In small bowl, beat buttermilk, melted butter, egg and vanilla with whisk until blended. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture; stir until just moistened. Stir in zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm or cool.

DAIRY- AND GLUTEN-FREE ZUCCHINI ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Mix almond flour, chocolate chips, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and frothy. Add brown sugar, almond oil, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon orange zest, and vanilla extract; mix well. Stir in zucchini. Fold in almond flour mixture until well blended. Thin batter with almond milk if it appears too thick.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and 1 teaspoon orange zest in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer on high speed until glaze is smooth. Spoon glaze over muffins. Let stand for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and garam masala in a bowl; set aside. Beat eggs, sugar, and applesauce in another bowl until smooth. Add zucchini, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture until moist. Fold peanut butter and chocolate chips into zucchini batter until evenly distributed. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Melt chocolate squares in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, about 1 minute. Stir in zucchini, applesauce, egg substitute, and vanilla extract; beat well until combined.
• Mix sugar, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Add chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

FLOURLESS DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line muffin cups with aluminum foil liners.
• Mix almond butter, banana, cocoa powder, ground flax seeds, honey, vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a bowl until batter is well blended; fold in zucchini and semisweet chocolate chips. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups. Top each with bittersweet chocolate chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Place muffins on a wire rack to cool.

ZUCCHINI-CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 30 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Make well in center of dry ingredients. Add eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream and vanilla; mix until well blended. Stir in zucchini, oats, chocolate chips and coconut just until combined. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 3 mini-muffin tins with nonfat cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each, then add the buttermilk or yogurt. Whisk in the zucchini, lemon zest, and half the orange zest.
• 3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, whisking to aerate. Stir half the flour mixture into the egg mixture, then the other half. Fold in the nuts (if using) and distribute the batter evenly into the muffin tins.
• 4. Bake on the center rack until springy but firm to the touch and lightly browned around the edges, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then remove and let cool completely.
• 5. To make the icing, blend the cheese and butter in the bowl of a food processor until they are well combined and no lumps remain. Add the confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and the remaining vanilla and orange zest, and process until smooth.
• 6. Ice the muffins with a knife (or forgo the icing if you'd like to convert these muffins from an after-dinner treat to a healthy breakfast). Serve the same day or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI-MUFFINS (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, combine coconut flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, agave and zucchini.
• 3. Mix dry ingredients into wet thoroughly.
• 4. Stir in chocolate chips.
• 5. Grease a mini muffin tin with grapeseed oil and lightly dust with coconut flour.
• 6. Spoon approximately 1 tablespoon of batter into each muffin tin.
• 7. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes.
• 8. Cool and serve.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together whole wheat flour, white flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and ground flax.
• In a separate bowl, cream together butter, oil, and sugar.
• Add the eggs and soured milk to the creamed butter/sugar mixture.
• Fold liquid ingredients into the flour mixture.
• When flour mixture is becoming moistened, fold in shredded zucchini and chocolate chips.
• Pour into greased muffin tin.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes in a 350 degree preheated oven. Let cool briefly in pan, then remove muffins to wire rack to cool completely. These freeze wonderfully, just pack into a sealable plastic bag when room temperature and place in freezer.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Grease muffin tins or line with baking cups (I use silicone re-usable ones).
• Combine first eight ingredients in a large bowl. Combine yogurt, eggs, milk in small bowl until blended. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened.
• Fold in choc chips and shredded zucchini. Spoon into prepared muffin cups, filling "a generous half" full.
• Bake 20-25 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for five minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling on wire rack. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

FAT FREE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine and beat egg whites, applesauce, sugar and vanilla extract.
• Stir in Zucchini.
• Mix dry ingredients and add to wet mixture. Mix well.
• Line muffin tin with muffin/cup cake papers.
• Fill 2/3 the way up.
• Bake for 19 minutes.

ZUCCHINI-CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix egg, oil, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl; stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat eggs, oil, sugar, pudding mix, vanilla and zucchini together.
• Blend dry ingredients and add to zucchini mixture; mix well.
• Scoop into greased muffin tins.
• Bake 17-20 minutes at 350°.
• ** Makes 2 1/2 dozen muffins. I made 2 dozen regular plus 1 dozen mini muffins.
• ** You could also grease two loaf pans and bake 1 hour at 350° for Chocolate Pudding Zucchini Bread.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS - 1 POINT!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease 12 muffin cups with non-stick spray.
• Combine all ingredients except zucchini.
• Stir in zucchini.
• Fill the muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes or until muffins test done.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray or line with paper baking cups.
• Mix dry ingredients in a medium bowl with a wire whisk.
• Mix liquid ingredients and shredded zucchini in a small bowl with whisk.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients, then pour in liquid mixture. Stir a few times with a wooden spoon or scraper to incorporate gently.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Scoop 1/3 batter per muffin into muffin tin.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before taking muffins out or they may fall apart.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line two 12 cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• In a large bowl beat the eggs. Beat in the sugar and oil. Add the cocoa, vanilla, zucchini and stir well.
• Stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cardamom. Mix until just moist.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin tins filling 2/3 of the way full. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack. Store loosely covered.

WHOLE WHEAT VEGAN CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease mini muffin pan.
• Mix ground flax seed and water and set to the side.
• Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together.
• In a separate bowl, cream flax seed mixture with applesauce and sugar.
• Add in almond milk, vanilla, zucchini.
• Stir until evenly combined.
• Add wet mixture to dry flour mixture and mix well.
• Spoon into mini muffin pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

ZUCCHINI-CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a separate bowl, combine egg, oil, milk, lemon juice and vanilla, mix well.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just moistened.
• Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips, and walnuts (if using).
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffins cups two-thirds full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until the muffins test done.