Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Love me a muffin that makes me feel happy like a cupcake but is made with secretly healthy ingredients! These vegan Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are just that.
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Servings: 12 muffins
Equipment
- muffin tray
- oven
Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax+5 tbsp water)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- ⅓ cup +1 tbsp apple sauce
- 1 tsp maca
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup cacao
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- ¼ cup cashew milk room temperature, see notes*
- 1 cup shredded zucchini squeezed out and lightly packed
- ¾ cup gluten free flour
- ⅓ cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Line muffin tin with cupcake liners or coconut oil.
- Prepare flax eggs and set aside for 5 minutes to gel.
- In a large bowl add flax eggs, maple syrup, coconut sugar, baking soda, baking powder, applesauce and maca. Whisk thoroughly to combine. Add in cacao, coconut oil and cashew milk and whisk again. Add in zucchini and stir to completely coat. Add in dry ingredients and stir so everything is mixed together.
- Add in 1/3 cup of chocolate chips. Stir.
- Use an ice-cream scoop to measure out 12 muffins and place leftover chocolate chips on each muffin.
- Place in a preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
Make sure all your refrigerated ingredients are at room temperature. This ensures warm coconut oil won’t curdle when added to batter!
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.