Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Deliciously soft chocolate muffins with a little less guilt!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Total Time32 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: chocolate zucchini muffins
Servings: 12 small muffins
Calories: 278kcal
- 2 cups SR flour (or 2 cups plain/all-purpose flour plus 4 teaspoons baking powder)
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup greek or natural yoghurt (unsweetened)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 90 grams butter (melted)
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1 large zucchini (or 2 medium zucchinis), grated (around 2 cups of grated zucchini)
- 1 cup choc chips
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Pre-heat oven to 220 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
Sift flour, cocoa and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and stir to combine.
Squeeze excess moisture from grated zucchini (squeeze with hands and let excess moisture drain away or place the grated zucchini into a clean tea towel and squeeze, letting the tea towel absorb the extra moisture).
Add remaining ingredients, and stir gently to combine. Don't over-stir.
Prepare muffin tin with paper patty pans. If you have the large cafe-style muffin tin, this mixture makes 6-7 muffins. If you have a cupcake-size tin, it makes 12 muffins.
Spoon mixture into tins and place into oven.
Cook for 5 minutes before turning oven temperature down to 190 degrees celsius (fan-forced). If you're using a smaller cupcake tin, bake for a further 14 minutes (or until a metal skewer inserted into a muffin comes out clean). If using a cafe-style larger muffin tin, bake for a further 20 minutes (or until a metal skewer inserted into a muffin comes out clean).
Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before easing each muffin from the tin and placing on a cooling rack.
These muffins are best eaten within a few days. Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Otherwise, freeze them. Wrap or place in a freezer bag and store for up to three months.
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg