Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Flavor: chocolate chips, a touch of cinnamon, the sweetness, and a vegetable combination taste just like a vegetable-less muffin and is fabulously delicious!
• Texture: Yes, a little denser than most other muffins, but they taste terrific, slathered with butter or jam with a fluffier texture.
• Tender: the crumb is tender and moist 
• Appearance: These produce a wonderful peak and bakery-worthy muffin top
•  Ease: do not use an electric mixer; this is a must, make all by hand for the best results

Zucchini Muffin Ingredients to have on hand

• flour: all-purpose flour or gluten-free free can be substituted
• zucchini: grate the vegetables or use a food processor
• oil: use vegetable oil; however, melted butter can be substituted
• sugar: granulated sugar or brown sugar can be substituted
• cinnamon and nutmeg: both are optional if using, make sure they're ground
• baking powder and baking soda: use both leavening agents
• orange zest: grated from fresh orange lemon can be substituted

Tips for Making Zucchini Muffins with Chocolate Chips

1. instead of muffins use a 12 x 8 brownie pan and make bars
2. always blot dry the zucchini with paper towels
3. whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl first to ensure no clumps of baking powder remain so these will not have bitter pieces in the muffins
4. whisk the wet ingredients together in a clean bowl
5. combine the two by hand, and only until moistened, do not beat

Zucchini Muffin More Addition Ideas

• chopped or diced fruits: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig, diced banana (just 1/2 cup less zucchini and add fruits)
• dried fruits,
• nuts
• coconut
• other flavored chips
• sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or regular granulated sugar before baking for extra sweetness
• drizzle with icing after cooling the muffins
• make a streusel topping before baking

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Yield: 12

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Zucchini Chocolate Chips Muffin Recipe

If you were looking for a Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe, you've found an outstanding recipe to try right here

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 45 Min

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped, or other nuts you like
• Note: for nut allergies, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds can be substituted
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and oil spray a 12-cup muffin pan, then set this aside.
2. Grate the zucchini, blot dry with paper towels and set this aside
3. Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
4. In another clean bowl, whisk the oil and sugar together, then eggs and all the rest wet ingredients except for the zucchini and chocolate chips.
5. Combine the two just until moistened, then fold in the chocolate and zucchini.
6. Using a large ice cream scoop, place the batter into the muffin tin.
7. Bake at 400 degrees until the edges begin to turn brown, around 25 to 35 minutes.
8. Use the toothpick method in the center of the muffins to ensure doneness.

Notes

Zucchini Muffin More Addition Ideas

• chopped or diced fruits: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig, diced banana (just 1/2 cup less zucchini and add fruits)
• dried fruits,
• nuts
• coconut
• other flavored chips
• sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or regular granulated sugar before baking for extra sweetness
• drizzle with icing after cooling the muffins
• make a streusel topping before baking

Tips for Making Zucchini Muffins with Chocolate Chips

1. instead of muffins use a 12 x 8 brownie pan and make bars
2. always blot dry the zucchini with paper towels
3. whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl first to ensure no clumps of baking powder remain so these will not have bitter pieces in the muffins
4. whisk the wet ingredients together in a clean bowl
5. combine the two by hand, and only until moistened, do not beat

Nutrition Facts

Calories

533

Fat (grams)

27 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

6 g

Carbs (grams)

69 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

68 g

Sugar (grams)

43 g

Protein (grams)

6 g

Sodium (milligrams)

372 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

47 mg

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