May 13, 2010 Posted by Jennifer on May 13, 2010 in breakfast, Muffin of the Week, product review, recipe make over | 5 comments

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!

This recipe is my adaptation of Heidi from 101 Cookbooks. I printed out the recipe, but then gasped when I saw it called for 1/4 cup melted butter + 3/4 cup of oil! Not figure friendly! So I decided to tweak the recipe to make it healthier. This is my version!! I made 6 Giant muffins + 24 mini muffins. Each giant muffin is only 217 calories!

Chocolate zucchini muffins by Jenn/Adapted from 101 Cookbooks

1 cup unpacked brown sugar
1/4 cup Canola oil
1 egg + 2 egg whites
1 banana, mashed
1 container yogurt (the one I used was vanilla at 90 calories)
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini (squeezed of excess moisture)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. banking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon

In a mixer, mix together the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl add the dry ingredients. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet batter and mix until incorporated.

For the mini muffins, I baked those at 375 for about 10 minutes.

For the Jumbo muffins, also bake them at 375 for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

I tasted a mini muffin and it was like eating chocolate cake! My kids didn’t want them because of the zucchini factor, but they smelled so good when they were baking, they quickly changed their minds!

Things I did to make them healthier:

Lessened the brown sugar by 1/2 a cup and did not pack down the brown sugar
Used only 1/4 cup canola oil vs. butter and 3/4 cup oil
Used 1 egg + 2 egg whites instead of 3 eggs
Used skim milk in place of whole milk
Cut the chocolate chips in half
Added the banana
Added yogurt
Added ground flax seed
Cut the cocoa in half

You won’t miss the changes at all!

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5 Responses to “Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!”

1. Tonyne @ Unlikely Success Story says:

   May 14, 2010 at 6:32 pm

   Those look fantastic. ~ I’m drooling.
2. Christine (The Raw Project) says:

   May 14, 2010 at 10:31 pm

   These look wonderful, thanks!
3. Rosa says:

   May 15, 2010 at 9:07 am

   Splendid muffins! Very tempting!

   Cheers,

   Rosa
4. Kerstin says:

   May 15, 2010 at 7:48 pm

   Mm, these look fabulous – I love the chocolate zucchini combo!
5. Andrea@WellnessNotes says:

   May 16, 2010 at 12:38 am

   I still haven’t baked with zucchini. These muffins sound and look amazing!!!