Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

6 chocolate muffins placed on a white cake stand.

These Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are truly one of the best zucchini recipes you'll try! They are incredibly soft, fluffy, and decadently filled with dark chocolate chips. Plus, it’s a breeze to make—just mix everything in one bowl!

Course Muffins / Quick Breads

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate zucchini muffins, zucchini chocolate chip muffins, zucchini chocolate muffins

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings Muffins

Calories 288kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

Wet ingredients

2 large eggs
½ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dry ingredients

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

Additional ingredients

1 ½ cups grated zucchini about 1 large or 2 medium
½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips plus more for topping

Instructions

Prep. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
Combine wet ingredients. Add all wet ingredients to a large bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
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Mix in the dry ingredients. Place a sieve over the bowl. Pour all the dry ingredients into the sieve, then softly tap or shake it until all the dry ingredients are sifted into the bowl. Use the back of a spoon to break up any lumps of cocoa powder as you go.
_{1 ½ cup flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt}
Finish batter. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the batter until half of the flour mixture is incorporated. Add the grated zucchini and chocolate chips. Continue folding until the batter is uniformly mixed. Be careful not to overmix.
_{1 ½ cups grated zucchini and ½ cup chocolate chips}
Bake. Divide the batter into the prepared muffin pan, add more chocolate chips on top. Bake for about 24 to 27 minutes or a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes clean. Place pan on a wire rack to cool.

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Notes

Don’t squeeze out the moisture from the zucchini. It contributes to the incredible softness of the chocolate zucchini muffins.

Grate your zucchini using the coarse side of your box grater.

Use Hersheys 100% cocoa and not unsweetened.

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