Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. You won’t believe they’re packed with fruits and veg!
If you’ve been hanging with me for a while, you know that muffins hold a special place in my kitchen.
(Read about me for my back story on my obsessions with all things muffin!)
Needless to say, I’m really excited to share these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!
They’re kind of the superhero of muffins because they have special powers.
They take ordinary greens and transform them into mouth watering bites of chocolate.
Pretty cool, right?
I’m going through a serious “hidden greens” phase right now and these muffins are my latest experiment in their disappearing act.
They not only have one, but TWO greens hiding under their oatmeal exterior.
In the last phases of mixing, I remembered some extra spinach in the fridge and on impulse threw it in the blender with the zucchini to grate.
Double chocolate, double green.
What You Need to Make Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Let’s play a word association game.
When I say “oil free muffin” do you see images of dried out crumbly muffins running across your mind?
Well, that must be some other muffin, because these Double Chocolate Double Green Zucchini Muffins are anything but!
Biting into them is like diving headfirst into the creamiest bowl of chocolate zoats.
I attribute their super moist texture to the addition of almond milk yogurt.
Baking with almond milk yogurt is a great way to make recipes creamier without using any added oils.
Here’s what you need:
- ground flaxseed
- unsweetened almond milk
- oat flour
- gluten free old fashioned rolled oats
- unsweetened cacao powder
- baking powder
- bananas
- unsweetened almond milk yogurt
- pure maple syrup
- dark dairy-free mini chocolate chips
- zucchini
- spinach
That’s it!
How to Make Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a muffin pan with liners and set aside.
Place the oat flour, oats, cacao powder and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl and toss with a fork to combine.
Prepare your flax egg in a large mixing bowl by whisking together flaxseed and water and allow to gel for 5 minutes.
Next, add banana and lightly smash with a fork.
Add the maple syrup, shredded zucchini, grated spinach, yogurt, and almond milk and stir to combine.
Pour dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Divide batter between lined muffins tins and top each muffin with additional chocolate chips.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes until lightly browned and firm to the touch.
Store muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days and freeze for long term storage.
How to Serve Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
These muffins are perfect for meal prep to enjoy as breakfasts or snacks throughout the work week.
I like to make a full batch on Sunday, leave half out for the week, and freeze the second half for later.
Try them with a steaming almond milk latte and a good morning read for the best wakeup.
They also significantly brighten those days when all you can do is shove a muffin in your purse and eat on the go.
Enjoy!
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
- Total Time: 32 mins
- Yield: 12 muffins
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. You won’t believe they’re packed with fruits and veg!
Ingredients
- 1 flax egg (1 TBSP flaxseed + 3 TBSP filtered water)
- 8 oz. unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup gluten free old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cacao powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 smal ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk yogurt
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup dark dairy-free mini chocolate chips
- 1 heaping cup grated unpeeled zucchini
- 1 giant handful of spinach, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a muffin pan with liners and set aside.
- Place the oat flour, oats, cacao powder and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl and toss with a fork to combine.
- Prepare your flax egg in a large mixing bowl by whisking together flaxseed and water and allow to gel for 5 minutes. Next, add banana and lightly smash with a fork. Add the maple syrup, shredded zucchini, grated spinach, yogurt, and almond milk and stir to combine.
- Pour dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Divide batter between lined muffins tins and top each muffin with additional chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes until lightly browned and firm to the touch.
- Store muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days and freeze for long term storage.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 22 mins
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Oven-Bake
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Refined Sugar-Free
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When do you add the flax seed?
Thanks for catching this, Nikki! You add with the wet ingredients== I just updated the recipe! Hope this helps!
Thank you so much! These look delish and I seriously cannot wait to try them. Definitely going shopping tomorrow for the ingredients.
You’re so welcome! You have to let me know what you think once you make them! 🙂
Can I sub applesauce for the bananas?
Hi Becky! I haven’t tried this, but I think it should work just fine. The muffins might be a bit sweeter, though! Let me know how it goes!
XOXO Lauren
I’ve been on the oat muffin train as of late too. I like to make mine un jumbo muffin tins so I have my bowl of oatmeal in muffin form 🙂 I have two questions for you: Can you clarify how much mashed banana your 3 bananas yield? Bananas come in sooooo many different sizes the mashed end result can vary quite substantially. Also, what are those individual muffin tins you have pictured? I’ve been on the hut for some that are not silicone and have been having a lot of trouble!!!
Hi Sarah,
Oat muffins are the absolute best! I need to get myself a jumbo muffin tin and try them that way. I’ll try measuring out my smashed bananas for future recipes, but I can tell you that this recipe is forgiving so anywhere from 3-4 bananas should work. The muffin tins I have pictured are from Target. I’ve yet to try silicone molds out!
XOXO,
Lauren