Flourless zucchini chocolate muffins

Whether it’s for a healthy snack for you, or a tasty afternoon tea for the kids, these Flourless Zucchini Chocolate Muffins are going to be a hit.

WOW these muffins look so good. A big thank you to 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge member Dina Santos for sending the recipe for these gluten-free beauties our way!

Whether it’s for a healthy snack for you, or a tasty afternoon tea for the kids, these chocolate muffins are going to be a hit.

And nobody needs to tell the kids that there are hidden veggies in there…

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Flourless Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

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Flourless Zucchini Chocolate Muffins
Flourless Zucchini Chocolate Muffins
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Ingredients
  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 cup zucchini grated
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 banana large
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp cacao powder
  • 1/4 cup honey and maple syrup mixed together
  • 1.5 tbsp brown flaxseed meal
  • 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
Course Snacks
Cuisine Muffins
Servings
Ingredients
  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 cup zucchini grated
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 banana large
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp cacao powder
  • 1/4 cup honey and maple syrup mixed together
  • 1.5 tbsp brown flaxseed meal
  • 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
Flourless Zucchini Chocolate Muffins
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Rating: 5
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Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C and spray a 12 hole muffin pan with olive oil, or line with cupcake liners.
  2. Grate zucchini and squeeze out the excess water.
  3. In a food processor place peanut butter, banana, egg, cacao, honey and syrup, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, vanilla, baking soda and baking powder and blend until a smooth batter forms.
  4. Fold through the zucchini and half of the chocolate chips.
  5. Spoon mixture into the muffin tray and sprinkle with the rest of the chocolate chips and coconut.
  6. Bake for around 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  7. Cool muffins in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and cooling completely on a wire rack.
  8. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes

170 calories per muffin.

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