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Home » Breakfast » Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Created: July 6, 2012 Updated: April 10, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 59 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Easy Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins make a perfect breakfast, snack, and brunch! It only takes 5 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to bake these rich and moist chocolate zucchini muffins.

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins stacked on a wood cutting board

You know why I love farmer’s markets the most? Big part of it is the local produce, yes, but I love seeing all the beautiful handcrafted items by local talented people and all the homemade tasty treats.

The very first time that I tried chocolate zucchini muffins was about six months ago at a farmer’s market. It was love at first sight and not just with the taste, but with the texture as well.

Ever since my first time trying zucchini muffins, I started making them at home for my boys. It’s not hard to get me to eat vegetable because I love them but my husband and my son are a whole other story. They avoid veggies at all cost.

A good way to add some veggies into their diet is to disguise it. So I hide it in soups and stews, mix it with cheese or sauce, and now, I hide them in muffins with chocolate. These chocolate muffins might be packed with zucchini but they are still CHOCOLATE and you can’t pass that up.

Dark chocolate goes very well with baked zucchini treats and dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate.

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins in a muffin pan
holding a Chocolate Zucchini Muffin

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Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Easy dark chocolate zucchini muffins made with less than 30 minutes. It’s a perfect veggie packed breakfast or snack.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes minutes
Servings: 15
Calories: 331kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 3 cups shredded zucchini (about 2 medium zucchini)
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 oz baking dark chocolate melted
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips optional
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a muffin pan.
  • Grate zucchini on a cheese grater and add it to a large mixing bowl. 
  • Add eggs, oil, vanilla, and brown sugar. Whisk vigorously for about a minute. 
  • Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Whisk well.
  • Melt baking chocolate in a microwave according to the package instructions. (Remember that it’s best to melt chocolate on half power and stir after every 30 seconds.)
  • Whisk in melted dark chocolate into the batter. 
  • Fold in dark chocolate chips into the batter or simply add chocolate chips to the top of each muffin before baking.
  • Divide the batter between the muffin cups and bake for 20-22 minutes.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2.6mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Chocolate, Dessert, Muffins

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Rachel says

    July 21, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    Mmmm… and now I want some zucchini muffins.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      July 27, 2015 at 10:19 am

      Thank you! Hope you’ll like them 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kris H. says

    April 23, 2015 at 11:10 am

    Thanks for the recipe. These came out perfectly and they taste amazing! I love dark chocolate 🙂

    Reply
  3. lisa@cookingwithcurls says

    May 18, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    Those muffins look delicious! I have tried chocolate zucchini bread, but never muffins 🙂

    Reply
  4. Catherine @ Cat on a Limb says

    December 30, 2012 at 4:07 am

    YUM! I pinned this for use this summer 🙂 (Found you via Flamingo Toes)

    Reply
  5. WillCookForSmiles says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    So glad you liked them! Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Nicole- The Galley Gourmet says

    August 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    I was looking for a chocolate zucchini muffin recipe and came across yours. Just made a batch (with a few adaptations☺) and they are delicious! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  7. WillCookForSmiles says

    July 21, 2012 at 1:40 am

     Oh yay! Thank you so much 🙂

    Reply
  8. The36thavenue says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your recipe over at the link party. I featured you today!

    Reply
  9. WillCookForSmiles says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm

     Спасибо и пожалуйста!!

    Reply
  10. WillCookForSmiles says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:57 pm

     Thank you 🙂

    Reply
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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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