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.
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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.
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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.
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
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.
Recipe 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.
Emily @ ItBakesMeHappy says
These look delicious! I have a similar recipe
Tonia@TheGunnySack says
My goodness do those ever look delicious! Wow!! Now I just need to get some zucchini!
Holly Lefevre says
You are speaking my language now! Chocolate and zucchini…they are healthy because of that zucchini, right! Must try these!
Marie says
Great! I was looking for big muffins like these, and they look delightful, thanks. Have a lovely weekend!
Heather @ InHerChucks says
Drooling…
These look divine!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 I found you through Sweets for a Saturday!
Amber M says
That looks absolutely delicious! I love zucchini bread, so I can’t imagine how good that is.
Andreabaumhardt says
Holy cow, I’m going to the store RIGHT NOW. These look SUPER!
WillCookForSmiles says
Aww, thank you!! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
WillCookForSmiles says
Hope you give it a try! Thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you! Have a great week!
WillCookForSmiles says
Oh course…there is green it in 🙂
Thank you!
Carrie@ My Favorite finds says
My kids had zucchini “cupcakes” at a party once, and loved them. I really want to try these. Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.
The Better Baker says
MMMM! I love this flavor combo…and I love muffins. And I love how these look like a ‘mountain’. =) With zucchini in season, you can be sure I’ll be making these soon. Thanks so much for sharing.
Diana Meredith says
Okay, I’ve ended up on your blog many times from link parties. Maybe this means I should become a follower? Thanks for sharing all these yummy recipes!
clairejustineo says
Wow these sound great thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays 🙂
Michelle says
These look so delicious, and I have been hunting for new muffin recipes today. I’m definitely making these soon.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Those are gorg! Those tops are amazing, I love how high they are!
Kallee Twiner says
I will have to try these. I have two HUGE zucchini’s i need to use.
Christin says
Those look like the best zucchini muffins I’ve evr seen. Pinning!
Pamela Rempel says
Oh my those look delicious and the fact that they are dark chocolate is even better! I’m definitely going to have to pin this for later!
beurrista says
i’ve never tried chocolate with zucchini- it sounds absolutely scrumptious.
Anita Stafford says
That is the most beautiful muffin, with the big crown and all chocolaty! I have never made a muffin with zucchini, but they look wonderful!
Michelle@SimplifyLiveLove says
These look really good. You are an awesome food photographer! 🙂
christyisrc says
Beautiful!! I love how zucchini just melts into baked products and unsuspecting children eat them right up! And your random vegetable-a-phobic adult. My kids know I do this but guests, we don’t always tell guests until they “love them”.
Theresa says
Sounds wonderful! I am always looking for ways to use up our overabundance of zucchini in the summer. Thanks for posting, pinned the recipe.
Smallorganizedhome says
I just pinned this recipe! They look amazing and are a nice twist to the typical zucchini bread. I can’t wait to make them. Thank you!
http://smallorganizedhome.blogspot.com/
Miz Helen says
Hi Lyuba,
Your recipe looks awesome! Hope you have a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Missy says
Thanks so much for sharing with us one Someday Crafts .We will be featuring your project tonight on our blog. Please stop back in and grab a Featured on Someday Crafts Button for your blog. Thanks for the inspiration!
Caren Bugay says
These look so good! What a yummy way to eat my veggies!
I would love it if you would share this at my new Smart
Solutions linky party. You can link up here:
http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-linky_13.html
Have a great day!
s.K says
These look delicious! I can’t wait to make them!
Ирина says
Спасибо за рецепт, Люба! Отличные маффины!:)
WillCookForSmiles says
I hope you get a change to try them! Thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Sounds great! Thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Awww, thank you!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you , Claire
WillCookForSmiles says
Glad you found me 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Thanks! I loved that too 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Hope you put the zucchini to good use 🙂 Thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Aww, thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
You must try! Thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
I hope you try it! Its really good 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much! So sweet!
WillCookForSmiles says
So true…unsuspecting husbands too. I didn’t tell them there were zucchini in it until they tried and loved it 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Glad to help 🙂 Thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
No, thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you, as always, Mix Helen!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
Спасибо и пожалуйста!!
The36thavenue says
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe over at the link party. I featured you today!
WillCookForSmiles says
Oh yay! Thank you so much 🙂
Nicole- The Galley Gourmet says
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.
WillCookForSmiles says
So glad you liked them! Thank you!
Catherine @ Cat on a Limb says
YUM! I pinned this for use this summer 🙂 (Found you via Flamingo Toes)
lisa@cookingwithcurls says
Those muffins look delicious! I have tried chocolate zucchini bread, but never muffins 🙂
Kris H. says
Thanks for the recipe. These came out perfectly and they taste amazing! I love dark chocolate 🙂
Rachel says
Mmmm… and now I want some zucchini muffins.
lyuba says
Thank you! Hope you’ll like them 🙂