Subscribe

Get our recipes to your inbox.

Will Cook For Smiles

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

by 64 Comments

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.

Don’t forget to sign up for email, so you won’t miss any new recipes.

CLICK HERE TO PIN IT!

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. #zucchini #muffins #chocolate #breakfast #snack #brunch


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.

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. #zucchini #muffins #chocolate #breakfast #snack #brunch

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. #zucchini #muffins #chocolate #breakfast #snack #brunch

HERE ARE SOME MORE EASY RECIPE YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

Savory Cheddar Zucchini Muffins. Soft, moist and flavorful muffins made with fresh zucchini and extra sharp cheddar for full flavor. #zucchinirecipe #zucchini #muffins #savorymuffins

Zucchini Cheddar Muffins

Zucchini Carrot Cake Waffles | from willcookforsmiles.com

Carrot Cake Zucchini Waffles

Sriracha Zucchini and Cheese Quiche | from willcookforsmiles.com

Sriracha Zucchini Quiche

_______________________________________________________

If you don’t want to miss any new recipes,  subscribe to e-mail or follow me through my social media channels!

pinterest  facebook  googleplus  instagram  twitter

_______________________________________________________

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. #zucchini #muffins #chocolate #breakfast #snack #brunch

0 from 0 votes
Print

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Easy dark chocolate zucchini muffins made with less than 30 minutes. It's a perfect veggie packed breakfast or snack.

Course Breakfast
Keyword chocolate, dark chocolate, muffins, zucchini
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 331 kcal
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
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a muffin pan.

  2. Grate zucchini on a cheese grater and add it to a large mixing bowl. 

  3. Add eggs, oil, vanilla, and brown sugar. Whisk vigorously for about a minute. 

  4. Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Whisk well.

  5. 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.)

  6. Whisk in melted dark chocolate into the batter. 

  7. Fold in dark chocolate chips into the batter or simply add chocolate chips to the top of each muffin before baking.

  8. 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.

Nutrition Facts
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 331 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 117mg5%
Potassium 252mg7%
Carbohydrates 37g12%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 95IU2%
Vitamin C 4.5mg5%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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. #zucchini #muffins #chocolate #breakfast #snack #brunch

 

These Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are perfect for brunch! Rich and moist zucchini muffins made with dark chocolate. from willcookforsmiles.com

I love hearing from all of you so please leave a comment! I do my absolute best to answer all the comments. For immediate help, please message me on Will Cook For Smiles Facebook page.

subscribe via email

Reader Interactions

Comments

  3. Holly Lefevre

    You are speaking my language now! Chocolate and zucchini…they are healthy because of that zucchini, right! Must try these!

    Reply

  5. Heather @ InHerChucks

    Drooling…

    These look divine!

    Thanks for sharing 🙂  I found you through Sweets for a Saturday!

    Reply

  13. Carrie@ My Favorite finds

    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.

    Reply

  14. The Better Baker

    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. 

    Reply

  17. Michelle

    These look so delicious, and I have been hunting for new muffin recipes today. I’m definitely making these soon.

    Reply

  21. Pamela Rempel

    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!

    Reply

  23. Anita Stafford

    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!

    Reply

  25. christyisrc

    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”. 

    Reply

  26. Theresa

    Sounds wonderful! I am always looking for ways to use up our overabundance of zucchini in the summer. Thanks for posting, pinned the recipe.

    Reply

  28. Miz Helen

    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

    Reply

  29. Missy

    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!

    Reply

  45. WillCookForSmiles

     So true…unsuspecting husbands too. I didn’t tell them there were zucchini in it until they tried and loved it 🙂

    Reply

  54. Nicole- The Galley Gourmet

    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

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.