Chocolate Zucchini Muffins made with whole wheat pastry flour and agave instead of sugar. A delicious way to start or end the day. 

My family is crazy about zucchini bread, so I decided to make the zucchini bread recipe in an agave cookbook I’d been sent. My kids love the Costco chocolate muffins, so I also changed up the recipe and added chocolate. I didn’t want to wait 50 minutes for a bread to bake, so I made muffins instead.

In addition to the cocoa in the batter, I sprinkled chocolate chips on top to add an extra layer of chocolatey goodness. The batter is more the consistency of a cake batter than a muffin batter – a little bit runny – but they baked up light and tender.

As with many quick breads, they were more moist the next day. The recipe makes 24 muffins, but they should freeze well so don’t let that deter you.

Yield: 24 muffns

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/3 cup agave nectar
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325º. Spread two muffin tins with cooking spray with flour, or line with paper muffin liners.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, agave, zucchini, oil, and vanilla and mix well. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix just until blended.
4. Divide batter into 24 muffin cups and sprinkle tops with chocolate chips. Bake approximately 20 minutes.

Notes

24 muffins

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