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These gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins are a great way to sneak a veggie into your muffin recipe.

These gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins are a great way to sneak veggies into your muffins. Moist, chocolatey gluten-free zucchini muffins that everyone will love.

Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins loaded with shredded zucchini, a banana, cocoa powder and chocolate chips.

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An easy gluten-free recipe for delicious chocolate muffins full of shredded zucchini. While these are a muffin, I think they could easily work as a healthy chocolate dessert.

These gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins are easy to make and are a great way to sneak veggies into your muffins.


These gluten-free muffins are easy to make and are a great way to incorporate veggies into your family’s diet.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE MUFFINS:

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Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffin that you can enjoy for breakfast, a school snack, a post workout snack or anytime you want a muffin. They will quickly become your families favourite gluten-free muffin recipe!

I am still working my way through all the giant zucchinis I got from my sisters garden. Making these gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins as well as my parmesan zucchini muffins have definitely been on repeat here.

These gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins are easy to make and a great way to sneak some veggies into your muffins.

Adding shredded zucchini to gluten-free baking adds amazing moisture to the muffins. Once shredded and baked in the chocolate muffins no one will know that they are even in there. They completely disappear into the batter once baked.

HOW TO MAKE THE MUFFINS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  3. In a medium bowl add the egg and slightly thawed banana and mix well with a hand mixer. Mix until very smooth.
  4. Add the sugars and oil and beat again on medium speed until smooth.
  5. In a small bowl add the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder and whisk to combine.
  6. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix on low speed.
  7. Add the buttermilk and beat on low speed. Increase speed to medium and beat for a minute or two.
  8. Stir in grated zucchini and stir well.
  9. Add the chocolate chips and stir again.
  10. Use an ice cream scoop to drop batter into lined muffin cups.
  11. Bake for 22-25 minutes.
  12. Remove and cool.
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I know once you make the gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins you will be blown away by how good they are. Gluten-free chocolate muffins with double the chocolate in them. First with cocoa powder and then with gluten-free dark chocolate chips in the batter. They are incredibly moist, delicious and a great way to use up zucchini.
Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins that are easy to make and a great way to sneak veggies into your muffins.

TIP: To shred zucchini, I use a food processor. I just find it easier that way. With any extra shredded zucchini I put it in a ziplock bag and keep in freezer. *Remember to squeeze the extra water out of the shredded zucchini before you bake with it.

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Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins that are easy to make and a great way to sneak veggies into your muffins.

Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins that are easy to make and a great way to sneak veggies into your muffins.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 10-12 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
  • In a medium bowl beat egg and slightly unthawed banana with a hand mixer until smooth.
  • Add sugars and oil and beat again until smooth.
  • In a small bowl whisk the gluten free flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder
  • Add dry ingredients to wet and mix on low speed.
  • Add the buttermilk and beat on low speed until smooth. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add in grated zucchini and stir well.
  • Add chocolate chips and stir in.
  • Scoop muffin batter equally amongst the 10-12 muffin cups.
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes.
  • Remove and cool.
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