Zucchini chocolate muffins - Real Recipes from Mums

A healthy zucchini chocolate muffin using banana and honey to sweeten.

Ingredients (makes 12 Muffins)

1 1/4 cup Self raising flour (can use gluten free)
1/3 cup Cocoa powder
2 tbl spoons Olive oil
1 Egg
1/3 cup Honey
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Grated zucchini - squeeze the juices out
1 Mashed banana
1/2 cup Milk (any kind, I used oat milk)
1/2 Chocolate chips (can use dairy free if you wish)

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line muffin tray with cupcake liners and spray the inside with oil. Mix together SR flour And cocoa powder.
Using an electric beater in a seperate bowl, beat oil, egg, honey and vanilla on a medium speed until well combined
Add milk, zucchini (don’t forget to squeeze out the juice) and mashed banana. Beat on medium again until combined.
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix with a spatula until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Divide mixture between muffin tray
Bake in oven for 25 minutes
Allow to cool

Notes

This recipe is easily adaptable to your diet, can be gluten free, dairy free, lactose free etc. You can also use coconut oil instead of olive.

30 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 13 Aug 2024
    5:05 pm
These sound very different and worth a try.

- - cassy26 said
  - 15 Jul 2024
    8:54 am
Oooh going to try these today!

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 20 May 2024
    9:27 am
I love getting the healthy stuff in- sneaky, sneaky!

- - mom465683 said
  - 18 May 2024
    1:04 pm
Sounds good. Not sure if I’m allowed to put it in the lunch box. Looks like a choc muffin.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 02 May 2024
    6:16 pm
I haven’t tried a recipe like this with banana in it – may have to give it a go!

- - mom382804 said
  - 29 Feb 2024
    4:26 pm
This recipe will be perfect when we have an abundance of home grown Zuchinis from our garden.

- - GemmaLaurenMary said
  - 10 Jan 2023
    6:15 pm
Definitely going to do this once our Zucchinis are ready in the vege garden.

- - mom465794 said
  - 08 Dec 2022
    9:09 am
never tried zucchini in muffins! will give it a go

- - Carolineb said
  - 03 Jul 2022
    6:19 pm
Might have to test out this receipe. Like there is no added (refined) sugars.

- - mom400215 said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    3:43 pm
These look a little dry but I am sure they are yummo! Much healthier muffin option made with zuchinni!

- - mom111059 said
  - 24 Mar 2022
    8:52 pm
Healthier than most other muffins.. Good recipe.

- - mom173854 said
  - 27 Oct 2021
    7:19 pm
Intruiging.
But would my children sense the veg and refuse to eat them? Very possible.

- - Mrs.twinmama said
  - 30 Sep 2021
    9:18 pm
Wow I would absolutely love to try this, sounds healthy!

- - mom462038 said
  - 04 Aug 2021
    5:41 pm
Choc chunks to get the zucchini down, love it

- - HelenP5 said
  - 29 Jul 2021
    10:46 am
Never thought of making muffins to use up my zucchini before.

- - mom478886 said
  - 20 Jul 2021
    4:48 pm
Love that this is sweetened with good things. Keen to give it a go for my toddler

- - snazzy007 said
  - 24 Jun 2021
    7:22 am
Nice way to include veggies in muffins and so appealing
- mom111059 replied
  
  26 Aug 2022 , 2:44 pm
  Brilliant use of zuchini for sure.
- - Umbrellas2760 said
  - 22 Jun 2021
    1:43 pm
I love muffins and with some zucchini in them it makes it even more healthy option
- mom478886 replied
  
  07 Sep 2021 , 7:44 am
  And I find the zucchini makes them even more lovely and moist
- - nadine_hill said
  - 10 Jun 2021
    9:25 am
Interesting combination – and healthy too!

- - linaianna said
  - 07 Jun 2021
    7:57 pm
I would never of thought to put zucchini and cocoa together but sound interesting