These soft and fudgy chocolate zucchini muffins are loaded up with a double dose of chocolate and get their incredible texture from shredded zucchini!
We’ve got the trio of absolute champs today in muffin land! Turns out a double dose of chocolate + zucchini makes for one stellar batch of muffins.
Hard to go wrong in the chocolate department but zucchini also more than holds its own here and makes these muffins everything they are.
This may be dramatic but you probably won’t want to eat any other muffin again after your first batch of these beauts.
If you’re new to baking with zucchini and slightly freaked about the green stuff, no worries! You can’t taste the zucchini flavor whatsoever in these muffins and all it’s doing is giving these muffins an incredible moist texture.
These Chocolate Zucchini Muffins feature…
- Double the amount of chocolate from cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate chips
- A perfectly soft, moist, and fudgy texture
- Minutes to make with freezing options as well
Making the Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)
Ingredients You Will Need
- Granulated sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs
- Greek yogurt
- 2% or skim milk
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Zucchini
- Chocolate chips
How To Prepare Zucchini
Use the large holes on a box grater to grate zucchini until you have about 1-1/2 cups. No need to peel the zucchini or blot it dry before adding to the batter, you want this extra moisture in your muffins!
Tips for Perfect Muffins
- Measure flour correctly – we use the spoon-and-level technique for measuring flour as this will prevent over-measuring your flour. Use a spoon to scoop flour into the measuring cup, then level with the back of a knife.
- Gently fold batter – use a light hand when mixing batter and gently fold so as not to overmix.
- Fill muffin cups to brim with batter – this will make for tall bakery-style muffins.
- Test muffins with toothpick – your muffins are done when a toothpick comes out clean from the center (be careful not to put the toothpick through a gooey chocolate chip)
Recipe Variations
Try these ideas for a different twist on these muffins!
- Try a different chocolate – instead of semisweet, try milk, dark, or white chocolate.
- Add nuts – fold 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans into batter.
- Top muffins with streusel – use your favorite streusel topping for an extra oomph to these muffins.
Storing and Freezing Muffins
These muffins may be stored at room temperature in an airtight container up to 3 days. For best results, we recommend reheating muffins in the microwave 10-20 seconds so the chocolate gets gooey.
To freeze muffins, allow them to cool completely then place in a single layer in a freezer-safe container. Freeze muffins up to 2 months and reheat before serving.
There’s truly no words to describe how incredible these muffins are, y’all. The texture is outta-this-world moist and fudgy and there’s no way anyone would guess there’s zucchini hiding inside.
Go get your zucchini on the right way!
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup 2% or skim milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1-1/2 cups shredded zucchini
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with wrappers and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, yogurt, milk, and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Fold flour mixture into liquid mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and zucchini.
- Fill muffin cups to brim with batter. Bake muffins at 350F 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool muffins completely in pan on a wire cooling rack before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
This post was updated with new recipe adjustments and photos on 8/4/23.
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
These muffins look amazing, Sarah! So fudgy and those chocolate chunks are just insane! I can’t get enough of zucchini and these are perfect for hiding lots of those green guys inside – love them!
Sarah says
Thanks, Kelly! Isn’t zucchini just the best thing EVER?! Love it. 🙂
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
I’m still not tired of zucchini. They look great! Love that they are healthy too.
Have a great day!
Sarah says
Haha! I could never get tired of zucchini either—kinda obsessed with the stuff. 😉 Thanks, Melanie!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
These muffins look amazing Sarah! I love baking with zucchini. Especially if there is chocolate involved. 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks, Christin! Baking with zucchini is totally the funnest thing ever, right?! 😉
Carla says
I love zucchini bread so I’m sure I’ll love these! Reading your blog always make me smile! 🙂
Sarah says
You’ll totally adore these muffins if you love zucchini bread, Carla! Thanks so much! 🙂
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
I love baking with zucchini! My husband specifically asked me not to mix it with chocolate though, but seeing these gorgeous muffins, I’m seriously reconsidering. Maybe I won’t tell him what’s in them. 😉
Sarah says
DO IT, girl! Your hubby will never be any the wiser. Promise. 😀
Isadora says
I want to feel like a green boss!!! I just professed my love of zucchini bread to you, but I think I love these chocolate muffins even more! These look like such a great way to sneak in some extra greens and also satisfy the sweet tooth! I need to stop looking at these muffins because I’m about to go to bed but now I’m debating whipping up a batch instead!!
Sarah says
Being a green boss is the BEST thing ever. So empowering. 😀 And you should totally skip bed and make the muffins instead. Just do it. LOL 🙂 Thanks, Izzy!
Heather @ My Overflowing Cup says
These look incredible! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Sarah says
Thanks, Heather! I’m glad you like it. 🙂
Margaret Anne @ Natural Chow says
I love chocolate and I love zucchini muffins, so combining the two is genius! And these look super delicious, Sarah! The photography is fabulous as well. 🙂 Pinned.
Sarah says
Thanks so much, Margaret Anne! You’re too kind. 🙂
Danielle Ford says
Oh my goodness. Just made these and they are ANAZING!!! My 2 and 4 year olds both inhaled these muffins =) So glad I stumbled across this recipe. Only thing I did differently was use vegetable oil instead of coconut oil since that’s what I had on hand. Thank you for this!!!
Sarah says
So happy to hear that the muffins were a hit, Danielle! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
Wisemommy says
Zucchini bread is my favorite. I love these muffins. Your blog is interesting, anyway.
Sarah says
Thank you!!
Elizabeth Bailey says
Hi I would really like to try these muffins but I was hoping you could tell me about how many calories there are per muffin? Thanks
Sarah says
I do not know the calorie info for these muffins, however you can easily find out here.