One Bowl Healthy Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
These healthy chocolate chip zucchini muffins are an easy, one-bowl recipe. Made with applesauce, yogurt and whole wheat flour, your family will love them!
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini shredded
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce homemade applesauce can also be used
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips semi sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan by greasing the cups with nonstick cooking spray or lining each cup with paper liners.
- Rinse your zucchini well and pat dry. Shred the zucchini using a food processor or hand grater. Dry the shredded zucchini well with either a clean kitchen towel or several paper towels.
- Combine the unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar, egg, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Using a silicone spatula, spoon or whisk, stir until combined well.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the bowl. Stir until just combined. Fold in the zucchini and stir to mix with your silicone spatula, spoon or whisk.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cup 2/3 of the way full. Top each muffin with three chocolate chips… or a sprinkle of chocolate chips!
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the muffin.
- Allow muffins to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Remove muffins to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
The batter for these muffins is a little on the thicker side because we've used swaps like applesauce and yogurt to make them a little more nutrient dense.
Try adding nuts to this recipe, both walnuts or pecans are delicious. Try adding 1/2 cup of nuts to this recipe!
You can make these muffins without paper liners, but the pan needs to be greased well or the muffins wouldn't come out. I also recommend letting the muffins cool for a few minutes before removing them if not using paper liners.
Check your muffins with a toothpick to make sure they have cooked all the way through. Insert a toothpick into the center of the muffin taking care to avoid the chocolate chips. If the toothpick comes out clean without any batter, your muffins are ready!
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg