We considered not even having a garden this year. It really is a lot of work – and a lot of food for two and a half people. But last minute, we ended up with a few plants. Unfortunately, we lost some of them at the beginning, which is weird because we don’t usually lose any plants. But we do have some tomatoes, zucchini and some strange hybrid squash that popped up – I’m guessing some summer squash and zucchini from last year decided to have some mutant baby plants that have literally taken over our garden. These two plants are probably at least 8 feet in diameter!
And although I’m feeling overwhelmed with zucchini, I really am glad that we ended up with a garden. I’ve been trying hard to not let any go to waste, but anyone who has ever had a zucchini plant knows how difficult that can be. But an overabundance of zucchini is a perfect excuse to make muffins for breakfast – especially chocolate ones!!
I kind of just grabbed a recipe online, not really taking the time to search for the perfect recipe. I grabbed a good one, though, because these were exactly what I was looking for. Chocolatey, with a hint of spices in the background. And we can pretend that they are healthy because they have zucchini in them!
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
adapted from allrecipes.com
makes 24 muffins
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Preheat the oven to 350F. Prepare two 12-cup muffin pans.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs. Beat in the sugar and the oil. Add the cocoa, vanilla and zucchini and stir to mix.
Stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Mix just until moist – do not overmix.
Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling each 2/3 of the way full. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.
It's definitely good to have a zucchini plant, of all the plants you could have. At least you know it's going to be crazy prolific. These muffins sound so tasty!
As a muffin addict, this is right up my alley! I love zucchini muffins…one of my favorite recipes is an apple zucchini muffin.
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Yum! I love zucchini because it is great as a veggie and even better in breads and muffins!
oh i love these, i remember when i had zucchini coming out of my ears this time of year making a lot of treats like this! they look wonderful!
zucchini imparts such moistness to bread and muffins. I love the addition of chocolate here…so good!
They look great! Love that zucchini and what it can do!
mm I made a similar recipe that was also topped with walnuts—these are awesome! I love mini muffins:)
Zucchini this time of year can be overwhelming. Especially the enormous ones!
I can't decide if I want to plant a garden next year or not (since I won't be working away from home.) But treats like these make me want to!
Yay! These are my favorite yet I've never made my own. Thanks for sharing!
This is just the recipe that I need right now- I have oodles of zucchini and a yen for chocolate. Thanks!
mutant squash, huzzah!
tasty muffins, deborah–chocolate rules.
Chocolate zucchini muffins remind me of my childhood as we always had an overabundance of zucchini and Mom quite often made it into cakes and muffins.
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WOW very nice…
looking so delicious…
Robert White……
Cuisine Pakistan
Mmm these look like a real treat!
Zucchini in abundance. One plant can go crazy. I'm always looking for ways to make something delightful with it. This recipe sounds like a keeper.
I found that chocolate zucchini cupcakes was one of the ways to get my nephew to eat a vegetable.
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