Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins (or Bread)
Two weeks into CSA season and I am already behind–at least on zucchini. After 17 years of membership, you think I’d have figured this out! I mean, I could see this in August, but June?
Fortunately, I have an easy solution—chocolate chip zucchini muffins (a recipe that also works great as bread). With three zucchinis in my fridge I doubled the recipe. We’ll eat half now and half will go into the freezer for blistering days when it’s too hot to bake.
Problem solved—mmmm!
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
I got the original recipe many years ago from a coworker in my first job out of college. She had a farming background and was great at solutions like this (thanks, Carol!). I have, of course, healthied it up as usual.
Grated Zucchini
Muffins Out of Oven
Warm Muffins, Chocolate Still Melty–Mmmm
Zucchini Muffins (or Bread)
Ingredients:
- 3 cups grated zucchini (about one or a bit more medium zucchini)
- 1/2 cup melted butter, oil or coconut oil (I use coconut oil)
- 1/3 cup milk (if using previously frozen zucchini, reduce or omit this)
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup oat bran or unbleached flour
- 2 c whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- (Optional) 3/4 cup chopped nuts & 3/4 cup dried fruit OR 1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
- Mix first five (liquid) ingredients.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Stir wet and dry ingredients together, then add chocolate chips or nuts/dried fruit, if using.
- Bake at 350 F. Muffins take about 25 minutes, bread 1 hour or a bit longer. Test for doneness with a toothpick.
Makes 2 (smaller) loaves or 24 muffins.
I’ll have to remembe rthis when , hopefully, the season starts here! I like the sound of the flavours too – cinnamon and ginger, YUM!
Yes, I believe these must be greenhouse zucchini. Probably why I wasn’t expecting to bake this in June, not that I’m complaining 😉
yum! These look scrumptious 🙂
Cone and add them to this weeks link party when you get a chance! http://inherchucks.com/2012/06/14/whats-in-the-box-30/.
Hooray–now that my CSAs are started I can participate!
so glad to have you!!!
I’ll always take the muffin version. That way, I don’t feel as bad when I eat two!
I guess you’re just a kid at heart!
Zucchini in June through the CSA, that sounds rather odd. Who cares, those muffins, (I too prefer the sound of muffin:) look so yummy. I’d love one with a cup of tea please:)
Thanks for sharing, Inger…
P.S. Will you be joining us for the Picnic Game this year, I hope, I hope:) We’re picking letters over at my blog, “as we speak.”
I can only conclude that they came from the greenhouse. And I’ll be right over to sign up for the picnic! Thanks for the reminder!
My mouth is totally watering! I can’t wait to get my hands on some farmers’ market zucchinis.
I think we should all be eating well now if the looks of our coolers coming back from Madison are any indication!
I love zucchini, but this time of year it’s a good idea to have a few zucchini recipes! This one looks terrific.
Thanks Beth. Last year, I froze leftover zucchini, grated in 3 cup zip quantities and was actually sad when I ran out over the winter! That was a first!
Healthy yet delicious to the boot 😀
Gorgeous!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I thought of you when I poured in the chocolate chips!
Sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. Unfortunately, my husband isn’t a big sweets fan and this was our first week of getting zucchini in our CSA, so i’ll have to wait another week or two (when he gets tired of zucchini) before i can try this recipe. 🙂
Well if there’s one thing that is sure in life it is that more zucchini is coming!
I am totally making this one happen! Thanks!
And the muffins freeze well too–I was so happy to have some “on ice” when the 90 degree weather hit.
That is an innovative idea! I might try this one too.
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no doubt about it, this is the finest use for a glut of zucchini. chocolate improves just about everything! 🙂
Thanks! And so handy too! My youngest is taking them to camp instead of granola bars.
Amazing amazing muffins… will make this someday! thanks for sharing the recipe..
Cheers!
Sorry about the late approval–for some reason, this wound up in my spam folder. Hope you get a chance to try the muffins!
Just made these muffins, Yummy! My son eats too many ‘little bites’ muffins, so i thought i’d try my own, with some vegetable in it! Can’t wait for him to try them! Thanks!
I hope he likes them as much as my kids do!
These muffins looks scrumptious! I love zucchini bread and chocolate! This is the best of both worlds!
Thanks Angela. This recipe is a favorite in our house and with the chocolate, the kids don’t even care that there is zucchini in it too!
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