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Zucchini and Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips
These muffins are soft, fluffy and full of chocolatey banana flavor. You can't even tell there's zucchini in them! Plus, the zucchini and banana makes these a totally acceptable breakfast option.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup zucchini, shredded (about 1 small zucchini)
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup bananas, mashed (about 2 medium bananas)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ¾ cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- Cooking spray, for greasing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and grease a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray (see Note 1)
- Using a cheesecloth, paper towel or your hands, wring out as much liquid from the zucchini as possible and set aside (I measured the 1 cup of shredded zucchini BEFORE wringing out the liquid)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and set aside
- In a separate bowl, combine the mashed bananas, sugar, eggs, vanilla and melted butter and mix until combined
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix with a spatula until just combined, but do not overmix
- Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips until just combined
- Scoop the batter evenly across the muffin tin cups (if you're using a silicone muffin tin like I do, make sure to place it on a baking sheet before baking to avoid a mess in the oven)
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
Notes
Note 1: If the muffin tin you are using is on the small side, you’ll have extra batter leftover. You can either use a second muffin tin or bake these in 2 batches. If you’re baking in two batches, the remaining batter can be stored in the fridge while the first batch bakes.
Note 2: If you prefer, you can omit the chocolate chips. These muffins are still delicious when they’re just made with zucchini and bananas!
Nutrition Facts are calculated automatically and may be inaccurate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 muffinCalories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 195mgPotassium: 199mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 330IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
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