Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
Servings: 10 muffins
Calories: 338kcal
These gluten-free zucchini muffins are fluffy, moist, and filled with chocolate chips! No one will know these are made with almond flour!
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Ingredients
- 2¼ cups almond flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 7.3 oz zucchini, grated and moisture squeezed out (about 1½ zucchinis)
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- ⅓ cup unsalted vegan butter, melted and slightly cooled (coconut oil works too)
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips (plus extra to garnish before baking)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C). Line ten cups of a muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and lemon zest.
- In another bowl, toss together the grated and squeezed zucchini, desiccated coconut, and melted butter.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and light brown sugar using an electric hand mixer for about 5 to 8 minutes until it triples in volume. The mixture should fall off the hand mixer and drizzle back into the bowl and hold a ribbon for a few seconds.
- Add vanilla to the egg mixture and beat once again.
- With the mixer speed on low, add a third of the flour to the egg mixture, followed by a third of the zucchini mixture, and repeat, beating well after each addition. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter with a spatula.
- Divide the batter among the ten muffin liners and bake for 7 minutes. Without taking the muffins out, reduce the heat to 375°F (190°C) and bake for another 13 to 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, and take them out on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Sodium: 278mg | Sugar: 17g