Hiding veges in delicious food is becoming my new favourite thing! I know these ones were a hit as my kids devoured them fresh from the oven, you will love these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!
Recently when I asked on my Facebook page for ideas for 2017, recipes with hidden veges was one of the special requests. While these muffins do have the usual suspects, flour, brown sugar and chocolate they also have some added nutrition by way of zucchini and carrot – which add even more natural sweetness and moisture.
These muffins end up tasting to me like my Chocolate Self Saucing pudding, they are rich and dense and definitely delicious. Only the fussiest will notice the veges in this one, but if you do have a super fussy food-spy then you could grate the vegetables even finer. Honestly they cannot find their shoes but a tiny piece of goodness will be spotted miles away lol
My kids lunch boxes tend to be different each day, the fruit and or veges is the easy part, then I like to put something else in as well as a sandwich or a wrap. And of course they all like different things! So the great part about making different sorts of muffins is that I freeze them so that I can add the right one to the right kids lunch box!
I know there is so much controversy around lunch boxes these days and a few brave souls will share online what their child got that day, and usually they are the victims of what you can only call cyber bullies. They will pick on the smallest thing that is not 100% healthy or organic.
But I have to be totally authentic and genuine with you, my kids lunch boxes will usually have baking or biscuits (sometimes both – shock horror!), fruits and or veges, sandwiches or wraps and often crackers. The poor things, they really are missing out on their organic paleo grass fed hemp infused goodness and for that I do not apologise. They are busy, sporty, they get fed well with a balanced diet and as long as I am not feeding them hot pies and coke I feel like I am on the winning side!!
So after that little rant lets get on with this simple and delicious recipe! There is no need to squeeze out the moisture from the zucchini as it adds to the moisture. I recommend one zucchini and one small carrot, which for me made a heaped cup of vegetables which was perfect. So use your judgement, no need to be too exact.
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Carrot Muffins
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1/4 Cup Oil (I used Canola)
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/4 Cup Milk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Essence
- 2 Cups Plain White Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Heaped Cup Grated Vegetables - 1 medium Zucchini & 1 medium Carrot
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips or Drops.
Instructions
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Happy Baking!
Anna xox
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Lilly says
Just made these egg and dairy free due to allergies….substituted with flaxseed and oat milk and they turned out great!
Hannah Aitchison says
Thank you! My 2 year old rarely touches vegetables/fruit but absolutely loves these muffins xxx
Heather says
Wondering if I could add oats? I don’t want to take away from the moistness of the muffin, and I feel the oats may do that. Thoughts?
justamumnz says
Yes you would need to amend the recipe if you add oats depending on the amount.
Ursula says
Made twice in the last week, really yummy and very easy which is great. Still a guilty pleasure but at least a bit of vege in there, winner!
Amy says
Fabulous recipe! Made them with my 3yr old today and they were a hit with everyone!
justamumnz says
Wonderful to hear ☺️
Erin says
Just made them and they’re great!! Works well with whole wheat flour and chocolate protein powder since we didn’t have cocoa powder!! Thanks!
April Summer says
Hi. looks like a great recipe. Can I sustitute the white flour for fine wholemeal?
justamumnz says
I’ve not tried sorry, let me know how it goes if you do.
Kay says
Hi Anna, I just made these this afternoon and they are a HUGE hit! They are just perfect. Thank you for a easy and great recipe 🙂
justamumnz says
That’s awesome to hear! Enjoy ☺️
Joanna says
Wonderful muffins. My family love them. This was great recipe for these social distancing time to cheer up all the family members. Thank you, Anna and take care!
justamumnz says
Great! Enjoy
Erin says
I make these for my fussy 2.5 year old. We freeze half the batch and pull them out for dinner/dessert combo haha. Zap it for 15 seconds and voila. They are delicious and she loves them and so easy! Thank you for sharing
Fariha Raheem says
Hi Anna! If I want to make mini-muffins, how long should I bake them for? Thanks!
justamumnz says
Hi Fariha, I would check at 9 minutes and check often from there. I’m a serial over checker! ☺️
Anna Trewavas says
I have just made these, they are delicious, been devoured straight out of oven!
justamumnz says
That’s great to hear!
Emily says
My two year old rejects most vegetables but she LOVES chocolate. These are a huge hit with her. She keeps asking for more. She has no idea they have zucchini and carrots mixed in with all that chocolatey goodness. Thank you for this great recipe!
Smiler Davies says
I’ve made your double chocolate zucchini carrot muffins. They are moist and so delicous, so easy to make. The muffins came out exactly like the photo I’m so impressed.The muffins are a hit with my husband,waiting for my grandson to get home from school to try one I know he’ll will love them. Thank you for sharing for the recipe 🙂 🙂
justamumnz says
That’s wonderful to hear!! My kids loved them too ? Thank you for stopping by, Anna