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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Snack
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/3 cup Cocoa powder sifted
  • 1 tsp Baking powder (if you're in France use 1 1/2 tsp of levure chimique in place of baking powder and soda)
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp Plain yogurt
  • 1 3/4 cup Zucchini shredded
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 220C / 425F
  2. Prepare you muffin pan with 12 parchment muffin liners
  3. In a large bowl mix together the flour, sifted cocoa powder, baking powder & soda (or levure chimique in France,) salt and cinnamon until it is homogenous.
  4. In another bowl blend together oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, yogurt and zucchini.
  5. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Don't overdo it, but make sure there are no dry bits left.
  6. Fill the muffin liners to the top and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
  7. Place in the oven for 5 minutes at 220/425 and after without opening the oven door reduce the heat to 175C/350F for 15 more minutes until a toothpick comes out clean