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Almond Flour Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins | Gluten Free
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Garlic Salt & Lime
(IC: blogger)
12 servings
30 min
Healthy zucchini chocolate chip muffins! This recipe uses almond flour rather than traditional all-purpose wheat flour for a much lower carb and gluten free treat. These delicious morsels are perfect for a quick, grab-and-go breakfast, snack or dessert. Whip them up in just 30 minutes!
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A QUICK OVERVIEW – MAKING ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS MUFFINS: Keep scrolling for complete recipe and instructions. We’ll start here with a super quick rundown!
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Measure all wet ingredients into a large bowl and whisk well.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a smaller, separate bowl.
- Pour dry ingredients into wet, and stir gently (do not overmix).
- Gently stir chocolate chips into batter.
- Place silicone liners (or paper liners) in a 12 count muffin pan and lightly coat with non-stick cooking spray. Portion batter into each cavity until each is three-quarters full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. Once a toothpick comes out clean, muffins are done.
- Allow to cool and enjoy!
HANDY TIP:
- I really love and highly recommend reusable silicone muffin pan liners. They work so well with this recipe (and many others) and completely eliminate sticking. Pictured below are the liners I purchased. They’re affordable, cute and dishwasher safe!
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Almond Flour Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins | Gluten Free
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1 cup zucchini puree *approximately one medium size zucchini
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons 0% fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar *sub maple syrup or honey if preferred
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips *see note below
Instructions
- Puree zucchini in a food processor (*tip: a cheese grater works well if you don't have a food processor)!
- Measure zucchini puree, eggs, vanilla extract, Greek yogurt, agave nectar and lemon zest into a large bowl and mix until well combined.
- Add almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a separate, smaller bowl and whisk well.
- Pour dry ingredients into wet and gently combine (be careful not to overmix as this can cause muffins to sink in the middle)!
- Stir chocolate chips into batter.
- Place silicone liners (or paper liners) in a 12 count muffin pan and lightly coat with non-stick cooking spray.
- Portion batter into cavities and then bake for 18-20 minutes until golden. Once a toothpick comes out clean, muffins are fully baked.
- Allow to cool and enjoy!
Storage:
- Refrigerate in an air-tight, food-safe container for 3-5 days.
Reheat:
- Simply microwave on high for 20-30 seconds!
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Published July 13th, 2021 9:09 AM
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