Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (with optional Nutella Swirl)
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Recipe type: Muffin
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Serves: 18-24
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2½ cups flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2½ tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 18 tsp chocolate hazelnut spread, such as Nutella (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy (2-4 minutes). Add eggs, one at a time, beating lightly after each addition.
  3. In separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon.
  4. Combine zucchini and milk and add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients, making 2 additions of each. Mix well.
  5. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Divide batter into 18-24 paper-lined muffin tins (depending how large you like your muffins).
  7. Optional: Drop 1 tsp hazelnut spread (such as Nutella) onto each muffin and swirl across the batter with a toothpick.
  8. Bake 20-25 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Remove from pan to cooling racks to cool completely.
Recipe by Hidden Ponies at https://hiddenponies.com/2012/03/zucchini-muffins-with-nutella-swirl/