These Healthier Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins are dairy free, made with real food ingredients and are lighter and healthier. A gluten free snack you can't resist! Perfect for post workout, breakfast or a snack! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
This Healthier Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins was originally posted on August 2015. I retested, rephotographed and updated the content for you. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Who's ready to get on track with some healthier chocolate chip zucchini muffins? After a summer weekend or vacation, I feel like I'm always getting back on track every Monday. If you feel that way, you are definitely not alone!
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The biggest complaint I get from readers is how hard it is staying on track during the summer. My advise? Live it up! You might be surprised by that, but summer is very short in the course of year.
And, if you're someone who eats generally healthy during the week and prioritizes lean protein and veggies on weekends to balance out the snacks and goodies, then it's no big deal.
But if eating healthy in general is hard for you, then work on making a specific meal during the week healthy. Not every meal. Just one! And, get a friend to keep you accountable. That's why I love the women I coach.
Every Monday they check into the Facebook group and give each other motivation! No judgement, just a positive group of women with a common goal.
It's incredibly fulfilling as a coach to watch relationships and support networks grow when you bring others together.
Speaking of bringing people together, food brings people together too. There's nothing better than a chocolate chip zucchini muffin, but wait. Is there? Oh yes! Healthier Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins!
Made dairy free with real food ingredients. No fake sugar additives or processed ingredients, just real food.
Yes! Treats can be made with real food and these are some darn real food treats!
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Healthier Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup zucchini shredded, I shredded mine by pulsing in a food processor
- 4 large egg whites room temperature
- 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups Gluten Free Oat Flour *
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips dairy free
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare a muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with muffin liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract and extra virgin olive oil until smooth. Add the shredded zucchini and stir into the mixture.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir to incorporate. Last, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter into the 12 muffin cavities, dividing it evenly among each cavity.
- Bake at 400 F for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted clean in the muffins.
- Cool the muffins in the pan 10 minutes before removing and placing on a wire baking rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator up to 7 days.
Notes
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.
- *I have not tested other flours with this recipe. Almond flour will likely work, but you may need a little less as it is a bit more dense than oat flour.
Michelle says
I'm not sure why mine came out so oily. I used melted coconut oil in place of the olive oil.
Did anyone else have this problem?
Megan says
Mine don't turn out that way when I use olive oil. Coconut oil is denser than olive oil so it makes sense that they would be oily because there would be too much moisture.
Miz Helen says
Your Muffins look awesome. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
GiGi Eats says
These muffins wanna get in my facee!
Megan says
I will gladly put one in your face. 😉
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Oy... I am so sorry you can't catch a break! Things will settle down eventually. During hard times I always like to remember that it can always get worse. Sounds depressing, but it's true. Or maybe I'm a hopeless pessimist...
Megan says
That to me sounds more like an optimist.
Becca @ The Earthlings Handbook says
Wow, too many problems at once! I am sending you healing thoughts. Making muffins for yourself is a great idea--you deserve them, and maybe you also can use them as a bargaining tool to encourage friends to help you so you can get more rest.
Megan says
Thank you Becca. I really appreciate your kind words.
Nicole @ Fitful Focus says
I'm so sorry for everything you're going through. I find that when bad stuff happens, it tends to pile on all at once, making every individual thing feel worse than it is. The car thing sucks. The leg thing sucks. The female problems REALLY sucks. But bad things come in 3's right?! So hopefully this is it and it can only go up from here! Eat some of those delicious muffins, find yourself a show or a book that will make you laugh (have you read "Let's Pretend This Never Happened?" - I think you need that right now) and hopefully no one (and no thing) will come around to piss you off this week!
Megan says
I never heard of that book Nicole, but I'm going to look into it. I could use a good laugh and a muffin. 🙂
Rachel @ athleticavocado says
I love zucchini chocolate chip muffins! These look so tasty! Glad that they are healthier 🙂
Megan says
There's just something magical about zucchini in baked goods.
Jill @ Champagne for Everyday says
🙁 I'm sorry to hear that things haven't taken a turn for the better for you! But I feel like I just know there is going to be a day sometime in the near future where you are like, "I BEAT THIS!!" because you are totally a fighter and I have complete faith you will get there 🙂
PS. I'm going to make your muffins tonight. XX
Megan says
Aw thanks Jill. You're right, I am a fighter. Thanks for the reminder. Hope you love the muffins. xoxo
Kathryn says
This is my first visit to your blog, I have to say while I am devastated to hear what you are going through, I appreciate you being REAL. I've had fractures in my TIBIA too and it sucks, and you get over it but there are times where you just...well, hate life. Keep on bloggin!
Megan says
Thanks Kathryn! I'm glad you appreciate me being real.
lauren says
I am so sorry you are dealing with all of this. But as someone else mentioned above, you are only given as much as you can handle, and clearly you will get through all of this in due time.
Hope things turn around soon. Thinking all good thoughts for you:)
Megan says
Thank you Lauren. I really appreciate that!
Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says
I'm so sorry you're going through all of this. You are so strong, though, and we all are here to cheer you on! These muffins look amazing!!!
Megan says
Thanks! I'm glad I have all of you guys support!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says
Stop reading about things on line! It totally freaked me out when I did it. You are very strong and you will heal quickly if you rest it. I know it's frustrating! Anyway the muffins look fab thanks for linking up!
Megan says
I had to look something up because my leg has this rash and the skin turned leather, that's when I stumbled on the scary stuff. Otherwise I've been trying to avoid it.
SuzLyfe (@suzlyfe) says
Love you. I wish I could just give you the biggest hug ever right now. There are so many things that I could say, but you know what? you've heard them all before and I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear them now. When life gives me lemons, I find a way, anyway that I possibly can, to find a piece of humor in the madness. Get the smile started. It will help you approach the world a little bit more positively. Thinking about you.
Megan says
I haven't known you long Suz, but I so really appreciate our connection and your positivity. Love you too. 🙂
Ashlee says
Hi I know you don't know me but I'm so sorry that all this is happening to you. I had a similar situation happen to me last year and I couldn't understand why me? I think the answer is because you're strong and you can handle anything thrown your way. I had a broken foot and I literally cried daily because I couldn't do what I wanted to do. Then last year I woke up to severe bleeding too and it turned out that I was one in a million where my urethra decided to come out and at 27 with zero risk factors I was so angry at the world. This year a few various things have occurred that I won't get I to lol but at this point I sort of just laugh it off which isn't easy, but I'm happy to be me and not understand why life throws these curveballs. Hang in there god doesn't throw anything at you that you can't handle. You're such a beautiful woman and you will fight throw all this and win.
Megan says
I'm so sorry to hear you've been through all that, but I am sort of glad you did so you could tell me today how you came out the other side of it. Sometimes you just need to hear that it's not just you going through a lot of crap or in your case, have gone through. I just hope this is all over with soon. It's been a long two years. Thanks for giving me hope Ashlee.
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
You are right - real life is messy as hell! You'll get through all of this, I know you realize that, and I'm here to read your words and empathize or listen whenever you need. Sending lots of hugs to you!
Megan says
Thank you Michele, please just keep reminding me that I will get through this.