Name: Protein Zucchini Chocolate Muffins
Yield: 12, 12 muffins
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar); 1.5 cups fine blanched almond flour (see notes for nut-free options); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3/4 cup hemp hearts; 1/4 cup oat flour; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 zucchini (medium-sized (about 1.5 cups pressed lightly into a measuring cup after squeezing dry)); 2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt (5.3 oz or Siggis plant based); 2 eggs; 1/4 cup coconut oil (virgin, melted or butter); 1/3 cup pure maple syrup; 1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet, dairy free as needed); 3/4 cup chocolate peanut butter (use nut free as needed or just regular peanut butter); 3 tbsp milk (soy milk preferred); 1 pinch flaky sea salt (for finishing)

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Protein Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

386KCAL

Protein

12g24% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat25g

33%

Saturated8g

42%

Unsaturated17g

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Total Carbs35g

13%

Fiber4g

15%

Total Sugars26g

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incl. Added Sugars23g

46%

Starch4g

—

Sodium257mg

11%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins with a chocolate ganache filling and hemp hearts for extra protein. Moist and fudgy with 16g of protein per muffin, they're ready in 30 minutes and keep well for the week.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

Dry Ingredients:

½ cupcoconut sugar — or brown sugar
1½ cupsfine blanched almond flour
1 tspvanilla extract
¾ cuphemp hearts
¼ cupoat flour
½ cupcocoa powder
1 tspbaking soda
¼ tspsalt

Wet Ingredients

1medium zucchini — medium-sized, squeezed dry, 1½ cup
⅔ cupplain Greek yogurt — 5.3 oz, or Siggi's plant based
2eggs
¼ cupcoconut oil — virgin, melted, or butter
⅓ cuppure maple syrup
½ cupchocolate chips — semi-sweet, dairy-free as needed

Filling Ingredients

¾ cupchocolate peanut butter — or nut-free chocolate peanut butter or regular peanut butter
3 tbspmilk — or soy milk
1 pinchflaky sea salt — finishing

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Method

Read the method on joytothefood.comMika Kinney’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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