Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (clean)

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar (pure dried cane)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 3 cups zucchini, shredded
• 10 ounces dark chocolate

Recipe

• 1 if not using dark chocolate chips, break up the dark chocolate into small chunks.
• 2 shred the zucchini and set aside and allow to drain a bit.
• 3 mix the dry ingredients together except sugar.
• 4 cream together eggs, sugar (note, you can use sugar but i prefer organic dried cane sugar as it not only is minimally processed, but it adds an amazing flavor like a light brown sugar), and coconut oil. canola oil or butter can be substituted.
• 5 add the yogurt and zucchini to the creamed mixture and then slowly mix in the dry.
• 6 last, add the chocolate and mix by hand.
• 7 put into prepared muffin tins. be sure to grease them well!
• 8 bake at 400 for between 18 and 23 minutes. watch them because they go from almost ready to ready very fast.
• 9 remove from muffin tins within five minutes and allow to cool on a rack or they stick to muffin tins.
• 10 share with friends.