Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
What do you do with a glut of zuchinni? After salads, stir fries, pastas, one of the best and yummiest ways is to add them to muffins. Hey, chocolate makes anything taste good, the added bonus of veggies in a muffin is that it keeps the muffin moist, and adds great fiber - and.. almost totally hidden, if you have kids that do not like veggies, this is a great way to add it to their diet.
Dry ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour*
2 cups sugar
3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon powder
Wet ingredients:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 cups grated zucchini
*if you do not have self raising flour; 1 cup flour + 2 tsp baking powder = 1 cup self raising flour
Method:
Preheat the over to 175C
- Grease muffin tray, or line with paper muffin cases
- (this recipe can also be made into a pretty delish cake)
- Beat eggs and add oil
- Fold in dry and wet ingredients
- Bake 20min (muffins) or 30 minutes (cake) or till skewer comes out clean
