Best Whole Grain Zucchini Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffin Recipe

Today, I am sharing the Best Whole Grain Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe with you! 

I have always been on the hunt for a good zucchini breakfast muffin and how this one came about was, my family and I were out of town for a summer vacation… When we got home from a very long drive, a friend of ours stocked our refrigerator and cooked a couple of meals for us. Within all the food she brought, there were some of the most delicious zucchini muffins I had ever tasted! 

I knew this was it! I wanted to take this recipe and completely make a healthier whole grain form of this whole grain zucchini chocolate oatmeal muffin recipe, with wholesome ingredients. So, here we are! I LOVE the extra moisture this delicious zucchini muffin has. 

I truly hope you enjoy these chocolate chip zucchini muffins as much as we do!

Bake the night before for a busy morning!

I personally love this healthy zucchini muffins recipe for when I need to bake the night before, to have it ready to eat the next morning. I don’t know why, but to me, they just taste better when they are completely cooled. You may not agree, but either way, if you love bake-ahead recipes, this is for you. 

Can I skip the chocolate chips?

Yes, absolutely you can! It tastes super yummy either way you make it. If you have other favorite add-ins I am sure you can add them in the place of the chocolate chips. If you like nuts or raisins, give it a try!

​What is the difference between this zucchini muffin recipe and any other?

In our recipes, we try to replace any ingredients that are not whole food ingredients with healthier choices that still taste great. For example, instead of all purpose flour, we substitute it with soft whole-wheat flour… Instead of brown sugar, we substitute it with coconut sugar. Instead of seed oil or highly processed oil, we opt for olive oil or avocado oil. 

​We just really do our best to pull the most nutritious ingredients together in every recipe we put out! 

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Whole Grain Zucchini Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients

• Preheat oven to 350ºF
• 1 cup whole grains flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oatmeal
• 1/3 cup. coconut sugar
• 1/3 raw dehydrated pure cane sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups. grated zucchini
• 1 Tbs. blackstrap molasses
• 1/3 cup. Avocado oil I use avocado as it adds the perfect healthy fats for baking and tastes great in this recipe

Instructions

• Add to a large mixing bowl, your whole grain flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk together well.
• In a medium bowl add your eggs, avocado oil, coconut sugar, molasses, and raw cane sugar. Whisk together well.
• Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and combine until fully mixed.
• Grate your zucchini either with a food processor or with a cheese grater,
• Then fold into the batter, the grated zucchini and chocolate chips.
• If you are using cupcake liners now is the time to place them in your muffin pan, otherwise grease each muffin cup with melted butter or avocado oil.
• Fill muffin cups to about 2/3 of the way full. This makes about 10-12 small muffins and about 6 large muffins.
• Bake large muffins for 25 minutes, and bake small muffins for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool on a wire rack until your healthy chocolate zucchini muffins are to at least room temperature. If you enjoy warm muffins, wait about 20 min and then enjoy.

Whole Grain Zucchini Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 350ºF

1 cup whole grains flour

1/2 cup rolled oatmeal

1/3 cup. coconut sugar

1/3 raw dehydrated pure cane sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. cinnamon 

1/4 cup chocolate chips

2 large eggs

2 cups. grated zucchini

1 Tbs. blackstrap molasses 

1/3 cup. Avocado oil (I use avocado as it adds the perfect healthy fats for baking and tastes great in this recipe)

Directions:

1. Add to a large mixing bowl, your whole grain flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk together well.
2. In a medium bowl add your eggs, avocado oil, coconut sugar, molasses, and raw cane sugar. Whisk together well.
3. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and combine until fully mixed.
4. Grate your zucchini either with a food processor or with a cheese grater, 
5. Then fold into the batter, the grated zucchini and chocolate chips.
6. If you are using cupcake liners now is the time to place them in your muffin pan, otherwise grease each muffin cup with melted butter or avocado oil.
7. Fill muffin cups to about 2/3 of the way full. This makes about 10-12 small muffins and about 6 large muffins. 
8. Bake large muffins for 25 minutes, and bake small muffins for 18 to 20 minutes.
9. Let cool on a wire rack until your healthy chocolate zucchini muffins are to at least room temperature. If you enjoy warm muffins, wait about 20 min and then enjoy.

Storing Your Best Whole Grain Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

You can either store them in an airtight container and let them sit out for a couple of days. However, if you want them to last longer, put them in the refrigerator. You can also save them for longer by placing them in freezer-safe bags and storing them for up to a month. 

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