Love muffin tops? Make these Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Tops! No need to waste the bottom with this recipe! Super simple, and secretly healthy!
Let’s start off by talking about our bad habits. You embarrassed? Don’t be, I don’t judge. I have a bad habit of being super picky and only eat parts of foods I want to. Let me give you an example, If there is a bag of trail mix, I will go and pick out all the cashews and chocolate covered raisins and leave out the other stuff. My mom gets soooo mad when I pick and choose, but I do what I want.
When I make granola, I pick out the largest clusters and leave the crumbs for everyone else. Yeah, I’m bad like that. But that’s pretty much the only “bad” thing I do, otherwise I’m a pretty good girl.
But let’s talk about another thing I’m picky about: Muffins. I love muffins, but the top part is da best. Correct me if I’m wrong but the phrase “The bottom parts of the muffin are the best” has been said by no one ever. And there’s a reason why I pick off the tops and leave the bottoms behind. Don’t worry, I don’t waste food, I like crumbling the bottoms on top of yogurt parfaits.
But back to muffin tops, I have always wanted to make just the top part but was kinda confused on how to. But with a little bit of coffee and a whole lotta Jesus, I figured it out. I went with chocolate zucchini muffins because, no explanation needed😉.
And let me tell you about those chocolate chunks, they’re golden in these muffin tops. Sure, chocolate chips can be used in place, but the chunks are where its at! Dip these muffin tops in your coffee for breakfast, and you’ll be one happy camper.
Dark Chocolate Chunk Zucchini Muffin Tops
The best parts of the muffin are made without wasting the bottom part with this healthy recipe! Super simple to make, moist, and full of chocolate, these muffin tops are the answer to your prayers! You’d never guess that they are paleo, gluten-free with a vegan option!
EASY Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Tops
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup zucchini shredded
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1 egg beaten (sub flax egg for vegan option)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine almond flour, cocoa powder baking soda in a large bowl.
- Combine zucchini, almond butter, egg and maple syrup in separate bowl and mix well. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate and mix combine.
- Spoon batter into 6 large or 12 smaller muffin tops and divide topping between tops. Bake for 25 minutes or until done.
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Questions of the day!
Whats your favorite way to eat zucchini?
I don’t trust anyone who DOESN’T eat the large granola clusters first 😉 These cookies look soooo good and easy to make! I’ll totally be trying them out!
Oh I second that girl haha! They are super-duper easy! Thanks Kaylie 🙂
DARK chocolate is right!! These muffin tops could stealthily blend into the night and sneak anywhere their delicious hearts wanted to go. Hopefully that would be right into my mouth because dark chocolate is my favorite kinda chocolate. And with hidden veggies is my favorite kinda cookie. And the muffin top is definitely the best part of the muffin. And I need 3 stat! But now what ever will you put on your yogurt parfaits??😱
Oh my these looks like fudgey muffin top heaven! This might be my new favorite way to enjoy zucchini! I like zucchini in lots of things, oatmeal, bread, smoothies whatever!
I always dig the goodies out of ice cream, Like if its oreo ice cream, Ill dig all the oreos out. For some reason those oreo calories don’t “count” in my mind. I wouldn’t eat an oreo cookie out of the bag but pieces out of the ice cream, thats ok.
Ohhh you make so many good points here Natalie! I guess I would have to forgo my parfaits and just make more muffin tops! These are a great midnight snack because they are dark and mysterious and blend in lol! I like the way you think 😉
They taste like moist brownies in a (healthier) muffin top form! Oh I’m the same way, always taking the good stuff out and leaving the rest to waste 😉
These look extremely moist and delicious!
These muffin tops seem palatable, Bethany and Rachel! Thanks a bunch for providing such an amazing recipe!
OMG these are like magical muffin top cookies 🙂 and they look sooooo chocolatey and moist. I’m totally drooling over here. These are a must try!
Wow, these are seriously the darkest chocolatiest muffin tops I’ve ever seen; they are GORGEOUS. <3 I love how you packed zucchini in it.
Ha Ha, I always eat the large granola clusters first too. I was nodding and laughing when I read that!
These look so delicious. They are like literally oozing with chocolate and screaming at my screen come and make me!! 🙂
Love all your recipes .I don’t eat meat its perfect for me .Thank you i will try one by one everything.
Thanks Janet:)
Do you know how many carbs are in these?
Hi Lorena,
We don’t calculate nutritional info, so we aren’t sure. Im Sorry 🙁