5 from 27 votes
Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins with Pumpkin and Zucchini
Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins with Pumpkin and Zucchini use a boxed devil’s food cake mix combined with canned pumpkin, finely grated zucchini, walnuts, and chocolate chips. The batter is moist and chocolaty with subtle vegetable and fruit freshness, studded with nuts and melty chocolate for rich texture and flavor. These muffins offer a convenient way to add vegetables to a sweet treat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
18
servings
Calories:
205 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup zucchini about one small-medium squash, finely grated
- 1 can pumpkin pureed, 15 oz
- 1 devil's food cake mix box
- 2 egg or 2 flax eggs (see notes, large
- ¾ cup walnut plus extra for topping (optional, baking, chopped
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prep a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Coarsely grate your zucchini with a box grater, gather into a pile, and chop into teeny pieces.
- Pat/squeeze dry with paper towels to remove any moisture.
- Next pour your cake mix in a large bowl (make sure you use chocolate cake mix) and add your can of pumpkin, eggs (or flax eggs), and zucchini.
- Stir until just moistened, then fold in your chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Annnd you're done!
- Pour batter into paper lined muffin tins or foil loaf pans spritzed with a little oil and fill each a little over half-way. Recipe should yield approx. 18-20 muffins.
- Bake at 350°F for 25-28 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick in the center to test for a fluffy fully-cooked center. Bake times may vary from oven to oven based on calibration/temperament.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Faceplant.
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Notes
- To make flax eggs, mix 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed with 6 tablespoons water and chill for 15-20 minutes until thickened; stir gently before use.
- Nutrition facts are estimated using an online calculator and should be adjusted as needed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
205kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
217mg
(9%)
Potassium
237mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
3717IU
(74%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 205
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 205kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 217mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 237mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 3717IU | 74% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.