Healthy Chocolate Muffins (with veggies!)
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Healthy Chocolate Muffins (with veggies!)
Description
Healthy Chocolate Muffins (with veggies!) blend grated carrot, zucchini, and spinach with ripe bananas and cocoa powder to create a rich chocolate muffin that also delivers vegetables. The method involves blending the vegetables, bananas, oil, eggs, and syrup into a smooth mixture, which is gently combined with dry ingredients including flour, cocoa, chia seeds, and leavening agents. Milk chocolate chips add extra sweetness and texture.
The muffins bake at 190°C for 20-25 minutes, creating a tender, moist crumb with pockets of chocolate chips throughout. The inclusion of carrots and zucchini adds moisture and a subtle vegetable sweetness that complements the chocolate and banana flavors without overwhelming.
These muffins can be enjoyed as a breakfast item, snack, or dessert. They provide a practical way to include more vegetables in a diet, especially for children or those reluctant to eat veggies directly.
Avoid overmixing the batter to keep the muffins light and tender, and consider reserving some chocolate chips to place on top before baking for an appealing finish. Milk, dark, or white chocolate chips can be used based on preference.
Ingredients
- 100 g carrot grated
- 100 g zucchini grated, liquid squeezed out, aka courgette
- 50 g spinach
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 banana
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 egg
- 130 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 50 g milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190°C/170°C(fan)/375°F/Gas 5.
- Put 100 g Carrot, 100 g Courgette (zucchini), 50 g Spinach, 2 Bananas, 4 tablespoon Vegetable oil, 4 tablespoon Maple syrup and 2 Eggs into a blender. Blend until smooth.
- In a large bowl, add 130 g Plain flour, 30 g Cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, 1 teaspoon Baking soda and 2 tablespoon Chia seeds.
- Add the blended vegetable mixture to the dry ingredients. Gently fold until a smooth batter is formed. Add 50 g Milk chocolate chips and fold in.
- Divide the batter between 8 muffin cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Notes
- Reserve some chocolate chips to add on top of the muffins before baking for a neat appearance.
- You may use milk, dark, or white chocolate chips according to taste preferences.
- Including chopped spinach in the blender along with other vegetables is an option for extra greens.
- Mix the flour into the wet ingredients gently to avoid dense muffins.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 190kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 139mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 311mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 2223IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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