This Eggless Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes recipe is an excellent alternative to regular chocolate cupcakes! They are so easy to make that it only takes 5 minutes. No electric mixer or any other sophisticated equipment is required.
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate!!!
Is anything made of chocolate that does not taste good? I don’t think so!
Even if it has zucchini it will taste heavenly… If you don’t believe me ask Matthew! LOL.
Special Note: As you can see in my Instagram photo, I seriously suck at decorating cupcakes. I don’t know what is going on that they always look terrible. So much so, that I did not dare to put the frosting on the cupcakes for the main picture. I realized I just can’t be the baker, photographer, and the cupcake decorator… so today I am presenting them naked.
I made this recipe to celebrate the end of the school year of Matthew. They were very tasty and the kids even noticed that they had zucchini.
These are the tricks that a mother has to do when having two super picky eaters.
This Egg- Free Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes recipe is an excellent alternative to regular chocolate cupcakes, certainly healthier and do not contain any egg. They are so easy to make that it only takes 5 minutes. No electric mixer or any other sophisticated equipment is required.
When I have tried them, I remember being impressed that I couldn’t taste the zucchini. Don’t get me wrong, I like the zucchini, but never thought I’d eat it mixed with chocolate and in the form of a cupcake.
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Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup zucchini, shredded
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) light taste olive oil
- 1 cup (200 gr) granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (230 gr) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2/3 cup (60 gr) natural unsweetened cacao
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients with a wooden spoon until well combined. It may look a little bit thick but it's OK, when baking the zucchini will release a lot of liquid.
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 20- 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with your favorite frosting.
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These muffins were terrible. They taste like flour.
Hello Kalvin! I am sorry this recipe didn’t work for you. Thanks for trying my recipe though.
These turned out great. I used melted coconut oil because I didn’t have light olive oil and I did add about 1/2 cup milk because the mixture was really dry. Kids love them.
Sounds like you nailed, Casey! Thanks so much for trying my recipe and for taking the time to come back and let me know =)
Hi
I’m making the courgette muffins and you said to put the flour in a small bowl and set aside but didn’t say when to add the flour to the mixture.
Also, can we have the ingredients in grams please?
Thanks
Hello Ellen! Sorry if the recipe was confusing. I just checked it and added the measurements in grams. Thanks for your interest in my recipe. Please come back and let me know how you like it =)
I found these very tasty once baked, but I definitely needed to add some milk to even combine all the ingredients. So much flour, sugar and cocoa powder didn’t mix easily with the zucchini and oil, it took a fair few splashes of milk to get it to even a thick mix, but as I say, they do taste great!
Hello Amy! I’m SO GLAD you enjoyed these cupcakes. Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know!?
Do you have to squeeze out the water from the zucchini or use it as is when its grated? This looks so good! Can’t wait to try it!
Hello Helen, You don’t! that liquid will make the cupcakes super moist and yummy. Thanks!
Mine came out horrible. I’m a great baker, and they didn’t look a thing like yours. I added greek yogurt to the second batch and it was much better, tho still not looking like yours.
Oh Julia… I am very sorry to hear that! I have made these several times and they turned out fine. I will re-test and send you an email. Thanks for your feedback.
Does the zucchini need to be grated or shredded?
I would like to know this as well. How is the zucchini prepared?
Hello Ingrid! The zucchini has to be grated.Thanks for stopping by!
Hello Charj! Grated. I processed it in the food processor just because I didn’t want my boy to see it. He is so picky when it comes to food.
Tried this last week and it came out perfectly. Yum!
I’m so glad you liked them Ragavi!
Love that you made these egg free! I just made my first batch of chocolate zucchini muffins a few weeks ago. I was really surprised that the combination of chocolate and zucchini was so good. Waiting for all those little zucchinis in my garden to get bigger for baking now.
To tell you the truth, I could care less about icing! lo que importa es el chocolate!… I have made chocolate cupcakes with zucchini, but they had eggs.. Your recipe looks delish!
Those cupcakes look amazing!
I love recipes that throw in unexpected ingredients. These look great!
they do look heavenly yummy 🙂 hehe its awesome that you can add a vegi and still come out with a delicious tasting cup cake 😉 go you
These look super yummy! My 2 yr old would never know there was zucchini in them.
I honestly don’t care too much about what they look like as long as they taste good.
So creative. I need ideas for what to make with zucchini because I have tons of it growing in our backyard.
this looks so good.
I love this! So creative!!
These look light and fluffy. I love chocolate cupcakes 🙂