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Chocolate courgette muffins on wire rack.

Chocolate Courgette Muffins

Wendy Faulkner
These chocolate courgette muffins are moist, rich and delicious. But they are healthy too, made with wholemeal flour and no butter or refined sugar. Chocolate muffins with courgette are naturally sweetened with apple and honey.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Healthy treat or dessert
Cuisine Healthy
Servings 6
Calories 191 kcal

Equipment

  • 6 hole muffin tray
  • paper muffin cases

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g courgette
  • 1 dessert apple
  • 125 g wholemeal flour or gluten free flour
  • 1.25 teaspoon baking powder
  • 25 g cocoa
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Line the muffin tray with paper liners. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (160 fan).
  • Core the apple (no need to peel) and trim the ends from the courgette.
  • Grate the apple and the courgette. You can either use a box grater or a food processor.
  • Place the grated apple and courgette in a colander or sieve over the sink and squeeze down with a potato masher. Some of the juices will run out and can be discarded.
  • Add the apple and courgette to a bowl or food processor. Add the flour, baking powder, cocoa, eggs, honey, olive oil, vanilla extract and salt. Either blitz, or mix together with a spoon.
  • Spoon the muffin mixture into the lined tray. Bake for 20 minutes. The cooked muffins should be set and risen.
  • Cool on a wire tray.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5.6gFat: 7.2gSaturated Fat: 1.5gFiber: 4.4gSugar: 13.3g
Keyword Chocolate, Courgettes, Healthy muffins
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