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Gluten free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are made with chickpea flour and naturally sweetened with bananas. Chocolate zucchini banana muffins are great for babies, toddlers, or those looking for a healthy chocolate muffin with veggies.

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As a mom, I’m always thinking about nutrient-dense snacks for my kids and these gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins are ones you want on your table.

There’s no way around it – kids love snacks. And muffins are a great snack because they provide enough nutrition between meals and can be fun to enjoy!

These zucchini banana chocolate chip muffins give that afternoon boost you’re looking for without a ton of sugar and taste great.

Zucchini is so easy to sneak into muffins – we also love these Zucchini Almond Flour Muffins.

Actually, if we’re in a breakfast rut, we often rely on several of these breakfast muffins for kids to get the job done. I know they are also offering protein and fiber for fullness.

I enjoy using chickpea flour in baking. These Gluten free strawberry muffins turned out to be a huge hit, so I went back to the drawing board to test these zucchini chocolate muffins.

And these gluten free chocolate chip zucchini muffins are delicious in their own right.

I like to switch these gluten free zucchini chocolate muffins off with my healthy baby french toast recipe for fun weekend eats, and the girls love to help (stirring and adding the chocolate chips, of course).

Having kids in the kitchen with you is one of my tips for intuitive eating for kids because they learn what they like and spark curiosity by helping.

And, getting them involved in these chocolate zucchini banana muffins is perfect!

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Why We Love Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

We love these chocolate banana zucchini muffins for so many reasons, and you will too!

• Great for kids and babies – With both bananas and zucchini, they make for great baby led weaning muffins or toddler muffins. Healthy chocolate muffins with veggies are hard to come by – a great hidden veggies recipe for toddlers!
• Not overly sweet – Sometimes, when muffins are too sweet, they can be off-putting. These have just the right amount of sweetness for little ones. Bananas add natural sweetness and I’ve added a bit of brown sugar, too.
• Great for on the go– Throw a bunch in your diaper bag or stasher bag, and take with you to practice, appointments, school pick up, etc. They are very portable, and we love them as road trip snacks for kids. All things considered, these nutrients make these banana zucchini chocolate chip muffins a great snack for athletes, too!
• Ready in minutes – From start to finish, you can have these gluten free chocolate zucchini muffins ready in under 30 minutes. Once you do the prep work, just toss them in the oven and tend to your other tasks – emptying the dishwasher, listening to a podcast, packing kids lunches, playing with kids, etc.
• Extra protein – Chickpea flour chocolate muffins offer 4 grams of protein each, making them a great snack to actually hold kids over and not keep asking for more snacks. In fact, one cup of chickpea flour offers 20 grams of protein, 10 grams of fiber and micronutrients like iron, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese and copper – nutrition powerhouse!
• Easy to eat one handed – breastfeeding hunger, anyone? These are great for middle of the night breastfeeding snacks!

Ingredients and Modifications

Here’s what you need to for chocolate banana zucchini muffins, and some of the additions or substitutes you could use.

Ingredients Used in this Recipe

chickpea flour

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These dairy free zucchini muffins are so versatile and easy to adjust, based on your allergies, taste preferences and nutrition needs.

Flax egg – If you want to make a vegan gluten free zucchini muffin, use a flax egg for the egg.

Reduce the sugar – If you want to serve this to babies or younger children, you can omit the brown sugar and chocolate chips. You could add more mashed bananas for more natural sweetness.

Add a topping – Muffins can be dry for babies sometimes, so I like to add spinach puree baby food as a topping for extra nutrition.

Add in more veggies – You could also add in shredded carrots or other veggies if you’d like.

Add nut butter – You can boost the healthy fats by adding nut butter in here.

How To Make Chocolate Banana Zucchini Muffins

These chocolate banana zucchini muffins only require only about 15 minutes of baking time, leaving you more time to go about your day!

There’s two forms of chocolate in these chocolate banana zucchini muffins, boasting heart-friendly cocoa powder and chocolate chips.

To chop the zucchini, I first peel the zucchini and then use this onion chopper to get it into smaller cube shapes.

Then, you’ll mix your wet and dry ingredients separately before you combine them in a medium bowl.

Pour the batter for your gluten free chocolate zucchini muffins in a greased muffin tin or use these silicone baking cups.  The zucchini is hidden nicely in these!

Then, you’ll bake for 16-20 minutes and voila, you’re done.

Storage

Store your banana zucchini chocolate chip muffins in an airtight container or tight tupperware on the counter for up to 3 days. After that, I prefer to freeze them!

I have tons of stasher bags that I use for this purpose – just put them in the stasher bag, seal it and they’ll be good for up to 3 months.

Servings 12 muffins

Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

These Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are made with chickpea flour and naturally sweetened with bananas. Zucchini Banana Chocolate Chip muffins are great as baby muffins, toddler muffins, or a high protein muffin snack!

4.86 from 7 ratings

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 16 minutes mins

Total Time 26 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 1 cup chickpea flour
• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar can use up to 1/3 cup for sweeter muffins
• 1/2 cup zucchini, diced or shredded
• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted and cooled or butter

Instructions 

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients (chickpea flour through brown sugar).
3. In a large bowl, combine zucchini, mashed bananas, eggs, ACV, vanilla and coconut oil. 
4. Pour dry ingredients into wet and stir until combined and moistened.
5. Pour batter into a greased muffin tin. Bake for 16-20 minutes (mine took about 17), or until tops are set, browned and a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Let cool on a wire rack before enjoying!

Equipment

Amazon Fresh, Apple Cider Vinegar, 128 Oz

Chickpea Flour 2lbs / 32oz, Stone Ground Chickpea / Garbanzo bean Flour, Batch Tested Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Vegan.

BetterBody Foods Organic Virgin Coconut Oil — Cold-Pressed and Unrefined Coconut Oil, Medium Temperature Cooking Oil, Great Alternative To Butter, Light Coconut Flavor and Aroma, 56 Ounce

Amazon Basics Reusable Silicone Baking Cups, Muffin Liners – Pack of 24, Multicolor

Arrowhead Mills Organic Oat Flour, 16 oz. Bag (Pack of 6)

Nutiva Organic Non-GMO Unrefined Granulated Coconut Sugar, 1 Pound (Pack of 3)

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 123kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 173mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8g

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