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Pumpkin Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins


Craving fall flavors but still harvesting zucchini from your garden?  I've got the recipe for you! My niece requested pumpkin zucchini bread so I went searching for a recipe and found this one on the Taste of Home site.


I made a few changes, the first of which was to use mini chocolate chips instead of nuts due to allergies. 


I also instead of two loaves I made a dozen muffins and one loaf.  I sprinkled the muffins with raw sugar before baking, the loaf sprinkled with a few more mini chips.

 

Thanks so much to Stacy for hosting #MuffinMonday and to all the other awesome bloggers who shared recipes today, be sure to go check out what they made using the links down below!


Pumpkin Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • Raw sugar for sprinkling on top, optional

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Add pumpkin, butter and vanilla.
  3. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips.
  4. Scoop into lined or sprayed muffin cups. Sprinkle with raw sugar, if desired
  5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until centers test done. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack.
pumpkin, zucchini,
Breakfast, muffins, snacks
American



 

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Comments

Stacy Rushton said…
My youngest daughter would be completely on board with your substitution of chocolate chips for nuts! Lovely muffins, Jolene!
Anonymous said…
My husband gave them 2 thumbs up! I haven't tried them yet. They smelled delicious!
Jolene said…
That's awesome! Hope you enjoy them as well!
Perfect as the zucchini overload transitions from summer to fall.
Radha said…
Pumpkin, zucchini, chocolate - these look and sound great in these muffins. The sugar sprinkle on top is divine!

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