Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

We planted a garden for the first time this year and the first thing that was ready (no surprise) was zucchini. I'm not a fan of it, so I have to mix it with other stuff in order to eat it. Today I made chocolate zucchini cake (recipe earlier in the blog) and this evening, I tried my hand at chocolate zucchini muffins. I used a recipe I found on http://mybakingaddiction.com and we are super happy with it.

1 1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups finely grated zucchini, slightly drained
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper liners.

In  large bowl, beat together the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined.

In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.

Gradually add the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture and mix until just combined.

Fold in zucchini until it is evenly distributed into the batter, then stir in the chocolate chips.

Pour into prepared muffin tin and bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes.

NOTES: As always I didn't use the full amount of salt. And if you're wondering, one decent sized zucchini was enough for the two cups the recipe called for. Also, because I sell Tupperware, rather than grating the zucchini, I used my Power Chef to cut it. Worked perfectly. :)