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Low-Carb Triple Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Net Carbs:4.5g
Published:08/09/18Updated:04/05/21
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These low-carb triple chocolate zucchini muffins are the BEST way to enjoy chocolate AND get a serving of veggies in, too!

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This recipe for healthy chocolate zucchini muffins is simple to prepare, decadently rich, and a great way to use up any extra zucchini you have in your kitchen!

If you love zucchini bread, you will LOVE these healthy muffins!

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I have always love enjoying a warm slice (or two) of zucchini bread with a slab of butter on top. I figured it was the best way to enjoy a baked good AND get my vegetables in (sounds like a win/win decision, right?!).

These low-carb triple chocolate zucchini muffins put a deliciously fun spin on traditional zucchini bread by keeping them very low-carb and by adding CHOCOLATE! And lots of it!

With all of the flavor in each bite, you’d never believe that these healthy low-carb triple chocolate zucchini muffins contain a vegetable and are a keto and low-carb tasty dessert!

Healthy Triple Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe

What’s better than chocolate muffins? Double chocolate muffins. What’s better than double chocolate? TRIPLE CHOCOLATE!

This recipe is full of chocolate ingredients that make these zucchini muffins taste like such a decadent treat! In this recipe, we use Baker’s chocolate, unsweetened cocoa powder, and chocolate chips!

Chocolate Muffins that are Nut-Free and Keto-friendly

These are nut-free zucchini muffins and are safe to consume for those with a nut allergy or nut intolerance.

If you are in search of more Real Balanced nut-free and low-carb recipes, you can find them from these links!

Monk Fruit-Sweetened Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These low-carb triple chocolate zucchini muffins are sweetened with my favorite keto-friendly product, Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener. I use monk fruit sweetener in virtually all of my dessert, baked good, and fat bomb recipes as it is net-carb-free, calorie-free, and tastes just like sugar!

If you are unfamiliar with monk fruit sweetener, it is a great sugar substitute that is naturally-occurring, unlike many other calorie-free sweeteners like sucralose and aspartame.

The sweetness of monk fruit sweetener comes from mogrosides, a chemical compound, rather than fructose or sucrose, which is where the sweeteness in cane sugar stems from.

Monk fruit sweetener doesn’t spike blood sugar and is safe to consume for those with diabetes or candida. If you follow a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet, monk fruit sweetener is a pantry-necessity!

If you are looking for a sweetener that is keto-friendly, vegan, and paleo-compliant, I highly recommend trying Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener! You can use code “REALBALANCED” for 20% off your total order!

Looking for more information on monk fruit sweetener? I wrote a post answering all of your most frequently asked questions.


If you are looking for more monk fruit-sweetened recipes, visit my compiled list of over 40 keto monk sweetened recipes!


How To Make Low-Carb Triple Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Preheat your oven and line muffin tin with muffin liners. Measure out dry ingredients.

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Grate zucchini using a grater or pulse in a food processor. Squeeze out excess moisture using a nut milk bag or a cheesecloth.

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Measure out wet ingredients.

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To a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk together.

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Add eggs and vanilla and mix with electric mixer.

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Melt together butter (or coconut oil for dairy-free) and Baker’s chocolate.

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Add melted chocolate and mix with electric mixer.

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Add grated zucchini and mix again.

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Spoon mixture into muffin liners and top with chocolate chips.

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Bake until toothpick can be poked into center of muffins and come out cleanly.

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Diets this recipe is compliant with:

These tasty triple chocolate zucchini muffins are low-carb and are a great dessert option to bake up for those who follow a ketogenic diet and are nut-free!

  • Low-Carb and Keto: One zucchini muffin contains only 4.5 grams of net carbs per serving!
  • Nut-Free: These zucchini muffins are nut-free.
  • Dairy-Free: These brownies can be made with coconut oil, rather than butter, thereby making them safe for those with a dairy allergy or lactose intolerance.
  • Soy-Free: Unlike many other brands, the chocolate chips used in these zucchini muffins are free from soy.
  • Gluten-Free and Grain-Free: These are gluten-free chocolate zucchini muffins as they are free from gluten-containing ingredients as well as being free from grains. These zucchini muffins are also Celiac-friendly!
  • Vegetarian: These are vegetarian zucchini muffins.
  • Refined-Sugar-Free: This recipe for chocolate zucchini muffins are made without refined sugar and are, instead, sweetened with monk fruit sweetener.

Net Carbs

One piece of low-carb triple chocolate zucchini muffins contains only 4.5 grams of net carbs per serving! This recipe yields 12 muffins.

More low-carb dessert recipes

  • Instant Pot Lava Cakes
  • Keto Flourless Mocha Brownies
  • Cranberry Orange Muffins
  • Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins
  • Keto Cupcakes
  • Marzipan Potatoes
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Low-Carb Triple Chocolate Zucchini Muffins


  • Author: Sara Nelson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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These Low-Carb Triple Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are a delicious keto-friendly baked good that are perfect for curbing your sweet tooth and your craving for chocolate! This recipe is low-carb, keto, nut-free, dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, refined-sugar-free, and contains only 4.5 grams of net carbs per serving!


Ingredients

  • 6 oz zucchini
  • 1 cup classic monk fruit sweetener (use code “REALBALANCED” for 20% off Lakanto brand products!)
  • 1 cup coconut flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp espresso powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 7 large eggs
  • 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1.2 oz 100% Baker’s chocolate
  • 5 oz unsalted butter or coconut oil for dairy-free
  • 3 tbsp 100% cocoa chocolate chips

Materials

  • Muffin tin
  • Muffin liners
  • Grater or food processor
  • Nut milk bag or cheesecloth
  • Electric mixer


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with 12 muffin liners.
  2. Grate zucchini using a grater or pulse in a food processor. Transfer grated zucchini to a nut milk bag or cheesecloth and squeeze to remove excess liquid. Set aside.
  3. To a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk together. Add eggs and vanilla and mix with an electric mixer.
  4. Chop Bakers chocolate into slivers. Add chopped chocolate and butter (or coconut oil) to a small bowl and heat in the microwave in 25-30 second increments until melted. Add melted chocolate to mixing a bowl of mixed dry ingredients, eggs, and vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer, then add grated zucchini, and mix again. All ingredients should be well incorporated.
  5. Spoon mixture into muffin liners (the mixture will be quite thick). Add chocolate chips to the top of muffin dough.
  6. Bake until a toothpick can be poked into the center of muffins and come out cleanly about 18-20 minutes.

Keywords: keto zucchini, zucchini keto, keto chocolate, keto dessert, gluten-free zucchini muffins

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17 Comments

  1. Sara says

    October 14, 2022 at 2:36 pm

    Hi Sara,

    For the 6oz of Zucchini, is the measurement of 6oz before or after squeezing out the liquid? Also, what can I use instead of Xanthan gum?

    Thank you so much for your help.

    Reply
  2. Debbie says

    April 6, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    Do I have to use xanthan if I use almond flour?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      April 7, 2020 at 8:57 am

      Hi, Debbie! Almond flour will not work at a 1:1 substitution ratio for coconut flour here (they are never a 1:1 sub for each other). I cannot say how much almond flour you’d need as I can’t test this due to my allergies. Regardless though, yes, you’d still need to use xanthan gum.

      Reply
  3. Laura Moore says

    September 25, 2019 at 10:25 am

    Can I sub swerve for monk fruit? Can I use instant coffee instead of espresso powder? Can I leave out bakers chocolate and just add more chocolate chips?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      September 25, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      Yep, you can sub Swerve in for monk fruit sweetener at a 1:1 ratio. Instant coffee and espresso powder are quite different in their potency, but subbing instant coffee in shouldn’t affect the recipe being successful, it just won’t have the exact flavor that the original recipe was developed to yield. And, yes, you can use more chocolate chips in place of Baker’s chocolate. Enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Martha says

    July 2, 2019 at 11:35 am

    Just wondering how the sugar free chocolate chips taste in this recipe. Don’t they leave things bitter even though visually it looks amazing?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      July 2, 2019 at 11:49 am

      I personally love the bitterness of dark chocolate, but if you don’t, you could always sub in your favorite low-carb chocolate chips if you’d prefer.

      Reply
  5. Vicki Hauser says

    May 22, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    These look delicious, but how many carbs in each muffin? Surely not 28?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      May 23, 2019 at 7:28 am

      4.5g net carbs per muffin. The net carb content of my recipes are always written several times throughout the post. Otherwise, you can calculate it yourself by following the equation in the nutrition label disclaimer (total carbs – fiber – sugar alcohol = net carbs).

      Reply
  6. Nicole says

    March 24, 2019 at 4:46 am

    Hi there,

    I am
    very interested in trying many of your recipies including this one. I have noticed you use monk fruit sweetner. I have seen/heard in research that this is not keto as it is high in sugar? is this true?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      March 24, 2019 at 6:19 pm

      No, monk fruit sweetener is not high in sugar (there is no sugar content in it whatsoever). You can learn more about monk fruit sweetener here.

      Reply
  7. AM says

    March 2, 2019 at 12:45 pm

    If these are truly nut free, please remove the reference to the “nut milk” bag in the materials list.

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      March 2, 2019 at 12:55 pm

      It’s quite literally what the material is called; it has nothing to do with nuts.

      Reply
  8. Shelly Meinhardt says

    November 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Hi Sara – Love your blog! I want to try this recipe, but I can’t seem to find the list of ingredients? There are lots of yummy descriptions and photos, but where is the recipe itself? Is there a link I need to click on? Thanks!

    Reply
    • realbalanced says

      November 24, 2018 at 6:39 pm

      Hi, Shelly! So sorry about that; I was experiencing some site problems, but everything is back up and running now! You’ll find the recipe card with the ingredients + instructions listed on the bottom of the post. Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
      • GRAMMIE B says

        March 8, 2019 at 11:49 am

        hi sara, these look yummybut I wanted to print 18 of the 19 pages with the pictures for my care giver who is a new-bee when it comes to healthy cooking. every time I set it up to print it will only say total pages (1)
        how can I get all the wonderful pictures?

        Reply
        • Sara Nelson says

          March 9, 2019 at 1:44 pm

          Hi there! Instead of clicking the “Print Recipe” button, you can print through your internet browser by going to “File” and then “Print.” That should allow you to print everything. ?

          Reply

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