Wets:
1/2 cup raw zucchini (1 med/small)
1/4 tsp salt
3/8 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 T egg white
5/8 cup mashed bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp orange blossom extract
1 tsp orange zest
Dries:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cayenne
3 grinds pepper
1/4 cup cranberries
2 T cocoa powder
flake salt (for finishing) (optional)
1. Grate the zucchini and set in a colander with 1/4 tsp salt to drain and pre-heat oven to 350F.
2. Measure out and mix all the dry ingredients.
3. Melt chocolate chips with 2 T vegetable oil and stir until smooth. Add the other 2 T vegetable oil, the egg and egg white, and mix until well incorporated. Mash bananas and add to the chocolate mixture. Add vanilla, orange blossom extract and orange zest, then mix.
4. Squeeze moisture from the zucchini and add to chocolate mixture and blend lightly.
5. Oil a muffin pan, mix the dries into the wets until just incorporated and spoon into the muffin pan. Top with flake salt if available. Bake for 20 minutes.
If you have more zucchini, can adjust the recipe to this:
3/4 c zucchini
1/4 tsp salt
3/8 c chopped chocolate (1 3/4 oz)
1 egg
3/8 c banana (1 banana)
1/8 c cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp orange blossom extract
orange zest
1/4 c brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 tsp orange peal/zest
1 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 c oat bran
1/8 c white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cayenne
3 grinds pepper
1/4 c cranberries
2 T cocoa powder