Recipes and Cooking Low-Sugar Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins Be the first to rate & review! Enjoy these moist healthy muffins for breakfast or with your afternoon tea. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on August 13, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Brie Passano Hands On Time: 20 mins Bake Time: 18 mins Cool Time: 5 mins Total Time: 43 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 muffins Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cup quick-cooking rolled oats ¼ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoon packed light brown sugar 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup finely shredded zucchini ⅔ cup fat-free milk ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 3 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Directions Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with cooking spray. Or line with paper bake cups; coat with cooking spray. In a large bowl stir together next eight ingredients (through salt). In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients. Stir zucchini mixture into flour mixture just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each nearly full. Bake 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups 5 minutes; remove from cups. Serve warm or cool on a wire rack. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 142 Calories 4g Fat 24g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 142 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Cholesterol 16mg 5% Sodium 150mg 7% Total Carbohydrate 24g 9% Total Sugars 7g Protein 4g Vitamin C 1.8mg 9% Calcium 67mg 5% Iron 1.5mg 8% Potassium 157mg 3% Folate, total 33.5mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.