Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins
These healthy chocolate chip muffins are packed with nutritious ingredients like shredded zucchini and unsweetened applesauce. They are moist and flavorful for breakfast or a snack.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 medium zucchini shredded
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan by greasing the cups with nonstick cooking spray or lining each cup with paper liners.
- Combine the unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar, egg, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk to mix.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until just combined.
- Add the zucchini and stir to mix.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cup 2/3 of the way full. Top each muffin with three chocolate chips.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the muffin. Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove muffins to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you are following the WW program this recipe is 3 Freestyle SmartPoints per muffin.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg