Description
Moist and tender zucchini chocolate chip muffins topped with a crunchy cinnamon streusel, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups shredded fresh zucchini (about 2 medium zucchinis)
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (220g)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar (150g)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil (80ml)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream (120ml)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (170g)
- For the Cinnamon Streusel:
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (45g)
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar (50g)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (45g), cut into small cubes
Instructions
- Shred zucchini using the fine side of a box grater. Place shredded zucchini in a clean kitchen towel or paper towels and squeeze out excess moisture.
- For the streusel, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add cold cubed butter and use a pastry cutter or fingers to mix until coarse crumbs form. Refrigerate while making batter.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk brown sugar and oil until combined. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each. Stir in vanilla extract and sour cream until smooth.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture using a spatula. Stop mixing once flour is no longer visible. Fold in shredded zucchini and chocolate chips evenly.
- Spoon batter into lined muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ full. Generously sprinkle cinnamon streusel on top of each muffin.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 20-25 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Streusel will crisp as they cool.
Notes
Always squeeze out excess moisture from shredded zucchini to avoid soggy muffins. Use fresh baking powder for best rise. Do not overmix batter to keep muffins tender. Cold butter is essential for crumbly streusel topping. Toss chocolate chips in a tablespoon of flour before folding to prevent sinking.
- Prep Time: 23 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
Keywords: zucchini muffins, chocolate chip muffins, cinnamon streusel, moist muffins, easy baking, breakfast muffins, snack muffins