Double Chocolate Banana Zucchini Muffins (or Bread)

Whenever my husband has to flya cross country (I’ve mentioned he’s a pilot, right?)  I like to make sure that he has somethingdelicious and homemade to fuel him through long flights.
Most recently I made DoubleChocolate Banana Zucchini Bread and had enough ingredients on hand to whip up abatch of muffins for my boys.  I like tobake chocolaty muffins for my boys.  Ifthey don’t look chocolaty, they pick out the chocolate chips and throw therest.  If there aren’t any chocolatechips, they flat out refuse to eat them. And that’s why I love recipes like this!
Most of the chocolatinesscomes from the cocoa powder (side note: I totally love dark cocoa powderbecause it gives such a wonderfully chocolaty look to baked goods!)  But (of course) I couldn’t resist addingchocolate chips.  Since there was a lotof sugar in the original recipe, I simply cut the sugar by half & replacedit with the chocolate chips – problem solved!

Double Chocolate Banana Zucchini Muffins (or Bread)Adapted from The Life & Loves of Grumpy’s Honey Bunch
3 eggs1 cup sugar½ cup canola oil2 ripe bananas, mashed1/3 cup unsweetened cocoapowder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark)2 tsp vanilla extract2 cups grated zucchini¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cloves¼ tsp ground allspice1 tsp salt1 ½ cups all purpose flour1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour1 tsp baking soda½ tsp baking powder1 cup semi sweet chocolatechips


Preheat the oven to 350degrees F.  Line or grease two 12-cupmuffin tins or two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, beat theeggs.  Whisk in the sugar, and oil.  Add the cocoa and vanilla, stirringwell.  Fold in the mashed bananas, followedby the grated zucchini.
Stir in the spices andsalt.  Add the flours, baking soda andbaking powder and stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter evenly intothe prepared muffin tins or loaf pans.
Bake muffins for 20-25 minutesor loaves for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comesout clean.  Delicious served warm with apat of butter.  Note: It is best to cool the bread completely before slicing, but youcan always warm it for 15 seconds in the microwave before eating!


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