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Blender Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Zucchini Muffins. Everyone’s favorite effortless, healthy, and just SO DELICIOUS muffins! With summer zucchini, creamy salted peanut butter, whole wheat flour, and lots of chocolate chips, these are going to be on repeat – honestly all year long. Bite into these warm muffins, with extra peanut butter and flaky salt on top – so yummy. Those melty chocolate chips entice everyone!
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These muffins!! They’re kind of like magic and I couldn’t be more excited to share the recipe. I love these so much!
Now, I’m sure some of you remember (and hopefully love) my blender banana muffins. Yes, the idea is the same, but instead of bananas, we’re using up all the summer zucchini and really packing in our vegetables and whole grains.
We love that.
Every time August comes around my focus is the same. How can I use up as much summer produce as possible? I know you all love fresh corn, zucchini, and peach recipes this time of year, so I really try to provide you with new, easy delicious ideas.
I knew I wanted to share something sweet today. It was either something with zucchini, peaches, or strawberries. In the end, these zucchini muffins won. How could they not?
Originally I was planning to make a straight zucchini muffin using the normal method of a box grater and shredded zucchini. But I was getting bored.
So I started to think some more on the idea. And then it hit me, what if I just blended the zucchini up in a blender instead of messing with a box grater? And then chocolate came into the picture – and then everything was exciting again.
I wasn’t sure the idea would work. I wasn’t sure if these would even taste good. But I was happily surprised when I opened the oven door to see perfect round muffins that smelled so delicious!!
Here are the quick and super easy details
Step 1: blend the zucchini
Grab your blender and add about 2 rounded cups of chopped zucchini. I used 1 green zucchini and 1 yellow summer squash. Either or works great!
Now blend until the zucchini is mashed up, but not puréed. See my photos for a visual.
Step 2: add the remaining ingredients
Next, add all remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips. So the peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Blend until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix. You don’t want the muffins to turn out tough.
Step 3: fold in the chocolate chips
Finish and stir in lots of chocolate chips, I usually use dark chocolate, but semi-sweet morsels are just as delicious!
Step 4: and then bake!
These take about 20 minutes to bake and you can serve them pretty much right out of the oven. We love that!
I like to drizzle drippy peanut butter over each muffin and then a few flakes of sea salt. SO YUMMY! You’ll love every chocolatey, peanutty bite.
Oslo was and is obsessed with these. He’s eaten almost all of them himself (my dad ate the rest!). We love that he’s getting in some zucchini along with his chocolate fix!
These muffins aren’t too sweet, but we love them this way. Super soft and so incredibly tender with all the best flavors.
Every last bite leaves you wanting another. Which is totally fine because the zucchini and peanut butter give you a good dose of healthy nutrients!
Looking for sweet zucchini recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Muffins
Chocolate Chunk Almond Butter Zucchini Bread
Sneaky Zucchini Chocolate Chunk Coconut Bread
Zucchini Peach Streusel Muffins
Bakery Blueberry Vanilla Crunch Muffins
Blueberry Swirl Coffee Cake Muffins
Baked Chocolate Fudge Glazed Doughnuts
Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
Blender Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
Lastly, if you make my Blender Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Zucchini Muffins, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Blender Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped zucchini , (2 medium zucchini)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour , (or all-purpose flour)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- peanut butter, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line 16 muffin tins with paper liners.2. In a blender, blend the zucchini until very mashed. Scrape the sides down. Add the remaining ingredients in the order listed. Blend to fully combine, being careful not to over-blend. Fold in the chocolate chips.3. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin tins. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until just set. Serve with peanut butter and sea salt (if desired) on top.
Nutrition
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Delicious muffins! My 3 year old loved them. Thank you!
Thank you SO much Karen! I’m so glad you’re loving these muffins! Thanks for trying out the recipe! 🙂 xT
Tasted great but turned bright green as they cooled. Did this happen to anyone else?
Hi Sheri! I’ve never experienced that with these but I am sure it’s not a problem at all! Hope they were delish! 🙂 xT
Wow these are AMAZING!! I used regular flour since that’s what I had and I added a banana that I needed to get rid of and they are spectacular!! Will making these on repeat!! Thank you!!
Hi Becca! Thanks so much for trying out these muffins, I’m so glad this will be a repeat recipe for you! Hope you’re having a great summer! 🙂 xT
These turned out really good. Even better on day 2. I put them in the fridge and they were great for breakfast
Hey Dana! Love to hear that these muffins turned out for you! Thanks so much for the kind comment! xT
These were so easy to make and very good! Never thought to use my blender to make muffins. I did use chocolate peanut butter as that’s all I had on hand so I didn’t add the cinnamon. Thank you for the recipe:)
Hi Amy! thank you so much for trying out these muffins! The blender definitely makes them super easy and quick to make! So glad you enjoyed! xT
I think this calls for too much baking soda. We made these twice and they end up with a bitter, soapy, metallics taste – characteristic of too much baking soda. I’ve never seen a recipe with this much! Would make again with less of it and see how it turns out.
Hi Morgan,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback. So sorry about the baking soda. Please let me know if you try again using less. xx
Is there a reason mine taste too much like baking soda?
Hi Adine,
So sorry to hear this! Any chance your baking soda was a little old? Let me know:) xx
The same thing happened to me and my sister when we made them, and the baking soda was brand new for my batch. Too much for sure! I’ve never seen a single baking recipe call for this much. Super disappointed that I made a double batch that will get thrown out.
Just made these and my zucchini hating husband LOVES them! I can’t wait for our toddler to try one tomorrow
Hey Jill,
Fantastic! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for making it! Have the best week! x
Totally 5 stars as usual! I was low on coconut oil so I used canola, and I also used gluten free flour. They turned out AMAZING and I will definitely be making them again!
Hey Wendy,
I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well! Happy Labor Day Weekend! xx
Made these today. I used regular flour, olive oil and…. bok choy. I didn’t have any zuchinni, but this bok choy needed to be eaten. I used the stems and a bit of the leafy part reserving the big leaves for another use.
I ate one right out of the oven to make sure they were okay…they weren’t just okay they were SPECTACULAR!
My kids love them, they really are a stand out recipe!
Hey Liz,
Happy Friday!! Thrilled to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for making it and sharing your comment! Xx
Made these yesterday and they are delicious. Super easy! I have tons of zucchini so am always looking for new ways to eat it. Will make these again. Do you think they would freeze well?
Hey Kathleen,
Happy Sunday! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out nicely for you, thanks for making it! Yes, you can totally freeze these! xT
These are a 10/10
Thanks so much, Jackie! Love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for trying it out! x
Fantastic! I used a food processor instead and cut back on sugar a little in favor of adding more chocolate chips. Subbed butter instead of coconut oil, and almond flour instead of whole wheat. Will definitely make again!
Hey Kayla,
Thank you so much for making this recipe and your feedback, so glad to hear it was a winner! Happy Sunday! xT
These are INCREDIBLE. My kids are super picky with muffins and they gobble these up! I used almond butter because I have a big one from Costco. Absolute must make!!
Thanks so much, Jackie! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thank you for giving it a try! Enjoy the short week:) x
This is a delicious muffin! And so easy to make. I substituted olive oil for the coconut oil and it worked perfectly. This one will definitely go into regular rotation at our house.
Hey Deanna,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! Happy Friday! xT
Tieghan, thank you for this recipe! It couldn’t be easier; although you call them “blender”,
I used a food processor….easy peasy. These muffins turned out flawless with a lovely rounded, slight cracked top, just enough sweetness, perfect flavor balance, and a tender texture. I will make these again and again!
Hey Yvette,
Wonderful! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for making it! Have a great weekend:)
I just made these and WOW 🤩 They are so moist and spongey and delicious! I had mini muffin tins and a bunch of extra batter so I put it in a mini loaf pan and made a little bread too! Thanks for the recipe 😘
Hey Katie,
Happy Friday! Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try and your comment, love to hear that it turned out nicely for you! Xx