Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These tasty treats are good for the Little One and with the addition of some of this ooey gooey chocolate peanut butter dip they become a sweet treat for Mom and Dad!  You can't even taste that they're loaded with zucchini!!  You can use these as breakfast muffins - they'd be delicious with a hot cup of coffee AND you can top them with some icing to fulfill your sweet tooth that {at least for me} rears its head after dinner!   Enjoy these universal muffins!! Chocolate Zucchini Muffins - from this website Ingredients 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk (I just used regular milk because I couldn't find buttermilk and didn't feel like trying to make my own ;)) 1/2 cup oil (I used canola) 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp salt 1 3/4 cup flour (I used a cup of all-purpose and 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour) 1/2 cup cocoa 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups shredded zucchini (I used one large and 2 smaller ones) Directions Can we just talk about how much of a dork I am?  I was taking pictures for the majority of the process with NO SD card.  Blergh.  So, walk with me through the steps, sans pictures ;) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.  Set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, and milk.  Whisk until combined.  Add in brown sugar and vanilla, and whisk well.   In a separate bowl, combine salt, flour, cocoa, baking powder, and cinnamon.  Toss to combine.  Stir into wet ingredients with a spatula or wooden spoon, half at a time.  Mix thoroughly.  Shred zucchini. Stir in the zucchini and mix well.  I was amazed at how much these looked like brownies!  Use an ice cream scoop to fill the prepared muffin liners about 3/4 of the way full.  This recipe made 18 muffins for me even though the recipe says 12 - 15.  Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.  I cooked them for 26 minutes. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. The Verdict I popped one of these in my mouth expecting they would taste like brownies.  Unfortunately, they do not.  {But they are moist!} I kept thinking, "All they need is a little icing!"  But I had nothing.  They would be great with some prepared icing.  Also with a little cream cheese icing.  I decided to whip together some of my ooey gooey chocolate peanut butter dip - a little bit thicker by adding more chocolate chips - and slathered on the mixture as if it was frosting, warm, straight from the microwave!  Can I say HEAVEN!?!  Can we call these good for you?  Okay, maybe better than a traditional cupcake?!?!  I thought I totally might try to sneak these in as a birthday cupcake sometime.  Would that make me a bad Mama?  ;)  Because they're not overly sweet, they also make a great kids treat just the way they are - no icing.  I'm always looking for ways to get Little One to eat his veges.  Why not surprise him with these yummy muffins!?!