Breakfast for 12

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Name: Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup pecans; 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 egg lightly beaten; 1/3 non sweetened applesauce; 1/2 cup nonfat vanilla greek yogurt; 1/4 cup skim milk; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup shredded zucchini

Cocoa muffins combine shredded zucchini, yogurt, applesauce, pecans, and chocolate chips before baking until set.

Typical price

$2.16for 4 servings

$0.54 per serving$2.16 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: carlsbadcravings.com

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	2.25 oz	$1.57Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	2 oz	$0.90Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.04Typical price
Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.60Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.09Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
Zucchini and summer squash$1.79/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.50Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.47

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup pecans
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 egg lightly beaten
1/3 non sweetened applesauce
1/2 cup nonfat vanilla greek yogurt
1/4 cup skim milk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup shredded zucchini

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 12-cup muffin pan.
Whisk the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
Stir the pecans and chocolate chips into the dry mixture.
Whisk the egg, applesauce, yogurt, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla in another bowl.
Fold the wet mixture and zucchini into the dry mixture until just combined.
Divide the batter among the muffin cups and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes.

Swaps

Zucchini and summer squash for Bell peppersabout $0.70/lb more at typical prices
Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices