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Chocolate Chip Raspberry Zucchini Muffins

September 15, 2017 by Krista 20 Comments

Note: I’m sharing more personal details than usual in today’s post. If you’re interested in the recipe only, please scroll to the bottom. 

He was the most supportive reader of this blog, always sending me messages after a new recipe post saying, “You need to make this at the cabin!” or “This looks great!”

Actually, he was probably my biggest supporter in life, and I was his too.

If you’ve noticed a lack of recipes over the past couple months, it’s because I lost my dad suddenly at the end of July. Since then, life has been one big blur of sadness and disbelief.  But in the midst of my pain, I am so deeply blessed and thankful for the outpouring of support from friends and family who cooked us meals, sent me texts and emails to check in, offered to watch the kids if we needed a break, and shared their memories of my dad with me.

In the days after he died when the pain was still new and raw, the words “you’ll always have the memories” or “he’ll live on in your memories” meant nothing to me. All I could think about was the fact that this happened way too soon… How I’m too young to be without a dad. How years down the road my kids may forget just how awesome their grandpa was because they were so young when he died.

Nearly two months later, it’s the memories that are helping me cope. They make me smile while flooding my eyes with tears. But my tears and the deep pain I feel are evidence of the special “daddy’s girl” relationship we had. It’s the memories, especially those recounted by my kids, that give me hope that he will live on in our hearts and minds forever.

Many of those memories were made up at our cabin on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Lutsen, Minnesota. This is our s’mores table down by the fire pit. My dad was a handy, fix-it guy, but I never knew him as an artist. Last year for Father’s Day, I gave him a gift certificate to one of those paint and sip classes and we both left the place saying, “There’s a reason we don’t paint!” But I think our experience there prompted him to try his hand at a new hobby. He must have really been practicing because he left us with this beautiful piece that we were barely able to enjoy together this summer. But we will treasure it forever.

 Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free

Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free

I dug this recipe out of the archives because it needed some tweaking and fresh photos, and because my mom made a version of these muffins at the cabin a couple years ago. My dad had the biggest sweet tooth, so the muffins didn’t last long. But they remind me of everything I loved about mornings with my dad at the cabin: the sounds of my him brewing coffee early in the morning and the subsequent cozy smell of it streaming into the bedroom, hearing the pitter patter of feet going out to family room to watch Mickey Mouse while my dad poured the Cheerios into little dishes, my mom cooking up a storm in the kitchen, which included something freshly baked, like these muffins, and all of us sitting down to a big family breakfast, anticipating our day of rock-skipping and relaxing by the lake, golfing with grandpa, and of course, making s’mores by the fire.

 Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free

These muffins are grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free. The recipe’s so easy, you can whip them up in one bowl with a fork. Store them in an air tight container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze them, but note that they crumble easily after reheating because of their delicate and already soft and gooey nature.

 Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free

I’m confident that my dad had no clue what coconut flour or non-dairy milk even was, but he was never one to turn down any kind of sweet treat. So in honor of my dad, indulge your sweet tooth with these secretly healthy muffins, pair them with a cup of coffee, and take some time to cherish the memories you’ve made with your family.

 Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free


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Chocolate Chip Raspberry Zucchini Muffins
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
Author: Krista
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • ⅓ cup coconut palm sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
Wet ingredients:
  • 1½ cups shredded zucchini
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup milk (I used unsweetened cashew milk)
Add-ins:
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
  • 12-24 raspberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  3. In a separate large bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
  4. Gently fold in the chocolate chips. Spoon even amounts of the batter into a 12-cup muffin pan.
  5. Place 1-2 raspberries on each muffin top, slightly pressing them into the batter.
  6. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Check at 15 minutes and each minute after. The muffin tops/edges should be golden brown.
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Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Muffins | Destination Delish - soft and gooey muffins topped with chocolate and raspberries. Made luscious with almond butter and coconut flour. gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and egg free

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Comments

  1. Kristi Broughten says

    September 17, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    I would love these to be protein packed to keep me satisfied longer. Is there something you would recommend adding to them to achieve this? YUM!

    Reply
    • Krista says

      September 17, 2015 at 2:30 pm

      YES – add a healthy pat of any nut butter to these when they’re warm –omg heaven! Or you could mix a scoop or two of protein powder into the batter. Coconut flour has a good amount of fiber so they are a nice filling snack or a good breakfast if you have 2-3! p.s. stop over this weekend and you can try one w/ almond butter 🙂

      Reply
      • Kristi Broughten says

        September 24, 2015 at 4:10 pm

        YUMMMMMMMMM! Thanks so much 🙂

        Reply
  2. Corin says

    July 27, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    I just made these tonight and they were total mush. nothing even close to resembling a muffin. The only thing I did different was to mix the raspberries into the batter instead of placing them on top. Did that make that big of a difference?

    Reply
    • Krista says

      July 28, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Hi Corin. Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry that the muffins didn’t turn out for you. Mixing the raspberries into the batter shouldn’t make that much of a difference. Did you use flax eggs or real eggs? When using flax eggs, the texture does come out a bit softer.

      Reply
      • Corin says

        July 28, 2016 at 10:59 pm

        I did do flax eggs…. maybe that was my problem. Oh well…. Thanks for replying. We’ll see if I’m brave enough to try them again with regular eggs.

        Reply
  3. Jo Nan says

    August 30, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    I do not have coconut flour and I want to make them today…can I use regular flour??

    Reply
    • Krista says

      September 5, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Hi Jo, So sorry about my late reply. My computer broke 🙁 Regular flour would not work for this recipe.

      Reply
  4. Nicole says

    September 19, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    This post is so sweet! I would definitely like to try making these. 🙂

    Reply
    • Krista says

      September 20, 2017 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks Nicole ❤️ Miss you!

      Reply
  5. Karen Sewell says

    September 19, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    What a beautiful tribute to your dad. Hugs to you all and I’ll be making these this weekend.

    Reply
    • Krista says

      September 20, 2017 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Karen ❤️ Hope you enjoy the muffins 🙂

      Reply

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