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Published: Sep 9, 2017 · by: jenniferbanz

Keto Double Chocolate Muffins

These chocolate low carb muffins made with coconut flour have lots of zucchini and are an easy and healthy way to get some extra veggies in your diet. Keto Chocolate muffins make a great lunch box treat too!

low carb chocolate zucchini muffins on a wooden board

These Keto Chocolate Muffins are chocolatey and stuffed with zucchini, but no one will ever know!  These muffins are an easy and delicious way to get some extra veggies into your diet...and your kids diet!  My kids love these keto chocolate muffins and they love to help me make them too!  They are perfect as an after school snack or they would be great in lunch boxes.

little girl making low carb muffins

DO I NEED TO SQUEEZE THE LIQUID OUT OF THE ZUCCHINI?

No!  These keto chocolate muffins use the moisture from the zucchini to help keep the muffins nice and moist.  We use 1 cup of packed shredded zucchini and that is from 1 large zucchini.

low carb muffins in yellow wrappers on a cooling rack

DO I NEED TO USE CUPCAKE LINERS?

You do not have to, but I prefer to use cupcake liners when I make keto chocolate muffins so I am sure that the muffins do not stick to the pan.  Sometimes even a really good coating of cooking spray isn't good enough.

I also like to spray the inside of my cupcake liners with cooking spray because keto baked goods tend to stick.

FREEZING THESE MUFFINS FOR LATER

I like to make a batch of these keto chocolate muffins and then let them cool in the muffin tin then remove them and place them in the freezer on a baking sheet so they can flash freeze for 2 hours.  Now you can place them in a freezer bag or a air tight freezer container for up to 3 months.

When you are ready to eat a low carb chocolate muffin, remove it from the freezer and let it thaw for a few minutes.  It shouldn't take long!

Some other muffin you will want to try:

  • Keto chocolate chip muffins - I added chocolate chips to my easy almond flour muffin recipe for a perfect chocolate chip muffins
  • Keto pumpkin cheesecake muffins - A layer of pumpkin muffin with cheesecake swirled in the middle.  You have to try these!
  • Keto Breakfast Muffins - These are a savory muffin filled with zucchini, cheese, and ham.  Perfect for a keto brunch!
  • Almond Flour muffins - My favorite basic muffin recipe.  You can add blueberries, raspberries, or nuts.

keto chocolate muffin broken in half to show the inside

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a close up of a low carb chocolate zucchini muffin

Low Carb Keto Chocolate Muffins

These chocolate low carb muffins made with coconut flour have lots of zucchini and are an easy and healthy way to get some extra veggies in your diet. Keto Chocolate muffins make a great lunch box treat too!
4.87 from 29 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 9 muffins
Calories: 117kcal
Author: Jennifer Banz

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Coconut flour (Click here to see the brand I like best on Amazon)
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup Granular Sweetener (Click here to see my favorite on Amazon)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 Cup Packed Grated Zucchini
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup Sugar free Chocolate Chips (Click here to see my favorite brand on Amazon)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • Line a 12 cup muffin tin with 9 cupcake liners and spray the inside of the liners with cooking spray
  • In a medium bowl, combine the coconut flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, sweetener, and nutmeg.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, vanilla, oil, cream, and zucchini.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until combined.  Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Spoon the batter into the muffin tins and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  
  • Remove from oven and let cool in the pan.
  • These keto chocolate muffins should be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or see notes for freezing.

Jennifer's tips

  • COOKING SPRAY: These are very moist muffins so you will need to spray the inside of the muffin liners with cooking spray
  • NO SQUEEZING OF THE ZUCCHINI REQUIRED: The zucchini is really easy to grate with a box grater and it doesn't need any water squeezed out of it.
  • BAKERY STYLE KETO CHOCOLATE MUFFINS: Add a few extra chocolate chips to the tops of the muffins before baking for a bakery style look
  • NUTRITION: for 1 muffin
  • FREEZING: I like to make a batch of these and then let them cool in the muffin tin then remove them and place them in the freezer on a baking sheet so they can flash freeze for 2 hours.  Now you can place them in a freezer bag or a air tight freezer container for up to 3 months.
Servings: 9 muffins

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 7g

Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.

Watch how to make it

Keyword :gluten free, keto chocolate muffin, low carb, recipe for chocolate muffins, sugar free

More Keto Muffin Recipes

  • Almond Flour Muffins - The Best Keto Muffins!
  • Keto Gingerbread Muffins
  • Keto Pumpkin Spice Muffins
  • Keto Strawberry Muffins

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    Recipe Reviews




  1. Tracy says

    January 07, 2023 at 4:24 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing! I used 1/3 cup of Xylitol and 1/4 teaspoon of powdered Kal stevia and the sweetness was perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  2. Lynn says

    August 26, 2022 at 9:24 am

    5 stars
    Delicious and moist!!! Added some shredded unsweetened coconut to my last batch, and I used coconut oil and monkfruit as my sweetener. 9 muffins devoured in two days by just 2 of us!!

    Reply
  3. Cindy Marler says

    July 27, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    I made these today but only had Lily’s mint chocolate chips. They are very good but would be better with dark chocolate chips. Best muffins I’ve found!

    Reply
  4. Lori says

    July 17, 2022 at 6:07 am

    5 stars
    I adore the combo of coconut and chocolate; I added a quarter cup of shredded coconut and skipped the spices to make sure there was a good coconut flavor! And using more of my garden's zucchini is always great. The muffins are delicious and hubby loved them, too. Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    May 11, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    Jennifer, these muffins are delicious! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  6. ange68 says

    April 25, 2022 at 2:45 pm

    5 stars
    GREAT ..... I did add more cinnamon to mine and they are delicious

    Reply
  7. Rene White says

    March 24, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you, they came out amazing: Very rich and moist !! I substituted Coconut milk for the cream, Coconut sugar for the sweetener. Added 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder and whisked the eggs separately. Topped them with mixture of Flax seed, Hemp Hearts and walnuts.

    Reply
  8. Faye says

    January 23, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    5 stars
    Made these muffins today, they are so good. I used some frozen shredded zucchini and it worked great. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  9. Carol A Enyeart says

    November 16, 2021 at 5:59 pm

    Could frozen grated zucchini be used?

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      November 19, 2021 at 1:35 pm

      That should work!

      Reply
  10. Paige says

    May 31, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    5 stars
    I just made these but they didn’t turn out like muffins. More like flat cookies. They didn’t seem to rise. I followed the recipe to a T. But they still tasted great!

    Reply
  11. Ashley says

    April 20, 2021 at 10:12 am

    Can you make these mini muffins? If yes, does the cook time change?

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      April 21, 2021 at 10:34 am

      Yes and the cook time would definitely change.

      Reply
  12. K. Crockett says

    March 26, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    Very good! Used muffin liners, sprayed inside of liners. Worked great. Will make again and again.

    Reply
  13. ecbound says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    These Lily's chocolate chips are much cheaper at Walmart than on Amazon.com. They're only $4.99 per bag at Walmart. They have salted caramel chocolate chips (my fav), semisweet chocolate with mint (my 2nd fav, white chocolate chips, and butterscotch.
    They also have some of these flavors at Kroger, but not sure of the price.

    Reply
  14. Rachael Tripp says

    January 10, 2021 at 11:16 am

    I used this recipe to make my daughter's Birthday cake and everyone loved it! I just doubled the recipe and did an extra step by pureeing the zucchini and wet ingredients together after grating it. Thank you so much for this recipe Jennifer! I can't wait to make it again ?❤

    Reply
  15. Karen Ellis says

    October 22, 2020 at 8:10 am

    Ha ha put 1.5cups coconut flour in by mistake..so sort of of doubled the recipe and winged it as I didnt have another courgette. They turned out like chocolate macaroons ? still very nice and edible but will have to adjust the carbs for extra coconut flour. Kitchen smells of chocolate and coconut?

    Reply
  16. PatCl says

    October 04, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Tried this recipe and and was very impressed. Moist and delicious. I used just over 1/3 cup of monk fruit and the sweetness was divine.

    Next, I had a number of green cherry tomatoes (October 4th garden clean up) and decided to substitute the zucchini for diced green tomatoes. I also eliminated the chocolate chips, nutmeg and cinnamon. And added 2 1/2 tsp of pumpkin spice. It made 10 muffins which were absolutely delicious and would be a great Thanksgiving deserts aline or with cream cheese icing # Ketogreentomatomuffins

    Reply
  17. Cindy says

    September 18, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    Has anyone tried making this as a loaf? The cupcake were to die for my friend at work made them and brought us keto girls a treat!!

    Reply
  18. Pat Beck says

    August 07, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    5 stars
    Best chocolate chip zucchini muffins ever! I reduced the sweetener to less than half a cup and added orange flavouring because I was out of vanilla. I was surprised that with only a half cup of coconut flour, the recipe actually made 10 muffins. So moist !

    Reply
  19. Thess says

    August 06, 2020 at 8:57 am

    I made this today. This taste so good! A great way to let your kids eat vegetables. They didn’t taste a bit of zucchini at all. Love this recipe❤️

    Reply
  20. Judy Smith says

    June 01, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    These look yummy. What size scoop do you use for the batter?

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      June 03, 2020 at 8:07 am

      I use a 1/4 cup scoop

      Reply
  21. Terri says

    June 01, 2020 at 10:17 am

    Would it work to make these without the Choc? I hate squeezing out the zucchini water but it says to in your zucchini bread. Just wondered if I could do it this way. My husband won’t eat Choc & I’m trying to do low acid sooo... thanks for your recipes.

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      June 03, 2020 at 8:08 am

      I think it would work!

      Reply
  22. Helen says

    May 23, 2020 at 7:40 am

    5 stars
    Hello,

    I don’t usually make reviews but I had to for this recipe. These muffins just came out of the oven and I cannot believe they are made with coconut flour. All the other recipes I tried were dry but these are super moist. My five-year-old is chowing down on them right now. I cheated a little and put ghirardelli chocolate chips and left in for 35 minutes. Thank you so much.

    Reply
  23. Nina says

    May 06, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    5 stars
    Just made these and they are very good! In my opinion they are even more delicious than traditional carb and sugar heavy recipes. Thank you !

    Reply
  24. Tracy Sabol says

    May 06, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    Hi. I don't see the net carb count on these muffins anywhere. The sugar alcohols are not listed in the nutritional info. Can you please tell me how many there are? Thanks!

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      May 11, 2020 at 10:18 am

      I don't list sugar alcohols. They are 5 net carbs

      Reply
  25. Lisa says

    May 01, 2020 at 12:54 am

    I asked about substituting honey for sweetener and haven’t received a reply. May I get an answer?

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      May 03, 2020 at 11:47 am

      Sorry, Lisa! Didn't see any other comment. Honey would not work as it would make the muffins too moist.

      Reply
  26. JENNIFER says

    April 19, 2020 at 10:20 pm

    Could fax egg work??

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      April 21, 2020 at 4:32 pm

      I haven't tried a flax egg but if you do please let me know if it works!

      Reply
  27. Johanne Desrosiers says

    April 18, 2020 at 10:53 am

    Hello, i really like your recipes, for the zucchini chocolat muffin, are you sure it is not 2 1/2 cup of coconut flour???

    thank you

    Reply
    • jenniferbanz says

      April 21, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      Coconut flour is very absorbent so a little goes a long way

      Reply
  28. Vicky says

    March 13, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Just a suggestion on muffins, breakfast muffins, etc.... Get a set of silicone muffin liners. Absolutely nothing sticks to them! No more losing half the treat because it's stuck. And no grease of any kind is needed.

    Thank you for so many wonderful recipes. Your chocolate chip muffins are one of my all-time favorite keto desserts!

    Reply
    • Cecily says

      July 27, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      I love those too! And it makes me happy to not be contributing to the landfill! But make sure they are good quality silicone. Mine are a little smaller than a "typical" cupcake, so I get a few extra cupcakes!
      In Joy,
      Cecily

      Reply
  29. Noelle says

    December 18, 2019 at 8:40 pm

    5 stars
    I love that you added zucchini to this recipe, unexpected for a chocolate recipe and that made it delicious! Thank you

    Reply
  30. Sophie Heath says

    December 18, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely so delicious! A must try recipe!!

    Reply
  31. Adriana says

    December 18, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    5 stars
    I had never tried coconut flour this was my first time and I thank you for suggesting it was an easy yummy recipe to make at home.

    Reply
  32. Cathy says

    December 18, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    5 stars
    These look delicious! Added to my muffin repertoire! Perfect for the New Year!

    Reply
  33. Alina | Cooking Journey Blog says

    December 18, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    5 stars
    I love healthy treats like this! I think we'd eat them all at once, so one batch sure isn't enough 😀

    Reply
  34. Jacqueline Debono says

    December 18, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    5 stars
    These low carb chocolate zucchini muffins were a total hit! We don't have young kids at home now, but my hubby and I devoured them!

    Reply
  35. Anita says

    December 18, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    5 stars
    These are great, and we love it! I'm sure it will taste even more coconuty awesome with coconut cream instead of heavy cream. 🙂

    Reply
  36. Sue McKinney says

    September 17, 2019 at 11:19 am

    5 stars
    I made this recipe last night....OMG these keto chocolate muffins are delicious! I took some to work and my friends loved them. I modified the recipe a little by omitting the nutmeg and replacing the heavy cream with unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead. It reduced the fat and calories and added a great flavor! Love that these muffins are low in fat and carbs and have protein and fiber!!!!

    Reply
  37. Mary says

    June 15, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    5 stars
    Julie, I used all your subs except for the chia seeds and this was the best low carb treat I have ever tasted!!! Thanks for your input!

    Reply
  38. Sandy says

    May 24, 2019 at 12:24 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe!! I used monkfruit sweetener and chopped up some unsweetened chocolate instead of the chips but otherwise made as directed! These are addicting!!!

    Reply
  39. Sully Cardona says

    January 20, 2019 at 7:02 pm

    5 stars
    How much splenda could I use for this recipe if I dont have Swerve?

    Reply
  40. Colleen says

    September 14, 2018 at 9:39 am

    5 stars
    Love this recipe! I made it exactly as instructed. I’ll definitely use this one again. Could you please enter the nutritional information into My Fitness Pal so we can track them? I couldn’t find it there.
    Thank you again!

    Reply
  41. Sara says

    August 13, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! I followed the recipe exactly as stated, and they turned out perfect. Yum! My kids loved them too. I can’t wait to try your other recipes! This one is definitely a keeper!

    Reply
  42. Miriam Zappala says

    February 26, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    5 stars
    Hello
    I was wondering if I can use almond flour instead of coconut flour?
    Thank you

    Reply

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