Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

These are pretty healthy, moist, and delicious. You cannot even tell they have zucchini in them and a great way to put nutrition into something your kids will eat! Excellent plain or with cream cheese frosting!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 22 mins
• Total Time: 37 mins
• Calories: 164 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• ½ cup applesauce
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• ½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 cup pureed zucchini
• 3 large eggs (such as omega-3 eggs)
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Mix cake mix, pudding mix, zucchini, eggs, sour cream, and applesauce together in a bowl until batter is smooth and thick; fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes.