Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These have even less fat than the low fat choc chip zucchini muffins I posted last week. These are also more moist. I thought they were super delicious, and my 5 year old couldn't stop eating them.

1/3 cup boiling water
1 large zucchini, shredded
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1.25 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 ripe banana, mashed
1.5 tablespoons flaxseed meal mixed with 1/8 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2.) Pour the boiling water over the shredded zucchini

3.) Mix in the rest of the ingredients

4.) Scoop batter into muffin pan (makes 18 servings)

5.) Bake for 30 minutes.

Potato Zucchini Pancakes

Mix together: 
One large zucchini, grated
Three large potatoes, grated
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3/4 cup whole wheat flour 

I then cooked these on my George Foreman grill with no oil. The whole family ate them up. 

Low Fat Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

Dry Ingredients: 
One and a half cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
Half teaspoon baking soda
half teaspoon baking powder
have teaspoon salt
half teaspoon cinnamon

Wet Ingredients: 
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal combined with 6 tablespoons of water
half cup of applesauce
2 cups of shredded zucchini
half cup chocolate chips

Instructions: 
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, then gently combine them and put the batter into a 12 count muffin pan and bake at 350° for 25 minutes.

Low Fat Chocolate Waffles

Ingredients: 

1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 
2 tablespoons agave nectar 
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips 

Instructions: 

Mix the dry ingredients first, then mix the wet, then gently mix the two together, and cook in a waffle iron according to its instructions.