Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18 muffins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup canola oil; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 eggs; 2 cups flour; 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup finely shredded zucchini; 1 cup mini chocolate chips, divided; 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 Tablespoon flour

Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake Muffins and a cup of milk is the perfect way to start out the day. Chocolate and cheesecake for breakfast always gets my vote.

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Well, our kids successfully managed their first day back at school yesterday. Is it me or does summer seem to get shorter each year? Maybe it’s just going by faster. Either way, it always shocks me when school rolls back around.

I love having the kids home during the summer. Hello fun trips and house cleaners all the time. But I also love the routine of having them in school too.

Our kids are going to a new school this year, and they have a little bit later start time this year. Not a huge difference, but enough that we had to switch our gym time to an earlier slot.

I think I’m struggling with that more than the kids are struggling going back to school. Maybe a Dark Chocolate Latte every mid-morning to keep myself awake the rest of the day is a good idea!

Even though the kids are in school and I already shoved a pumpkin recipe on you yesterday, I’m going back to my beloved zucchini.

I hope you guys are just as crazy about this versatile veggie because I have a couple more dinners and treats to share with you.

Of course, I couldn’t let the summer go by without chocolate coating some of the greens for you. Every since I made (and devoured) this Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake, I can’t get enough of zucchini in my chocolate goodies. It’s so yummy!

But this time we are making a breakfast muffin with a cheesecake center. Any time we can make cheesecake AND chocolate and call it breakfast is a major win in my book.

These Carrot Cheesecake Muffins from a while ago were my inspiration for today’s chocolate muffins. Changing out the shredded carrots for shredded zucchini and then adding some cocoa powder and chocolate chips just seemed like a good idea.

Boy was I right!!!

After waiting impatiently for the first batch to cool, I finally sunk my teeth into a few Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake Muffins and am happy to report that this muffin makeover was a huge success.

Soft fluffy chocolate muffins, melty chocolate chips, and a creamy cheesecake center will have you reaching for another muffin stat.

Trust me and run to the Farmer’s Market (or your garden) and pick up some more zucchinis because you need this muffin in your life like yesterday!

Tips for making Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake Muffins:

Shred your zucchini using the fine side of a hand grater. As long as your zucchini isn’t super juicy, there is no need to squeeze out the liquid.

Mix together the oil, sugars, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir together the dry ingredients and add that alternately with the buttermilk until everything is mixed together.

Stir in the zucchini and some mini chocolate chips gently. Spoon the batter evenly into 18 greased muffin pan cavities.

Mix together your cheesecake filling and spoon half of it into a ziplock baggie. Cut one tip off and sink it into the center of each muffin. Squeeze the cheesecake into each muffin center. Refill your baggie with the rest of the cheesecake and add a swirl of cheesecake to the top of each muffin.

Sprinkle the edges of the muffins with the rest of the mini chocolate chips before baking them. This just makes these Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake Muffins look like bakery style muffins. Gotta love pretty muffins, right? Plus, extra chocolate is always a win.

More Chocolate Zucchini Recipes you may enjoy:

Chocolate Zucchini Donuts – soft baked donuts loaded with three kinds of chocolate and shredded zucchini are a delicious way to do breakfast
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Bread – two times the chocolate will hide the fact that this bread is loaded with a healthy veggie
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins – chocolate and toffee bits will get anyone to add more greens to their breakfast routine
Chocolate Zucchini Doughnut Muffins from Crazy for Crust – the sweet cinnamon sugar coating on these little bites make them so delicious
Chocolate Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies from Give Recipe – the oats and shredded zucchini in this recipe have me convinced they are perfect for breakfast

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