Recently, a reader commented on my Buckwheat Blueberry Muffin Recipe — I had forgotten about that little gem, and knew that these Buckwheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins were in my near future.
The reader commented that she loved the recipe because they weren’t crumbly like so many gluten free muffin recipes are. These are nice and firm and have substance- unlike what happens when you use oat flour in place of wheat.
But the other amazing things about this recipe is that they are made from whole food ingredients, like raw buckwheat groats, almonds, and zucchini. They are low in sugar (we all know how much I like to cut sugar out of recipes as much as possible!). I have been using dates as a sweetener a lot lately- but sometimes pureeing, blending, dates can be time consuming- and I was able to make this recipe work with a mere tablespoon and a half of coconut sugar. And actually- that was a mistake. My original recip
e also had some honey- but I was pleasantly surprised when these little gems came out of the oven and were plenty sweet despite the oversight!
Xander will officially be a year old in 8 days! Yowza- how did a year go by so quickly? I have been making him vegan (egg free) muffins with spelt flour and blending a date paste to sweeten them- but I can’t wait until he can have these. I have been holding off on giving him eggs and nuts because of my severe allergies– but so far, he has shown no signs of allergies, and I am gaining bravery at trying things out as his birthday nears!
By the way– I have quite a few baby food recipes, from the basics we started with, now working our way to great finger foods– I’ve been hesitant about posting them, but am thinking lots of people would be interested- comment below if you’d like to see some of them!
(He loved trying Mexican food out while in Oregon! And I loved taking him for walks in all the amazing parks!).
I am sure this recipe would work well if carrots were swapped for the zucchini, and raisins or nuts for the chocolate chips– variations will be made, and I’ll let you know all about them!
Contents
Buckwheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free)
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Dry
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour ground from raw buckwheat groats*
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Wet
- 1 small banana or half a large banana
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil warmed to liquid
- 1 tablespoon almond milk or milk of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix Ins
- 1 1/2 cups zucchini grated
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and stir well.
- Combine wet ingredients in a smaller bowl, and mix until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry, along with the zucchini, and mix until just combined, being careful not to over mix.
- Add the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Add batter to a muffin tin. I like to make 6 large muffins with this recipe- which means overfilling the tins a bit. The batter is thick, so it's okay to mound it in the pan.
- Bake for 20-24 minutes. They take 22 minutes to just start to brown on the tops in my oven.
Notes
Nutrition
Buckwheat, zucchini, and chocolate? My favorite things 😉 A beautiful trifecta!
Hi Chellfish! WOW…..Good looking recipes. I can’t wait to try some. Miss you.
Thanks Dollie! Miss you too– see you very soon.
Hi, I want to make these for school. Can I use something other than almond meal? More buckwheat or spelt flour?
Hi Sandy — I am not sure! I like to use almond flour because it’s sweeter and less dry than flours like buckwheat and spelt. My best guess would be to sub more oat flour! If you try something, do let me know! Possibly add another tablespoon of oil to make up for the loss of oil in the almond flour.
Love these muffins. Also, my niece (3rd child on the way) and I would be very interested in your baby food recipes. Hope to find them if you’ve already posted them.
I actually never did post the baby food recipes! And my now 5-year-old is a terrible eater. Luckily he will eat anything with chocolate chips 🙂 You shoudl try these muffin recipes also — https://sunkissedkitchen.com/gluten-free-double-chocolate-chip-muffins/ and https://sunkissedkitchen.com/buckwheat-blueberry-muffins-gluten-free/
I forgot to ask if you think I can substitute anything for the banana? I’m going to try a different fruit puree while I wait for your return comment. Thanks.