Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp baking powder

1/3 tsp salt
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup zucchini, grated

1 egg

1/3 cup canola oil

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/3 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions:

In a large bowl, beat-in the egg.

Beat-in the sugar and the oil.

Add-in cocoa, vanilla and grated zucchini; stir to mix.

Add-in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir to mix, just until moist.

Pour the batter into prepared muffin cups, about 3/4 full. Bake in a 175ºC preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Happy Eating!!

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(Homemade) Pumpkin Pie Spice

Ingredients:
3 tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp nutmeg
1 ½ tsp ground allspice
1 ½ tsp ground cloves

Instructions:

In a small bowl, add-in all the spices, and mix well to combine.
Store in a small airtight jar or spice container.