Chocolate and Zucchini Muffins with Air Fryer
These chocolate and zucchini muffins made with the air fryer are a soft and moist dessert, enriched with chocolate chips. Preparation takes just a few minutes: simply mix the dry ingredients with the wet ones, add the grated zucchini and chocolate chips, pour into the molds, and bake for 12 minutes at 180°C in the air fryer.
Servings: 10 porzioni
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Mixing bowls
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Fine grater
- 1 Muffin liners
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Kitchen scale
- 1 Measuring cups
- 1 Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 250 gr plain flour 00
- 50 gr unsweetened cocoa powder
- 80 gr granulated sugar
- 70 gr dark brown sugar
- 10 gr baking powder
- 1 nr egg large
- 70 gr salted melted butter
- 10 ml vanilla extract
- 250 ml milk whole
- 150 gr dark chocolate chips
- 1 nr zucchini medium, finely grated
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and baking powder. Mix well.
- In another bowl, combine the milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- Gradually pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients, mixing gently until fully incorporated.
- Wash, peel, and finely grate the zucchini. Add the grated zucchini to the batter and fold gently.
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.
- Fold 120 g of chocolate chips into the batter, mixing gently.
- Line muffin tins with paper liners and lightly spray with oil. Fill each cup about ¾ full.
- Distribute the remaining chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
- Place the muffin tins in the air fryer basket and cook at 180°C for 12 minutes.
- Check doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center: if it comes out clean, the muffins are ready. If not, continue cooking, checking every minute.
- Remove the muffins from the air fryer and let cool before removing from the liners.