Healthy Chocolate and Vegetable Mini Muffins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup oat bran
• 1 cup rolled oat
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4-1/2 cup sugar (depending on how mean a mummy you are)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup yoghurt (I use lightly sweetened vanilla yoghurt)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cooked and mashed butternut squash or sweet potato
• 1 medium zucchini, finely grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 100 g chopped bittersweet dark chocolate or chocolate chips (about 4 oz)

Directions

1. 1

   Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Combine dry ingredients in large bowl and mix well.

3. 3

   In separate bowl, beat egg slightly, and add all remaining ingredients except choc chips and veggies. Stir well.

4. 4

   Add liquid mixture, mix until ingredients are moistened. Gently fold in veggies and choc chips.

5. 5

   Divide among mini muffin cups, filling completely. Smooth top slightly.

6. 6

   Bake at 175 c for 15 min, or until center comes clean on toothpick/knife.

7. 7

   Cool on rack.