How do you shred zucchini for muffins?

I like to shred zucchini in my food processor. This is the fastest way, but you can also use a box grater (use the large holes) instead.

There’s no need to peel the zucchini first, but quarter it and scrape out the seeds with a spoon if your zucchini are large.

How do you get the water out of zucchini?

Zucchini needs to be drained after shredding it to use it in baked goods like these chocolate zucchini muffins. Place the shredded zucchini in a fine mesh strainer and let the liquid drain out of it, pressing it with a spoon to get most of the liquid out.

You can wring out even more liquid in a clean kitchen towel if you like – just place the shredded zucchini on the towel, fold it over, twist the ends to seal it and the wring out as much liquid as you can.

But for muffins I usually just press out as much as I can in the strainer and that’s good enough.

Moist, chocolatey, delicious muffins that everyone will love!

You can adjust the recipe to suit your family's tastes, or create your own variations.