Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

This recipe was adapted from a Cooking Light recipe in the July 2004 issue.

3/4 c sugar

1/4 c vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 c apple sauce

1 3/4 c all-purpose flour

6 T unsweeted cocoa

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 c shredded zucchini or one large

1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips or roughly chopped chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix wet ingredients in a mixer at low speed.

Sift flour through salt into wet mixture.

Stir in zucchini and chops.

Pour into prepared muffin pans, about 3/4th full.

Bake 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.