Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Preheat your oven to 350 F.

Place your grated zucchini in a food processor and process until mashed and smooth. Pour the zucchini into a bowl and add the eggs, applesauce, oil, vanilla extract and stevia and stir to combine.

In another bowl stir together all the dry ingredients (all of the remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips and the extra tablespoon of flour).

In a small bowl mix 1 tablespoon of flour with the chocolate chips. Set aside.

Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and stir well. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Spray two 12-count muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or use cupcake liners. (Recipe actually makes 18.) Spoon the batter into the liners.

Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to cool before adding frosting, if you plan to frost them.