Black Forest Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup applesauce
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
5 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
2 medium zucchini
2 cups cherries, pitted
1/2 - 3/4 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Combine applesauce and baking powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
Puree zucchini in food processor.
Add cherries and pulse a couple times, until cherries are chunked up (you don't have to completely puree mixture, unless you have really picky eaters). You should have about 3-4 cups of mixture.
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl.
Add applesauce, oil and zucchini/cherry mixture.
Add enough buttermilk to make a thick batter. Amount really varies depending on your flour, your cherry mixture, and on the humidity.
Pour batter into muffin tin, about 3/4 full. (I don't use liners, I just spray tin with cooking spray).
Bake @ 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.