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June 24, 2020

Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins

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These Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins are fluffy, fudgy, and rich chocolate muffins that are grain-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. They are the perfect treat to add to your meal prep and enjoy throughout the week!

The perfect balance of light and fluffy and rich and chocolatey

I have come to realize that if I completely deprive myself of sweets I tend to go the opposite way and binge on them. A lot of people seem to agree with me on this point. It is better for me to have a healthier option I can grab each day.

With my psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis I can’t just grab any sweet treat. I have to be careful about the ingredients I am using. Thees muffins are dairy-free, nut-free, and grain-free, but I have not compromised on taste or texture. They are still fluffy and delicious and loaded with rich chocolate flavor.

What kitchen tools will I need to make these healthy nut-free muffins?

  • Muffin tin
  • Cupcake liners
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups and measuring spoons
  • Liquid measuring cup
  • Mixing spoons

What ingredients will I need to make these healthy double chocolate chip muffins?

  • Eggs
  • Pumpkin puree – canned pumpkin, but check that the only ingredient is pumpkin
  • Maple syrup
  • Coconut oil
  • Cocoa powder
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Chocolate chips

Let’s make some healthy double chocolate muffins!

Step 1: Preheat oven and mix batter

To begin, preheat oven to 350F and line 10 cupcake tin slots with cupcake liners. Next, add eggs, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil to a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.

Then, in a separate mixing bowl, combine coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and then fold in the chocolate chips.

Step 2: Fill muffin tins and bake

Next, add 1/4 cup of batter to each of the 10 cupcake mold slots. Then, place in the oven and bake for 32 minutes.

Step 3: Cool and enjoy!

Then, remove from the oven and allow them to cool fully before enjoying. Finally, store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.

How should I store these healthy muffins and can I freeze them?

Once cooked and cooled fully, store these muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If you want to keep them for longer, you can freeze these muffins for up to 4 months. You can remove them and defrost to enjoy one by one.

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins

★★★★★ 5 from 9 reviews
  • Author: Madeline
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 32 minutes
  • Total Time: 42 minutes
  • Yield: 10 muffins 1x
  • Category: Snack/Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

A grain-free, dairy-free, and nut-free super chocolatey muffin!


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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned pumpkin, but make sure pumpkin is the only ingredient)
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line 10 cupcake tin slots with cupcake liners
  2. Add eggs, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil to a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly
  3. In a separate mixing bowl combine coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt
  4. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and then fold in the chocolate chips
  5. Add 1/4 cup of batter to each of the 10 cupcake mold slots
  6. Place in the oven and bake for 32 minutes
  7. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool fully before enjoying
  8. Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days

Keywords: healthy double chocolate muffins, healthy double chocolate chip muffins, double chocolate chip muffins

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Recipes, Snack

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Comments

  1. Molly says

    June 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    As someone with an autoimmune disease, I have (temporarily, I hope) eliminated several foods from my diet and have been searching for a healthier sweet treat to satisfy my cravings. These muffins were PERFECT. The pumpkin base makes them moist and fluffy and they certainly satisfy my chocolate and sweet cravings. I didn’t have chocolate chips on hand, so I left those out but these muffins are still delicious. Definitely recommend!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      June 26, 2020 at 11:20 am

      THank you for sharing! I am in the exact same situation so I FEEL YOU. annoying to have to limit yourself, but SO nice to find alternatives.

      Reply
  2. Leah G says

    July 7, 2020 at 9:54 pm

    OMG!!!! These are AMAZING! Made them for a trip and they traveled well and really hit the sweet tooth craving. Definitely making these gems again.

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      July 8, 2020 at 7:28 am

      ah yay! So glad!! They definitely cure my cravings

      Reply
  3. Veronica says

    July 9, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    I made these this morning, and they were amazing! They tasted just like chocolate cake. I did not detect any extra flavors (although they wouldn’t be necessarily bad, just not flavors that would be in chocolate cake) such as pumpkin or maple syrup. They are moist and chocolaty and just what I have been craving. I have recently dropped refined sugar and gluten from my diet, and I’m happy to have found this recipe to fulfill my chocolate muffin craving! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      July 11, 2020 at 5:00 pm

      Thank you for sharing, Veronica! and I agree, the cocoa really masks the other flavors to make a rich and chocolatey muffin

      Reply
  4. Alexis Mauger says

    July 14, 2020 at 10:09 am

    These are so delicious! My boyfriend said these were one of the best muffins he’s ever eaten. So easy to make and they taste amazing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      July 14, 2020 at 2:45 pm

      Thank you for sharing!! Boyfriend approved is a high honor in the world of healthy baking

      Reply
  5. Mar says

    August 2, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    Made these last night and they were perfect! Ate one immediately and it was so moist. Today for a snack I had one and topped it with probiotic cocoyo and fresh blueberries – so good. Appreciate that this recipe is dairy free, grain free, and nut free but still has eggs and no fake sugars. Whenever you eliminate everything from a baked good like this I feel that it really never satisfies the craving. Keeping the eggs and maple syrup made these perfect and they satisfy the craving for those chocolate muffins from Costco.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      August 3, 2020 at 11:13 am

      I am SO glad! Thank you for sharing! I agree that you still want things to taste like a treat 🙂

      Reply
  6. Marygrace says

    August 12, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    I made these for my family over the weekend and everyone RAVED about them, especially my mom! She and I are both gluten and dairy intolerant so we were thrilled to find a recipe that accommodated our needs AND satisfied our sweet/chocolate cravings. Loved the texture, the taste, and the simplicity of the ingredients!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      August 13, 2020 at 7:52 am

      This makes me SO happy!! I love that recipes can work for dietary restrictions and still be delicious. Thank you for sharing!!

      Reply
  7. Colleen M says

    September 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm

    These muffins are so unbelievably delicious. I highly recommend them if you love anything chocolate! I can’t believe they are gluten free. My picky husband and GF nephew devour these when I make them.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      September 15, 2020 at 12:15 pm

      Yay! Thank you for sharing!! SO happy your family enjoyed them

      Reply
  8. Pegj51 says

    October 31, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Delicious! Thank you! For mini muffins, what would be the baking time?

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      October 31, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      Hi! 17 minutes should be good!

      Reply
  9. Johanna S says

    November 7, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    Do moist and chocolatey! Someone posted on Instagram that they used 1c almost flour instead of coconut flour and it’s perfect! I usually don’t have coconut flour in my home so it worked out. I only needed to bake mine for 22 minutes instead of 32. I say just keep an eye out on your muffins and when you smell the chocolate, just check on it. Deff making again

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      November 8, 2020 at 9:06 pm

      Amazing!! Thank you!!

      Reply
  10. Julie says

    December 28, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    Love these muffins!! Great flavor and texture. I followed the recipe exactly and I wouldn’t change a thing! Just trust the recipe, folks 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:19 pm

      wonderful!! I agree 🙂 trust the recipe!!

      Reply
  11. Lindsey Wherley says

    January 17, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    If you want a healthy muffin that is super deceiving- THIS IS IT! So yummy, moist, and delicious. Tastes just like homemade chocolate cake that I grew up with – only much healthier!
    Would 100% recommend, surely a crowd pleaser!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      January 18, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      love that!! Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Virginia says

    January 18, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Hi! I want to make these but I do not have coconut (or almond) flour. What do you recommend as a replacement?

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      January 18, 2021 at 9:06 pm

      Hi! I’ve never personally tried anything else, but perhaps you could try 1/2 cup of AP flour.

      Reply

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