On the weekend I was thinking about making Cranberry Walnut Breakfast Muffins but I was craving something chocolate-y and didn't want something as cake-like as the Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes (I reserve those for birthdays and special occasions), so
I dreamed up these Double Chocolate Muffins!
I totally got my chocolate fix and felt super good about my healthy, hearty and fulfilling muffin that I slathered with Sunbutter.
Truth be told I didn't manage to eat more than 4 or 5 of them because Vienna and Walker gobbled them up pretty fast (although I love when that happens because it's proof that the recipe was a success). That being said, I did get the last one when no one was looking and had it with a Rise & Shine Tea latte ! I've kept that secret to myself until just now. And since Vienna will be none the wiser (she can't read yet), and Walker probably won't read this blog post (haha!), the secret is safe with you and me right?
These muffins are so easy to make, I'm going to whip up another batch right after I hit publish on this blog post.
Baked goods are the easiest recipes to create with a toddler because you don't have to worry about sharp knives and it's fun for kids to dump in all the ingredients and stir.
Vienna loves helping me in the kitchen, and it's such a special time for us. Cooking together with kids is an amazing way to foster a positive relationship with food. I remember making peanut butter cookies with my mom like it was yesterday! (I also remember licking the batter off the spoon when she wasn't looking ;)
Look at that chocolate-y batter (and that sweet smile)! Now if I was making these just for myself and Walker, I would've added more raw cacao. But since Vienna's eating them, too, I didn't want them to be over-stimulating for her. As you might have read in my Superfoods for Kids post, raw cacao is not a food you want to give babies (at all) and little ones (in small amounts) because of the fact it has natural substances like caffeine and theobromine that are super energizing.
I made these "mini" because it's just easier for little ones to handle (and also means I can eat a few at a time)! If you bake them in a standard size muffin tin you'll just have to adjust the baking time to be a few minutes longer.
You'll notice I used Camino chocolate chips this time. While I usually use Enjoy Life, these have a little less sugar and I actually find them to have a richer chocolate taste.
These Double Chocolate Muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free and packed with goodness from almond flour and oats, which makes them blood sugar balancing, satiating and fibre-rich (plus, your microbes will love them too).
Here's my new recipe for Double Chocolate Muffins!
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Double Chocolate Muffins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour (or almond meal)
- 1 cup oats (oat flakes, old-fashioned or quick oats)
- 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp ea. baking soda and baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs*
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 3 tbsp non-dairy milk
- 1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips*
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180 C). Grease a mini muffin tin or line with paper cups.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together almond flour, oats, raw cacao, baking soda & powder, cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, combine eggs, maple syrup, coconut oil and non-dairy milk. Let the coconut oil cool slightly before combining otherwise it will cook the egg.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Fold in chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until a fork inserted comes out clean.
- Refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
*Or 1 banana or 2 flax eggs for an egg-free version.
**Up to you how chocolate-y you want it :)
Makes over 2 dozen mini muffins.
If you came here looking for a nut-free muffin, try these ones instead: Coconut Flour Banana Spice Muffins.
When you try these, please comment below and let me know what you think!
Have a joyous rest of your week!
Joy xo
How many mini muffins does the recipe mak?
ReplyJust over 2 dozen! Enjoy :)
I can't do the oats. Any suggestions? Allergic to quinoa.
ReplyYes, you can do brown rice flour. Enjoy!
How much less cacao powder do you use when making them for the littles?
ReplyNot sure what age you're asking about, but if you wanted a healthy muffin recipe for a baby, I would suggest this one: https://www.joyoushealth.com/26355-blog-coconut-flour-banana-spice-muffins Enjoy!
Would a quarter cup of raw cacao powder be acceptable for a toddler?
ReplyNot in one serving. My daughter has these muffins but she doesn't eat the whole batch. So to answer your question, 1/4 cup of raw cacao in one serving would not be advisable. But 1-2 mini muffins per day for a toddler should be fine. But you know your child best. Some children are more sensitive than others so try it in the morning. Enjoy!
Hi Joy, I would really like to make these muffins. Is there anything I could use instead of the oats? My daughter canโt have any grains or pseudo grains. I made your chocolate breakfast bark. It was a huge hit. Thank you for that great recipe. My daughter makes it often now. Sometimes she adds a few drops of orange oil and cranberries.
ReplyHi Roz! I would recommend my Coconut Banana Spice Muffins instead for your daughter. They are my daughter's faves :) https://www.joyoushealth.com/26355-blog-coconut-flour-banana-spice-muffins and you could add raw cacao powder to this too if you wanted to.
Thank you for replying :)
ReplyThese are beyond delicious! I just had to toss half of them in my freezer before they all disappeared in a day! Thanks Joy!
ReplyHurray! Glad to hear you loved them!
Made these last night and they were delicious! I substituted flax instead of eggs and they turned out great. I also baked them closer to 15 minutes. Will definitely be making these again. Thanks for the great recipe!
ReplyPerfect! So glad to hear they were a hit!
Joy! These are so yum! So chocolatey, tender and fluffy! My healthy-averting husband even loved them. Thank you so much again! One step closer to a Joyous lifestyle!
ReplyGlad you love them Morgan and your hubs too!
I made these today and they are absolutely delicious!! Iโm sure this will become a staple in my kitchen. Thank you for the amazing (and super quick/easy) recipe!
ReplyGlad to hear you love them Virginia!
These turned out amazing and hit the spot, I am pregnant and have never been a big lover of chocolate but have been craving it lately. Thank you!!!!
ReplyAwesome! Congrats on your pregnancy and glad they hit the spot!
I really want to make these (and I happen to have all the ingredients, yay me!), but I don't have a mini muffin tin - how many regular sized muffins will this make (12?) and how much would you increase the baking time? Thanks for all the amazing recipes.
ReplyHi Kristin,
It will make 10-12 muffins and yes you'll need to increase the time to 15-18 minutes or when a fork inserted comes out clean. Enjoy!
They turned out amazing! I took some to work and my co-workers devoured them - luckily I kept some back for myself! Will be making them again today.
Yum..just made a batch ..yum, just yum :-)
ReplyGreat glad you loved them!!
Everyone loved these and so easy to make!! Healthy and delicious ๐ Thanks!
ReplyYay! Thrilled to hear that Anna. Thanks,
Joy
These sound delicious! Can I use unsweetened cocoa powder instead of raw cacao? Thanks!
ReplyYes for sure :)
I would love to make these for my daughter a s a school snack. I can't use any nuts or nut flour. Any suggestions?
ReplyI would suggest these nut-free muffins instead, they are amazingly delicious too! https://www.joyoushealth.com/26355-blog-coconut-flour-banana-spice-muffins
How many calories?
ReplyHi Jo, not sure but you could probably put the ingredients into an app like myfitnesspal and figure it out. I don't count calories because I rather you focus on quality of food, then calories don't matter as not all calorie are created equal. :)
Canโt wait to try them, my little dude is still so particular!! I keep trying though in hopes something will snap in his brain
ReplyFingers crossed he loves them!
My two older daughters, 13
ReplyThese muffins look amazing! And yes, that is a sweet smile. She reminds me of my grand niece, loves cooking and helping out in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing! ๐
ReplyThank you so much!
Can a sugar free option(i.e. Allulose, Xylitol, Lakanto Classic) be subbed for the maple syrup? Thanks!
ReplyYes for sure. I don't know the exact substitution because I don't use any of those but I'm sure they will work.
Hi Joy, By non-dairy milk can we use almond or coconut milk? Thanks Lina
ReplyYes for sure! Either will work :)
Hi Joy. I made a batch on Saturday, and they were very tasty! The family really enjoyed the flavour so we'll be making them again. I used a regular sized muffin tin, so obviously had to bake longer than your original recipe. This is my first time baking without AP flour, and I found that they were a little crumbly with concave tops. Would this be normal for a gluten free recipe?
ReplyGlad you loved them! Re the tops being concave, did you use baking soda and baking powder? That's my only thought why that happened unless you didn't fill each muffin tin high enough?
can i substitute walnuts for the dried cranberries?
ReplySure!
Yum! Mine just came out of the oven - perfect for Easter weekend!
ReplyWonderful, enjoy!!
Hello! I made these muffins and they are delicious. I was wondering if you tried grinding the oats to oat flour to use in this recipe? Do you think it would work with this recipe? Thank you, Christine
ReplyYes probably but I don't know how much it's going to change the dry to wet ratio by processing it into a flour. It will likely absorb more water so you may need to add more liquid. Let me know how it turns out!
my partner can't have almond meal - do you have any suggestions for alternatives? Thank yu!
ReplyYou could try brown rice flour instead. Let me know how it turns out :)
Could these be made with flax eggs instead of eggs.
ReplyYes most likely! If you read the comments here I'm pretty sure someone has already made them without eggs :)
Your daughter is growing too fast! Followed you since Steven and Chris show! Keep up great work!!
ReplyOh wow! That's definitely a long time. I was pregnant when I did their show :)
Yep...enjoying seeing her grow up!! My youngest granddaughter got married in may this year...june her sister moved to Florida for work. Enjoy everyday....time has flownโค
ReplyHi Joy, I made these muffins and substituted 2 eggs for banana. They were super moist and a big hit with the trainers at the gym. xxoo p.s. could i use less maple syrup in the batch?
ReplyThanks so much for letting me know that! I will update the recipes so others know. So glad they were a hit!
mine were quite dry - could this be because of over mixing? baking too long? any thoughts?! the taste was deeeelicious tho!
ReplyDid you make any substitutions for another flour or anything? If not, it's tough to say. Sometimes it's just the oven baking time needs to be adjusted slightly. Glad they were tasty though!
This is easy and yummy. Saw your post and decided to make it and substituted honey for maple and omitted dried cranberries since I donโt have it.
ReplySounds great!
Hi! Can I use steel cut oats for this recipe?
ReplyYou can try! I haven't done that though.
These are the bomb dot com!!! My husband loves chocolate, and doesn't like oats/oatmeal, so I whipped these up yesterday, and he loved them! He is a picky eater, and doesn't like chocolate chips inside of things (other than cookies), so I melted them instead and drizzled on top. Such a perfect thing for him to eat for breakfast or a snack during the day!
ReplyHa! Glad you love them as much as we do! Your comment made my day!
I made these today!! The recipe was easy and they turned out perfect!! So delicious! Thanks!
ReplySo happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment :)
Iโm a horrible baker so I attempted to make these with some trepidation. However despite only having one egg and mashing half a banana as a sub, adding extra cocoa and needing to bake an extra ten minutes (I used a large muffin pan so made 12), they were simply delectable and munchalicious!! ๐๐๐ Thanks for the fab recipe Joy!
ReplyMunchalicious! What a great word. So glad to hear you loved them Jacki, thanks for the comment!
These were great with banana and apple sauce for egg substitutions - thanks so much!
ReplyHappy to hear it worked well for you!
Hi Joy! Thank you very much for such a great recipe! My family finished all 12 muffins so fast!!! Can I double this recipe?
ReplyYes absolutely! Glad everyone loved them!
Another wonderful recipe. I cut back slightly on the maple syrup but put a fresh raspberry on the top of each mini muffin and two on the top of the 2nd batch which were larger muffins. We loved the flavour boost from the raspberry. This is a nice low fat and healthy treat.
ReplySounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing your subs!
Hi Joy. Can I use oat flour instead. I just grind all oats to use it for your Blueberry muffins๐. Thanks
ReplyThat should work but you may need to modify the liquid a bit.
Hi, I made these and they tasted amazing!!!! However, they concave tops and crumbled as soon as I took them out of the muffin tin. I did make regular size and I substituted one ripe banana for the egg, maybe that's why? I don't know what happened.
ReplyGlad you love them! There are a variety of reasons this can happen from mixing too much, having expired baking powder or soda, oven temp not being hot enough, opening the door when it's baking, filling the cup too high or too low. However, if they taste good that's all that matters!
Thank you! I make this recipe at least once a week. Sometimes make it into a loaf and serve slices of it for breakfast and my kids think Iโm serving cake which makes me feel really sneaky and smart!
ReplyGreat idea to turn it into a loaf!!
I have a sensitivity to almond flour. What would you use as a substitute? Love to make these as they look delicious ๐
ReplyHi! Is it all nuts? Cause you could swap in a different nut flour like hazelnut which would be delicious!
I just made these with olive oil instead of coconut oil and banana instead of egg! They are amazing! Most times I try to make muffins without eggs they fail - these are perfect! Thanks Joy!
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