Healthier chocolate muffins are a great way to start your day, and with less guilt. It always makes me feel better about serving something to my family if the recipe has some healthier ingredients in it.

What Ingredients Do I Need For Healthier Chocolate Muffins?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these muffins (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Whole wheat flour
• Coconut sugar or swerve
• Cocoa powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Bananas
• Eggs
• Pure maple syrup
• Almond milk
• Vanilla extract
• Plain yogurt
• Coconut oil, melted
• Chocolate chips (mini or regular size)

How Do I Make Healthier Chocolate Muffins?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these muffins (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line a muffin tin with liners.
• Place the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mash the bananas, then add to the dry ingredients.
• Next add the eggs and mix the ingredients.
• Put the maple syrup, almond milk, and vanilla extract in and combine.
• Add the coconut oil and mix one more time.
• Stir in the chocolate chips and then place the dough into the muffin cups, about 3/4 full.
• Place in the oven and bake for 16-20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.

Tips and Tricks For Healthier Chocolate Muffins:

• Try gluten free flour.
• Omit the chocolate chips.
• Add some walnuts or chopped pecans, or even some almonds.
• You could use honey in place of the maple syrup.

Also here is a little secret; our very favorite muffin recipe in our family is pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. However they are not as healthy as Healthier chocolate muffins.

More Delicious Muffins:

Cinnamon Muffins

Apple Streusel Muffins

Moist Pineapple Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Pecan Muffins

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Yield: 12 muffins

Healthier Chocolate Muffins

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Healthier chocolate muffins are a great way to start your day, and with less guilt. It always makes me feel better about serving something to my family if the recipe has some healthier ingredients in it.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 33 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar or swerve
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 2)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 3 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips (mini or regular size)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line a muffin tin with liners.
3. Place the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, mash the bananas, then add to the dry ingredients.
5. Next add the eggs and mix the ingredients.
6. Put the maple syrup, almond milk, and vanilla extract in and combine.
7. Add the coconut oil and mix one more time. (This helps so the oil doesn't solidify).
8. Stir in the chocolate chips and then place the dough into the muffin cups, about 3/4 full.
9. Place in the oven and bake for 16-20 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.

Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 249Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 31mgSodium 300mgCarbohydrates 42gFiber 3gSugar 25gProtein 5g