Ever wish you could savor rich, super chocolatey muffins that weren't loaded with tons of calories but not sacrifice chocolate taste and delicious texture? Ok then! I give you these amazing Super Healthy Fudgy Double Chocolate Muffins! Vegan, Sugar-free & Gluten free options available!!
These muffins taste like cupcakes literally! No need for frosting anyways, because these muffins are so moist and chocolatey, as is!
Ingredients You Need
- applesauce
- agave nectar
, honey
or maple syrup
- brown sugar or healthy monkfruit brown sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- olive oil
- unsweetened almond milk
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- whole-wheat pastry flour
or all-purpose flour
or gluten free flour
- semisweet chocolate chips
How to Make Double Chocolate Muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C) and line 12 muffins with paper liners in a muffin tin pan
, or spray with non-stick spray
.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the applesauce, olive oil, agave syrup/honey/maple syrup, sugar, baking soda, and salt for 45 seconds.
- Stir in the almond milk and whisk once more.
- Sift cocoa powder and flour over wet ingredients and stir with a spoon or spatula until just combined. Make you you don't over-mix. You want to mix until just combined.
- Fold in ½ cup chocolate chips.
- Batter should be quite thick, but not pourable. Use a scoop to add the muffin batter to the muffin tins and fill ¾ full and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 17-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes in the pan, remove from tins and let cool on a cooling rack.
- Make sure to seal, will keep several days.
Storing & Freezing Chocolate Muffins
Store muffins in sealed container for up to 4 days or for longer storage, store in fridge.
How to Make Double Chocolate Muffins Healthy
- These muffins have intense chocolate flavor. By using applesauce and olive oil, these muffins stay super moist and don't fall apart!
- No banana is involved, like these. However, you could substitute banana or Greek Yogurt for the applesauce as well!
- You could change up the all-purpose flour
. We used whole wheat flour
, but other flour options you can use is gluten-free flour 1 for 1
.
- I love using olive oil, but I also like to use avocado
and canola
oil. You can also use melted coconut oil
or butter. For vegan, use vegan butter.
- Add a few tablespoons of flax seed
, chia seeds
or some chopped nuts
for extra protein.
- For even more richer chocolate taste, add some coffee extract
or use a dark chocolate cocoa powder
or use a couple of tablespoons of black cocoa powder.
- For sugar-free option, use a sugar like Lakanto
as a replacement for the brown sugar or your favorite healthy sugar you love!
I can't believe how healthy these muffins are. It makes me want to eat the whole pan of them, even more knowing they are healthy! That's why we have freezers. 🙂 You can freeze these up to 3 months. Take them out as needed and enjoy with a hot cup of coffee! YUM!
More Healthy Muffins!
- Low Carb Cocao Bliss Cake Muffins
- Cinnamon Apple Muffins - GF, Keto | Low-Carb, Sugar-Free
- Skinny Peanut Butter Banana and Chocolate Chip Muffins {GF}
- Healthy Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins - Sugar Free & Vegan Options
- Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
- Skinny Apple Peanut Butter Mini Muffins
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Super Healthy Fudgy Double Chocolate Muffins
Healthy Super Fudgy Double Chocolate Muffins - Ever wish you could savor rich, super chocolatey muffins that weren't loaded with tons of calories but not sacrifice taste and texture? Try these amazing Super Healthy Fudgy Double Chocolate Muffins! Sooo good!
Ingredients
- 1 cup applesauce
- ¼ cup agave nectar honey or maple syrup can also be subbed
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup olive oil or melted coconut oil, canola oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 1 ⅓ cups whole-wheat pastry flour sifted (or unbleached all-purpose or gluten free)
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips + more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C) and line 12 muffins with paper liners, or spray with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the applesauce, olive oil, aguave syrup, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt for 45 seconds.
- Stir in the almond milk and whisk once more.
- Sift cocoa powder and flour over wet ingredients and stir with a spoon or spatula until just combined. Make you you don't over-mix. You want to mix until just combined.
- Fold in ½ cup chocolate chips.
- Batter should be quite thick, but not pourable. Use a scoop to add the muffin batter to the muffin tins and fill ¾ full and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 17-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes in the pan, remove from tins and let cool on a cooling rack.
- Make sure to seal, will keep several days.
Notes
Freezing is also an option for muffins.
For Sugar-free option, use a sugar like Lakanto as a replacement for the brown sugar. They have Golden.
Nutrition
Calories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 196mgPotassium: 169mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Recipe adapted from FUDGY VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BEET MUFFINS
Alyce says
Are they regular cupcake-size tins or jumbo muffin tins?
Kim Lange says
Hi Alyce! These are regular cupcake size tins. 🙂
Joh says
These sound pretty good. I think I’ll like em.
Kim Lange says
Definitely chocolatey and healthy, so that makes them even better. I hope you give them a try! xo
Meridyth says
Can you substitute regular milk for the almond milk? I have a tree nut allergy here. Thank you!
ChocolaTess says
Yes you can Meridyth! Enjoy!!
Agness of Run Agness Run says
Yum! These chocolate muffins seem like an ultimate treat, Kim! As a person with a sweet tooth, this dessert is a must try!
ChocolaTess says
Yes Agness, this is the perfect treat for a sweet tooth!! Thank you so much!
Laura says
They are delicious! My daughter Jennifer loved them!
ChocolaTess says
Sweet! That is so nice to hear Laura! Sounds like you have a chocoholic on your hands! 🙂
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
They definitely don’t look healthy! I bet they taste amazing too! Who needs the extra fat and calories, when you can make these?! I would definitely love one in the morning with my coffee!
ChocolaTess says
You would love them Kelly!! 🙂 Thanks doll!
Catherine says
These look incredibly delicious! So very rich and chocolatey, I would never guess there were such healthy ingredients, what a great bonus!! 😀
ChocolaTess says
That is sooo the truth Catherine! They are much healthier, tastier and way less calories than those chocolate muffins you get at the store!!
Laura says
I love this recipe! Yummy! Dark chocolate muffins that are good and healthy. I would probably eat more than one myself.
ChocolaTess says
Laura, trust me, you will! These are so good and you can change them up easily. Hope you try them!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
Loving these! They look decadent and not remotely healthy! I'd definitely be tempted to eat every single one 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Yea I happened to polish off 4 in a day...they didn't last around here and were shared with my son's friends, who totally loved them! 🙂