These Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Muffins are:
- super chocolatey
- healthy enough for breakfast
- seriously satisfying!
I’ve been on a bit of a healthy make-ahead breakfast/snack kick recently (hello Blueberry Muffins and Blueberry Banana Bread) and these Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Muffins fall into just that category…they’re healthy enough for breakfast, but are indulgent enough for dessert.
These muffins are easy to make, requiring just one bowl and familiar ingredients. The recipe is also versatile, as you can use any type of milk, any type of oil and any type of liquid sweetener you like.
The ground almonds also add a nice amount of protein and fibre, and make them the perfect candidate for a filling breakfast or snack.
Whilst these muffins won’t be refined sugar free if you use normal chocolate chips, you can omit them or use a refined sugar free brand of dark chocolate.
Alternatively, you could substitute the chocolate chips with fresh or dried fruit, such as fresh berries, raisins, dried cherries etc.
Though nothing beats a chocolate muffin fresh out the oven, these muffins keep well covered in the fridge for up to a few days, and freeze well too, which makes them particularly convenient for a quick breakfast.
If you have just taken them out of the fridge of freezer, I’d recommend warming them up in an oven toaster if you have one.
For more vegan chocolate baking recipes, check out my:
- Tahini Frosted Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Cake
- Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cake
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Orange Cake
- Chocolate Cupcakes
- German Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Mousse Cake
If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.
Helpful tools to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Muffins:
glass mixing bowl
measuring jug
muffin/cupcake tin
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 60 g (1/4 cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
- 230 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 150 g (1 1/4 cup) ground almonds* (almond meal)
- 150 g (1 1/4 cup) gluten-free flour blend (or sub plain flour if not gluten-free)
- 2 heaped teaspoons baking power (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 50 g (1.8oz) dark chocolate chips or chunks** (ensure dairy-free if necessary)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil)
- Once melted, add the milk to the same bowl along with the vinegar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and ground almonds
- Sift in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder
- Mix well, adding a tiny splash more milk if it’s looking too dry
- Stir in the chocolate chips
- Transfer mixture between 8 muffin cases in a muffin tin
- Bake in oven for around 20 minutes until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean
- Best when fresh, but keeps well covered in the fridge for up to a few days
Notes
almond flour
**For a refined sugar free version, omit or use a refined sugar free dark chocolateDisclosure: This posts contains affiliate links to Amazon. If you click through and purchase any of the products, a small percentage will come to me, with no extra cost to you! This income will go towards the running of this blog – thank you.
Trini
Hello! can I use stevia instead of maple syrup/sugar?
Rhian Williams
Yep that should be ok!
Liz
Thanks for the recipe, wondering if cacao powder would work or if it’d be too bitter?
Rhian Williams
Thank you! It should work – perhaps you could use a little less, or add a bit more sweetener. Hope that helps!
Sammy
So yummy can’t believe they’re healthy too!
Rhian Williams
Thank you!
Lisa
Hi, I read your recipe through and I’m not sure exactly what makes these healthy. I read the intro and your burbles before hand and your reasoning doesn’t make these muffins healthy. Depending on the flour blend you get or the sugar you substitute with it is probably better to eat a regular muffin, and cheaper, ingredient cost wise. Now I’m not saying they don’t taste good. Realistically though how are these actually “healthy”? Potentially healthier I could understand, but it’s false advertisement calling them healthy when they are loaded with starches, sugars, and fats.
Rhian Williams
Hi Lisa, I’m so sorry you feel that way. When I said they were healthy, I meant they were healthy compared to traditional chocolate muffins, which contain a lot more sugar and fat than these do. So perhaps the word “healthier” would have made the message clearer – I’m sorry if it was confusing. Thank you for your feedback.
Pj
Any substitute for almond flour? Nut allergy here.
Rhian Williams
Yes you can use ground sunflower seeds, or a fifth of the amount coconut flour. Hope that helps!
Nupur
Hello, Rhian!
How are you? I tried this chocolate muffin recipe today and the muffins turned out so well! So moist and delicious! Thank you for this. I wanted to ask if and how can I add eggs to this recipe. Could you please advise?
Rhian Williams
Hi, thank you so much! So glad you liked the recipe. If you want to add eggs, add 1 egg to the mixture and just add the milk a little bit at a time until the mixture becomes the same texture as the original muffin batter!