Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins

These chocolate chip muffins are super moist, soft, and fluffy and so easy to make. They’re made with healthy ingredients like almond flour and flaxseed meal while perfectly sweet and satisfying.

Just a super simple, nutritious version of a classic chocolate chip muffin! This recipe is actually based on my gingerbread muffins since my fam loved those, and these were just as big of a hit😙

They’re fluffy, moist, and soft, with nutritious ingredients and more fiber + protein than regular muffins! They’re also dairy free and can be made gluten free. 🙂

I honestly just can’t get over how good these are. they’re super quick to prepare so just do yourself a favor and make them😝🥰

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ingredients in healthy chocolate chip muffins

• eggs: I love making vegan muffins, but a recipe that uses almond flour really needs eggs for leavening. Plus, they're super nutritious and high in protein!
• avocado oil: it doesn't necessarily have to be avocado oil, but a neutral-tasting oil is super important for the moisture in these muffins. Avocado oil and light-tasting olive oil are my top picks for their high omega-3 content, but pretty much any oil such as coconut, vegetable, canola, sunflower, etc. will do the job.
• applesauce: the small amount of unsweetened applesauce just adds a bit more moisture apart from the oil.
• maple syrup and cane sugar: these both work as the sweeteners for this recipe!
• nondairy milk: oat milk is my top choice but any nondairy milk, or dairy milk, will work here.
• flour: I used all purpose flour for it's fluffy and light texture, but I've included notes on substitutions, including gluten free, in the substitutions section.
• almond flour: this is the majority of the flour for this recipe. It's high in protein, fiber, and healthy fats, and makes the muffins super moist! Make sure to get fine blanched almond flour for the best texture.
• flaxseed meal: this is one of my favorite ingredients because of how easy it is to sneak into recipes. It's super nutritious with high fiber, protein, and healthy fats and you really can't taste it in this recipe!

how to make healthy muffins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a muffin tin with silicone or paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs until uniform, then mix in the rest of the wet ingredients (oil, milk, applesauce, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla).
3. Fold in the dry ingredients (flour, almond flour, salt, flaxseed meal, baking soda, baking powder) and add the chocolate chips.
4. Scoop about ⅓ cup of the batter into each muffin liner, or fill until ¾ full. Bake for 15 minutes, let cool slightly, and enjoy! 🙂

ingredient substitutions

flour

When testing this recipe, the best result came from a combination of all purpose/white flour and almond flour. However, if you need the recipe to be gluten free or grain free, you can substitute for more almond flour. The result will be slightly more moist and dense, and a little less fluffy but still good.

If you just want a bit more fiber, you can also replace the white flour for white whole wheat flour. It won't be *as* fluffy but still have a decent texture and taste. I haven't tried regular wheat flour--I expect it will work fine but have a stronger wheat taste.

oil

Oil is an easy one as a pretty much any oil will work. You can use avocado oil, light-tasting olive, sunflower, coconut (melted), vegetable, canola, etc. The best choices are the ones with neutral or slight tastes, unsaturated fats, and high omega-3 contents.

sweeteners

For the granulated sweetener, I used cane sugar, but there are plenty of other options to choose from. Coconut sugar is a great alternative if you want a bit more nutrients (although it is such a small amount that it doesn't make much difference), or regular white sugar to keep things simple.

If there is a sugar-free granulated sweetener alternative that you are familiar with using, that's okay as well. Just keep in mind that many of these leave aftertastes or strange flavors, so they aren't my first choice.

For the maple syrup, you can choose from honey, agave, or simple syrup for similar results. You can also try molasses but the taste is strong (these gingerbread muffins are very similar and use molasses as the primary sweetener).

milk

Milk is another super flexible ingredient in this recipe. Oat milk is my favorite nondairy choice, but you can choose anything from almond to soy to coconut, etc. Dairy milk is an option too, if you're okay with dairy!

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I really hope you like this recipe! If you decide to make it, be sure to post a picture/story and tag me @nutritiousdelights on Instagram–I’d love to see!💕

Also, don’t forget to leave a comment if you make this so everyone knows how it goes 🙂 You can also feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions about the recipe!🥰

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