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Hello delicious healthy mocha chocolate chip muffins! The pairing of chocolate with a hint of coffee (decaf if you’re making these for kiddos!!), is quite amazing! These healthy muffins are naturally sweetened with a little maple syrup and applesauce, they are totally oil-free, are gluten-free, and still incredibly moist muffins! Coffee brings out the chocolate flavor even more, which makes these treats even more chocolatey. There’s definitely nothing wrong with that!
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Mocha chocolate chip muffins
Coffee and chocolate were meant to mix together! I don’t know about you, but I love the combo.
Make these muffins with decaf coffee to share with the kids, or regular to keep to yourself!
Are mocha chocolate chip muffins healthy?
Here at Fit Mama Real Food we are all about making muffins healthy!
By sweetening naturally and including better for you ingredients like almond flour and apple sauce, you’ll feel good serving these tasty muffins at home.
What you’ll need for mocha chocolate chip muffins
- almond flour
- coconut flour
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- sea salt
- apple sauce
- maple syrup
- egg
- coffee
- vanilla extract
- mini chocolate chips
How to make them
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Line 9 muffin holes with paper or silicone liners.
- In a large bowl combine the almond flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, sea salt). Stir until thoroughly mixed, leaving no lumps.
- Add the apple sauce, maple syrup, egg, coffee and vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Add the muffin batter into 9 regular sized muffin tins. Top each muffin with a few additional chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes. Remove from the oven when a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool before eating.
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- Almond butter butternut squash muffins
- Almond butter zucchini muffins
- Healthy banana nut mini muffins
- Chocolate beet muffins
- Banana nut protein muffins
Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup apple sauce
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup coffee, cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, optional, extra for topping the muffins
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Line 9 muffin holes with paper or silicone liners.
- In a large bowl combine the almond flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, sea salt). Stir until thoroughly mixed, leaving no lumps.
- Add the apple sauce, maple syrup, egg, coffee, and vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Add the muffin batter into 9 regular sized muffin tins. Top each muffin with a few additional chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes. Remove from the oven when a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool before eating.
If you try this recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
*Originally published in July 2010. Updated December 2020.*
Never heard of using chickpea flour in muffins, I’d love to try this, it sounds unusual but it looks lovely and chocolatey.
*kisses* HH
You can’t even tell there’s chickpea flour in them. Just another way to speak in a healthy flour.