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These healthy homemade chocolate muffins are gluten-free and lower carb. They’re perfect for using with a Trim Healthy Mama plan or just anytime you want a healthy snack!
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Trim Healthy Mama Chocolate Muffins
The first time I made this recipe (last summer), some of my family members were doubtful about how good they would be.
They saw me mixing up oats in the blender, and they thought, “Oh, no, another one of Mom’s healthy concoctions!” LOL
But everyone was surprised at how good these were, and they’ve become a family favorite! In fact, I have to hide them if I want to have enough to freeze for later. 🙂
I do have to say that in real life they’re not quite as pretty as the ones in the stock photo above. They don’t usually rise as high.
But they still taste so good! I eat two of them for breakfast with some herbal tea sweetened with stevia and collagen added for protein.
Supplies Needed for This Recipe
- Blender
- Muffin pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Rubber spatula
- Whisk
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Liquid measuring cup
- Muffin cup liners
- Wire cooling rack
Ingredients
Scroll to the bottom of the post for the printable recipe.
- 1 3/4 cups old fashioned oats (We get our oats in bulk from this source.)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Super Sweet Blend or Truvia
- 3 eggs whites
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Muffins
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Spray muffin tins with non-stick coconut oil cooking spray (or line with paper muffin cups). Set aside. (I’ve found these turn out the nicest when I spray silicone baking cups with coconut oil spray. The muffins tend to stick to the paper muffin cups. But they easily slide out of the silicone baking cups.
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Add oats to blender and blend until you’ve made oat flour.
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Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl in the order listed. Stir together until you have a smooth batter with no lumps. (The batter will be very thin and watery.)
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Scoop/pour batter into prepared muffin tins. Fill each muffin well about 3/4 full.
- Place muffin tins into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow muffins to cool before removing from pan.
- Makes about 21 regular-sized muffins (depending on how full you fill each muffin well).
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Chocolate Muffins {Trim Healthy Mama-E}
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Super Sweet Blend
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain nonfat
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray muffin tins with non-stick coconut oil cooking spray (or line with paper muffin cups). Set aside. (I've found these turn out the nicest when I spray silicone baking cups with coconut oil spray. The muffins tend to stick to the paper muffin cups. But they easily slide out of the silicone baking cups.
- Add oats to blender and blend until you've made oat flour.
- Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl in the order listed. Stir together until you have a smooth batter with no lumps. (The batter will be very thin and watery.)
- Scoop/pour batter into prepared muffin tins. Fill each muffin well about 3/4 full.
- Place muffin tins into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow muffins to cool before removing from pan.
- Makes about 21 regular-sized muffins (depending on how full you fill each muffin well).
I use Super Sweet Blend for the sweetener to make these Trim Healthy Mama chocolate muffins.
If you need some, you can find Super Sweet Blend here. Or, you can use another stevia/erythritol blend, or whatever you prefer.
Looking for more THM inspiration? Try these:
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I made these and they had no flavor and I don’t know what I did… would you have any idea?
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that! I’m not sure. We love them. They aren’t as sweet or as rich as regular sugar-sweetened muffins.
If you let the batter sit for 20-30 minutes, it gets thicker and is easier to manage.
Thanks for the tip!
Have you ever tried baking blend in this instead of just oat flour? Just curious.
No, I haven’t. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!
These are very tasty muffins, however, my batch did not rise very well. I wonder why? All of my ingredients are fresh.
So glad you enjoyed them, Jill! Mine never rise very high either. They’re a different sort of texture than muffins made with flour.
This is my standard go-to recipe for E muffins! Thank you! I made a few adaptations to the recipe to make it dairy free. I sub the Greek yogurt with more applesauce, then I add collagen to up the protein, and some glucomanan to help avoid the crumbling. I also use oat flour and skip the blending stage. I’ve even been known to make an “icing” to serve with them for breakfast – gentle sweet, cocoa powder, collagen (helps it thicken), a few drops of dairy free milk, and a drop of vanilla.
So glad you like them, Amanda! And thank you so much for sharing your adaptations!
These look delicious! Thanks for sharing at Party in Your PJs!
Thank you!
This looks very good! I love anything chocolate! #homematters
I agree, anything chocolate is a hit here!
SO good! The texture makes me think of cake more than muffins though! Which is totally not a bad thing 😉 For more protein, I added half of a scoop of protein powder, which also happens to be sweetened with stevia so I think it helped to sweeten them more. I was wondering though, what would the THM serving size on these be? Because I just ate four.
So glad you liked them, Megan! And thanks for sharing your additions! I believe the serving size would be about two. That’s how many I usually eat for breakfast, with a bit of butter on them. 🙂
These are absolutely delicious! I added sugar free chocolate chips, and used 3/4C Greek yogurt instead of any apolesauce, and they turned out so yummy! THanks for the recipe!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked them, Betsy! And thank you so much for sharing the changes you made to the recipe—I’ll have to try that next time!
I just made these THM-E chocolate muffins. They don’t really seem like a muffin. Can anyone think of a reason why the tops would be rather rubbery? The inside texture is good, although the chocolate flavor is not strong nor is the muffin very sweet. It cries out for some yummy chocolate fatty icing!!
The texture is different than muffins made with wheat or white flour. I’ve noticed sometimes that applesauce can give baked goods a rubbery texture. And, yes, they’re not very sweet. Our family is used to eating low-sugar/no-sugar foods, so they feel like a treat to us. 🙂 There are a couple of yummy chocolate fatty icing recipes in the THM Cookbook, but if you add fat to these then they wouldn’t be an “E” anymore. But, if you’re not doing THM or you need a Crossover, that would work! Or, there might be an “E” icing recipe out there somewhere too that would be good on these.
I am new to THM. Thank you so much for your response. I appreciate your willingness to share recipes. It is a bit of a challenge learning to use the various on-plan sweetners as well as all the “flours”. Old habits die hard! Again, thank you.
You’re welcome, Shirley! I know what you mean about old habits. I still crave fresh, homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, frosting, and other foods I now avoid. 🙂 It does get easier, though. Best wishes to you on your THM journey!