These Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins are actually pretty good.
I was pleasantly surprised by these tasty muffins as well.
Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins
These muffins taste really good even though they may be healhty.
However, these muffins are still chocolate in taste which is something that makes me happy!
So, yes, it is true, you can have something that tastes good that is also healthier for you.
Even though these are muffins and even though they are chocolate, we will make them without certain ingredients that may make them less healthy.
Also, we are going to add ingredients in their place that are healthier ingredients.
I must start by saying that I am always cautious when I hear that something is made 'healthy'.
I am talking about those recipes that are called 'healthy muffins banana', 'healthy muffins for kids' or even the 'healthy oatmeal muffin recipes'. Sometimes I will look at the list of ingredients in some of these recipes and I will see food that I personally do not deem as being so healthy.
There can seem that often the word 'healthy' is used too often or sometimes out of context.
As a result of the often overuse of the term, people can be misdirected into incorrect or misleading information.
That is why I am calling these muffins 'Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins' rather than 'Healthy Sugar Free Muffins'.
Yes, these are also sugar free muffins.
After all, this is a sugar free recipe site. Simply taking out the sugar from these muffins will make them healthier for some folks, like myself.
So, if you want to keep these sugar free muffins on the healthier side, certainly use a sugar alternative that is also on the healthier side.
Healthy sugar alternatives or less not healthy sweetener include natural sugar alternatives.
I am talking about honey (which does have fructose in it), Stevia and Monk Fruit. Just make sure that you are making even swaps with volume (measures 1:1 with sugar) to make this recipe work for you.
Monkfruit 1:1 Sugar Substitute
This is a newer, at least around here, sugar alternative that seems to be catching on pretty fast. One reason for that is because it is natural. I like that this one is 1:1 with sugar in volume.
Monkfruit 1:1 Sugar Substitute
About the product
TASTES just like sugar | Zero net carbs, Zero calories, Zero glycemic Sweetener
1:1 SUGAR REPLACEMENT | Lakanto has a perfect mix of monk fruit and erythritol to match the sweetness of sugar and maintain your baking and cooking needs
LIFESTYLE FRIENDLY | Keto, Diabetic, Candida, Paleo, Vegan, Low Carb, Low Sugar, NON-GMO, and All Natural
CLASSIC & GOLDEN | Golden Lakanto is a brown sugar substitute and our Classic White is a white sugar substitute | Color and Flavor comes from different parts of the Monk Fruit
INGREDIENTS | NON-GMO Erythritol and Monk Fruit Extract | NO Natural Flavoring, NO Fiber, NO Maltodextrin, NO Artificial flavoring or sweeteners
We are also going to use a healthy or healthier butter alternative for baking.
We will also be using whole wheat flour and almond milk.
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The recipe for Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins
As mentioned, you will need a sugar alternative for these muffins. Healthy sugar alternatives or less not healthy sweetener include natural sugar alternatives.
I am talking about honey (which does have fructose in it), Stevia and Monk Fruit. Just make sure that you are making even swaps with volume (measures 1:1 with sugar) to make this recipe work for you.
There are also a few more ingredients that you will need.
We will also be using whole wheat flour and almond milk. Also, unsweetened cocoa powder, apple cider vinegar (helps the muffins in rising), olive oil (or similar plant oil), and no added sugar apple sauce.
What you will need to make this breakfast recipe for Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins.
The substitutions (see above) that are used in this recipe are helpful not only to the taste of these muffins but, also for the texture and moisture. Omitting any of these may affect one or more of these attributes.
- Whole Wheat Flour- 1 cup.
Make this recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. Or, you can make this recipe low carb by using low carb Carbalose flour. - Unsweetened Cocoa Powder- ¼ cup.
- Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon.
- Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon.
- Sugar Alternative- 1 cup. You can use a darker (brown) alternative that is granular and equivalent 1:1 with sugar in volume.
- Almond Milk- 1 cup. Look for the unbsweetneed variety.
- Olive Oil - ¼ cup. If olive oil seems to heavy for you, try a fruitier oil such as grapeseed oil.
- Apple Sauce- ⅓ cup no added sugar.
- Eggs- 2 or you can sub in 2 mashed bananas.
- Apple Cider Vinegar- 2 teaspoons.
- Vanilla Extract- 2 teaspoons.
- Sugar Free Chocolate Chips- 1 cup.
How to make Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins
Make these muffins jumbo sized using one of these jumbo sized muffin pans. Or, you can make these into mini muffins using one of these mini sized muffin pans!
Here are the instructions to make these muffins.
- Start by preheating your oven to 375 and prepping your muffin pans for nonstick.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Then whisk or stir in the sugar alternative.
- Now in another bowl, whisk together the almond milk, olive oil, and apple sauce. Then add one egg (or mashed banana) at a time, stirring between additions.
- Add the wet ingredients from the second bowl to the dry ingredients from the first bowl and add the vinegar. Gently stir these ingredients until lightly combined. Finally, fold in your chocolate chips.
- Bake you muffins for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
The Recipe Card for Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins
Healthier Sugar Free Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 cup Surkin Gold
- 1 cup Almond Milk unsweetened
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- ⅓ cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 375 and prepping your muffin pans for nonstick.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Then whisk or stir in the sugar alternative.
- Now in another bowl, whisk together the almond milk, olive oil, and apple sauce. Then add one egg (or mashed banana) at a time, stirring between additions.
- Add the wet ingredients from the second bowl to the dry ingredients from the first bowl and add the vinegar. Gently stir these ingredients until lightly combined. Finally, fold in your chocolate chips.
- Bake your muffins for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Recipe Notes
I am talking about honey (which does have fructose in it), Stevia and Monk Fruit. Just make sure that you are making even swaps with volume (measures 1:1 with sugar) to make this recipe work for you.
There are also a few more ingredients that you will need. We will also be using whole wheat flour and almond milk. Also, unsweetneed cocoa powder, apple cider vinegar (helps the muffins in rising), olive oil (or similar plant oil), and no added sugar apple sauce. If olive oil seems to heavy for you, try a fruitier oil such as greapeseed oil.
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