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Healthier Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Muffins - GF

Gluten-Free | Vegan Option | Candida Diet Option

Course Dessert
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients

Dry:

  • 1 cup brown rice flour
  • 3/4 cup arrowroot (or tapioca flour)
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar (sub xylitol for anti-candida version)
  • 3 Tablespoons organic double dutch cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon  xanthan gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon  baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Wet:

  • 1 1/4 cups unsweetened coconut milk (or unsweetened almond, hemp or flax milk)
  • 1/2 cup avocado oil (or coconut oil, melted)
  • 1 egg (sub 1 flax egg for vegan option, see notes)*
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips, more to decorate tops (sub chopped paste for candida diet version)**

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line 12 muffin tins.

  2. In a large mixing bowl combine the gluten free flour, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, xanthan gum (if using*), baking soda and sea salt. Use a whisk to remove any lumps.

  3. In a separate bowl combine the coconut milk, coconut oil, egg or flax-egg and vanilla. Pour this into the dry ingredients and combine.

  4. Gently stir in the chocolate chips. Pour about 1/2 cup of better into each muffin cup and top with 2 or 3 chocolate chips.
  5. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Option to use 1 Flax-egg for a Vegan diet. 1 Tbs. flaxseed meal + 3 Tbs. filtered water. Let sit for 5 minutes to gel. Learn more about making a flax egg HERE.
**I like Enjoy Life's vegan chocolate baking chips. If you're following a candida diet, option to substitute chopped cacao paste.