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    Home » Recipes » Dairy-free

    Published: Jan 23, 2015 · Modified: Aug 6, 2017 by Alexandra Azary · This post may contain affiliate links

    Lightened-Up Double Chocolate Muffins {Dairy-Free}

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    My kitchen has been out of commission for the last few days, which has inevitably led me to rediscover the fact that I'm not at all suited for a desk job. Food blogging basically involves three main things: the actual baking/cooking, the photographing, annnnnd then the computer stuff. It's that last part that gets me every time; it's incredibly hard for me to sit down, focus on a single task, and not get distracted by e-mails/Pinterest/Instagram/any all of the the things that the computer seems to make a priority. You know when you decide to clean instead of opening up your laptop and getting to work that you've reached a new level of avoidance.

    Light and tender double chocolate muffins made healthier with NO white flour, coconut oil, and just enough brown sugar for sweetness  -- a chocolatey treat without the guilt. {Dairy-Free} | www.brighteyedbaker.com this recipe

    Anyway, all this has very little to do with these muffins other than the fact that they're one of the last things I actually made before the kitchen turned into a construction zone, and because they're healthyish snacking material, I figure there's no time better than now to be sharing them. Also, let's just go ahead and point out the obvious, which is that things have been pretty savory around here lately - "Bright-Eyed Cooker" status - and I feel like the chocolate meter needs to be refilled. (It has been a whole 3 weeks since we did chocolate around here, which is wayyy to long, right?!)

    The thing is, I've been trying to practice this "healthy baking" stuff lately since it's January and all, but every single time I go that route I end up craving anything with chocolate... probably because it is SO much easier to cut back on sugar if you can get some dark chocolate in the mix to liven things up. Also, seasonal fruit in January is on the not-so-plentiful side, so all that healthy baking inspiration is just lost on me right now. Eventually I ended up doing what could only be expected and made a healthier version of a double chocolate muffin, because if you need chocolate, might as well make it double chocolate, am I right?

    Light and tender double chocolate muffins made healthier with NO white flour, coconut oil, and just enough brown sugar for sweetness  -- a chocolatey treat without the guilt. {Dairy-Free} | www.brighteyedbaker.com

     A while back I made these ultimate, qualifies-as-dessert kinda chocolate muffins, and if you've read that post you'll know that my double chocolate muffin standards are pretty dang high. Believe me, I was skeptical that a healthy version even had a chance of working, but ohhhyesss with good dark cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate, it works indeed. Almond flour helps keep the muffins light, tender, and nevereverever dry (← a MUST), and almond milk moistens things up while keeping the whole thing lighter in calories and dairy-free. I threw in a little bit of almond extract just to keep things interesting, and then all those melting chunks of dark chocolate to really bring the indulgence factor - without the guilt! And the best part? These were totally devoured without anyone ever asking me if they were a healthier version; I'm pretty sure that's when you know you're onto something good. :)

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    Lightened-Up Double Chocolate Muffins {Dairy-Free}

    Light and tender double chocolate muffins made healthier with NO white flour, coconut oil, and just enough brown sugar for sweetness -- a chocolatey treat without the guilt. {Dairy-Free} | www.brighteyedbaker.com
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    Light and tender double chocolate muffins that still taste like a treat, but without the guilt!

    • Cook Time: 18 minutes
    • Total Time: 18 minutes
    • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

    Ingredients

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    • 4 ¼ ounces (1 cup, spoon and level) whole wheat pastry flour
    • 4 ounces (1 cup) almond flour
    • 1 ¾ ounces (½ cup) dutch-process cocoa powder
    • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 3 ¾ ounces (½ cup packed) brown sugar
    • 2 ounces (¼ cup) unrefined coconut oil, melted and briefly cooled
    • 1 whole egg plus 1 egg white
    • 6 ⅜ ounces (¾ cup) almond milk*
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract
    • 7 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate, divided**

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 375ºF and grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
    2. In a bowl, whisk together the pastry flour, almond flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
    3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted coconut oil and brown sugar to combine. Beat in the whole egg and egg white one at a time, until smoothly incorporated. Beat in the almond milk and extracts until smooth.
    4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in just until evenly incorporated. Fold in 5 ½ ounces of chopped chocolate to disperse in the batter.
    5. Divide batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups and smooth tops as needed. Sprinkle tops with the remaining 1 ½ ounces chocolate.
    6. Bake muffins in preheated oven for 10 minutes, and then reduce heat to 350ºF and bake another 5- 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs; be careful not to overbake.
    7. Cool muffins in pan for about 5 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

    Notes

    *I used Silk Original Almond Milk, but feel free to use what you have on hand.

    **Use dairy-free chocolate to keep the muffins dairy-free.

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    1. Priya says

      June 16, 2020 at 9:10 am

      Hi, do you think I’ll be able to make a 7inch cake with the 12muffins recipe?

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      • alexandra says

        June 16, 2020 at 9:14 am

        It might work but cupcakes usually have a softer, finer texture than muffins so you might not get the texture you'd expect for a cake using this recipe. If you do decide to try it, I would bake at 350 and probably start testing to see if they're done around the 20-25 minute mark.

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        • Priya says

          June 17, 2020 at 3:51 am

          Thank you for a prompt reply. Will let you know how it turns out.

    2. Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says

      January 27, 2015 at 4:20 pm

      Chocolate counts as healthy to me! Think of all those antioxidants! ;) And don't even get me started on how productive I'd be without Pinterest or Instagram... My "guilty" vices. (I justify all that time by saying social media is part of the job requirement. Oops.) How long is your kitchen out of commission for? Hopefully not too long, for your sanity's and taste buds' sake! Pinned!

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      • alexandra says

        January 28, 2015 at 10:20 pm

        Haha it's thankfully back in working order. ;) And I totally justify them as part of the job too, but still I have to think about all the stuff I could get done if they weren't so distracting!

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    3. Ashley says

      January 24, 2015 at 5:39 pm

      Yum! I love making a batch of muffins so I can eat them throughout the week - these look delicious!

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      • alexandra says

        January 26, 2015 at 4:33 pm

        Thanks Ashley! ;)

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    4. Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says

      January 23, 2015 at 9:05 am

      Love this recipe! I am going to pin it and Make it. I love that you used such a healthy ingredients!

      Reply
      • alexandra says

        January 26, 2015 at 4:38 pm

        Yay! Thanks so much Ilona! :)

        Reply

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