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Healthy Chocolate Muffins with Greek Yogurt

These healthy chocolate muffins with chocolate chips are a sweet treat to have on hand for breakfast, dessert or a snack on-the-go! With lower sugar than most chocolate muffins, they're moist and delicious and easy to make with nutritious ingredients like eggs, Greek yogurt and applesauce!
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free baking, gluten-free muffin
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Author: April Saunders

Equipment

  • 12 cup muffin pan

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅔ cups gluten-free 1:1 baking flour
  • ⅔ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar slightly packed
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil canola or olive
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup applesauce
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Adding the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Combine with a whisk.
  • In a separate medium bowl add the brown sugar, milk, Greek yogurt, oil, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Whisk up until combined.
  • Pour the combined wet ingredients into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until just combined with a spatula.
  • Add the chocolate chips last and give the muffin batter a final stir.
  • Divide the batter among the muffin pan and bake in a pre-heated oven for 18-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean and the tops of the muffins are springy.

Notes

Keep muffins in an air-tight container. Will be good for up to 3 days on the counter in the container.
Muffins with freeze well for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Chocolate Muffins with Greek Yogurt
Amount per Serving
Calories
206
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
 
0.03
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
29
mg
10
%
Sodium
 
193
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
171
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
 
30
g
10
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
13
g
14
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
59
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
110
mg
11
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
206
Nutrition Facts