Double Chocolate Coconut Flour Muffins – naturally sweetened with no added refined sugar, gluten free, and a paleo friendly snack.
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You may have noticed the title says these double chocolate muffins were made with coconut flour. Say what?
There are all sorts of gluten-free flours these days. Coconut flour is one of those that I’ve commonly seen at grocery stores but never quite knew what I would do with it.
Luckily my fellow blogger friend Regina over at Leelalicious.com wrote a cookbook ALL about what to do with it!
This double chocolate coconut flour muffin recipe is one of 25 recipes in her e-book of clean eating muffins, pancakes and mug cakes.
When I got my copy of the cookbook, it was hard to decide what recipe I wanted to try first. But I figured I couldn’t go wrong with chocolate!
The thing about baking with coconut flour is apparently the texture can end up too coarse or gritty.
For that reason, Regina suggests mixing it with tapioca flour for some of the recipes, which works as a thickener. If this scares you, don’t worry – I have some substitutions.
Trader Joe’s doesn’t seem to carry tapioca flour (also known as tapioca starch) but if you shop where Bob’s Red Mill products are sold they have a good option. Or online.
But if you can’t find it or don’t want to buy it, you can use any starch. The ratios may be different so be sure to google it, but my suggestion would be cornstarch.
Cornstarch is not paleo friendly (which is how this cookbook is meant to be), so if that is important to you then an arrowroot starch or potato starch might be better suited as a substitution.
If you do use corn starch, the ratio is 1/2 of what the tapioca flour would be. This recipe called for 1/4 cup tapioca flour, so you would replace it with 1/8 cup (2 tablespoons) of cornstarch.
I was so impressed with how these muffins turned out, I can’t wait to try some of the other ones.
Coconut flour has now been “tried” and “eaten” and deemed worthy to continue experimenting with.
Double Chocolate Coconut Flour Muffins
Double Chocolate Coconut Flour Muffins - naturally sweetened with no added refined sugar, gluten free, and a paleo friendly snack.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour, (I replaced this with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch - see notes for more details on substitutions)
- 1/4 cup cacao or cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt, (some people have commented they find it too salty, so you could try 1/2 teaspoon)
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- coconut milk, optional (I didn't need this, but can add 1-2 tablespoons as needed if batter is dry)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease or line a muffin pan.
- In a small mixing bowl, add coconut flour, tapioca flour (or substitution), cacao powder, baking soda and salt and whisk together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir to combine. If batter seems dry, add coconut milk as needed.
- Divide batter into muffin tin cavities (will make 6 large muffins). Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before eating.
Notes
Tapioca flour (starch): if you can't find it or don't want to buy it, you can use any starch. The ratios may be different so be sure to google it, but my suggestion would be cornstarch. Cornstarch is NOT paleo friendly (which is how this cookbook is meant to be), so if that is important to you then an arrowroot starch or potato starch might be better suited as a substitution.
If you do use corn starch, the ratio is 1/2 of what the tapioca flour would be. This recipe called for 1/4 cup tapioca flour, so I replaced it with 1/8 cup (2 tablespoons) of cornstarch.
* Recipe slightly adapted from the Coconut Flour e-cookbook, and reprinted with permission.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1 muffinAmount Per Serving: Calories: 515Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 625mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 3gSugar: 26gProtein: 9g
Nutrition information is calculated automatically by an online tool at Nutritionix. It is not always accurate. Please use your own tools to check if you rely on this information.
Crystal Jade
Saturday 25th of March 2023
Just baked these and they turned out perfect!! I like to keep them paleo, but my sister put some sourcream on top and said they were even better... I even sprinkled shredded coconut on top. Very quick, minimal mess muffins. Thanks for the amazing recipe!!
Ari
Monday 28th of March 2022
Made these with half the salt and baking soda after reading various reviews. I also somehow got 8 muffins instead of 6.
They turned out decent but it seemed like something was missing. I think it was due to the fact that despite the chocolate, this isn't a "sweet" muffin at all (you can definitely taste the coconut though). Overall, it's a repeat but I'm going to try it again with some changes to add that missing sweetness.
Kelly Hemsley
Friday 2nd of April 2021
The muffins turned out ok but cut the salt by half.
Maybe Next Time
Thursday 26th of September 2019
It seems like the 'base' of the recipe was perfect but the flavor was awful. I love gf baking, primarily using coconut and almond flours. These baked beautifully - big, perfect texture, didn't stick to the muffin liners - but tasted horrible. I'm going to try reducing the salt and maybe the baking soda.
Noreen
Wednesday 26th of June 2019
These are horrible. Actually chucked them after trying one. Bitter, salty, Blech.