Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins are the perfect healthy muffin for breakfast, snacking or even dessert. Made with only a few simple ingredients and no refined sugar added. Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
It had to happen soon enough! The Chocolate craving was going to win out and so I needed a healthier option to satisfy those cravings. Hence these Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins were born.
If you follow my blog you know you probably won’t find a lot sweet stuff here. I definitely try to limit those kind of treats and mainly focus on whole foods..lots and lots of veggies..OH and let’s not forget the cheese.
I guess everyone has some sort of guilty pleasure. Mine just happens to be CHEESE!
But seriously I’m no expert and have never claimed to be. I just go with what works and makes sense to me.
And chocolate just makes sense. I mean when they say Dark chocolate is a Powerful Source of Antioxidants. … you may just want to include some in your diet.
Along with how it May Improve Blood Flow and Lower Blood Pressure. …Why would you want to argue with that logic??..haha!!
Anyway, back to muffin talk since that’s what you’re Really here for! Let me tell you I was beyond pleased with the results and so was the hubby.
So these are for all my little chocolate craving friends, family and readers whose decided to search for healthier options.
Trust me, if you will..they’re out there. And I want to share as many options with you as possible so please make sure to follow along and subscribe at the bottom of this post.
Hope your weekend was fabulous and you’re starting the week off on a Happy note..And why not when you can have Chocolate for breakfast!
Because Chocolate really is a healthy option and these muffins are :
- Full of all kinds of healthy Antioxidants
- Perfect for a grab and go tasty breakfast
- No refined sugars added
- Cause oatmeal & chocolate just belong Happily together
- Mamma needs chocolate in her life again
- Gluten Free & Vegetarian
- 3 ripe bananas*
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup old fashioned Gluten Free Oats
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- dash of salt
- 1 cup of dark chocolate chips plus a few for topping
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Preheat oven 350 degrees
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Line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking cups or lightly spray pan with non-stick cooking spray
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In medium mixing bowl mash bananas with two eggs until combined well. Stir in vanilla extract.
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In separate bowl add remaining ingredients reserving the chocolate chips till last.
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Add mashed banana mixture to dry mix and combine well. Fold in chocolate chips.
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Using an ice cream scoop add equal portions to pan.Top with a few extra chips(optional)
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Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
*make sure the bananas are really ripe for optimal flavor
You know I am just realizing I have had oatmeal and chocolate chips in cookies but never in muffins. They look wonderful!
My chocolate chips are still hidden in the back of a cabinet for one more week. I’m going to be good at least until then. Then I’ll start cooking with chocolate again.. NOMS
I am a sucker for chocolate! Love that this recipe has no refined sugar.
I’m a sucker for cheese too, girlfriend! I’m unfortunately allergic to cocoa, but I can have white chocolate! So you can bet I’ll be making these marvelous muffins with white chocolate instead! LOVE the oatmeal in here! Looks delish! Cheers!
Thanks Cheyanne! Cheers to Cheese and White Chocolate!! I could totally eat them together 🙂
Me and cheese are BFF’s! LOL! I love using dark chocolate chips when baking as it adds such an intense chocolate flavor and you can use less of it!
I love chocolate and oatmeal in cookies, so they must be just as delicious in a muffin!
Chocolate chips definitely make everything better! Are these silicone muffin cups that you use? Or are they paper inside a muffin tin?
Yes they do Amy 🙂 And these are silicone muffin cups. Probably the best purchase I’ve made in a while. So easy to remove from pan and nothing sticks so clean up is a breeze 🙂
Ooo I think I know what I’ll be baking for my coeliac dad this weekend! These muffins look great 😀
Thanks! They are really easy to make and were sooo good! Definitely satisfied my chocolate cravings 🙂
Yep! This one is a hit for sure! Last night, just before bed time, I was scrolling through Pinterest and I saw this recipe. I read it and now I’m reading it again. I got these great new muffin tin liners in my stocking for Christmas this past year and I’m dying to use them, but I need to find the right recipe to highlight the liners. Does that make me sound sad? LOL. I think I found the right recipe – looks delicious!
Thanks Byron! And the muffin liners work great!
I will be passing this recipe on to my daughter who lives gluten free. You can never have enough great GF recipes!
Thanks Linda! So true 🙂
My kids would think I’d gone crazy (and be happy about it) if I served them chocolate muffins! No need to tell them about the oatmeal…. lol.
This is the kind of muffins my husband will love – full of chocolate goodness and completely gluten-free! The fact that it’s refined sugar-free is a huge bonus! Certainly, a must-try!
Hope you get a chance to try and the husband Enjoys 🙂
Stephanie, you are totally speaking my language here. I am a total chocolate junkie, and I love that these are gluten free! Great recipe, and a definite must-try.
Thanks Tara!
Oh, yes double chocolate any day! These muffins look delicious and I can only imagine how great they taste. Would love a couple of them with my coffee right now
I love that you turned the oatmeal chocolate chip combo into a muffin. These are calling my name for breakfast!
Thanks Kathryn! They make an awesome breakfast treat!
These muffins look fabulous! I’ve never had oatmeal muffins before. But you’re right – oatmeal and chocolate just belong together!
Thanks and Yes they do 🙂
These look so good! Like little healthy chocolate bites of heaven.
Thanks Ashley and yes they are 🙂
I have to get some chocolate chips, because this would definitely be breakfast around here! Great recipe.
Thanks 🙂
I am like you when it comes to cheese. Being vegetarian I use that as an excuse to eat more cheese as my protein source 🙂 My MIL is here with us now and she is a big chocolate fan, She would be very excited to eat these chocolate muffins. They will make a great after school snack!
These look so rich and chocolately and delicious… and you’re telling me they’re healthy(ish) too?! Count me in!
Oatmeal muffins sound wonderful – and I have to try cocoa in muffins! Somehow, I never have…
If you use only oat flour instead of oat flour & oats would you just double the flour?
Hi Maggie, I haven’t tried them like that so not sure how the texture would be. The oats give the muffins a little more texture and this is Why I chose to make them like this. I would suggest you try just upping the oat flour by 1/2 cup….So 1 1/2 cups of oat flour. Let me know if you try this and how it works out for you. 🙂