These are the best orange chocolate chip muffins! The combination of orange and dark chocolate is just perfect and they have the most incredible light and fluffy texture. These muffins are so easy to make and make a healthy breakfast or snack. They are also gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo.
I love having delicious muffins on hand like the best chocolate avocado muffins for a quick breakfast or snack, which is why I can't wait for you to try the new muffin recipe I am sharing with you today!
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Why you will love this recipe:
- The flavour! These healthy orange chocolate chip muffins have the best taste and the perfect moist texture. Have you ever had a Terry's chocolate orange? If so you will love these muffins! The taste is very similar.
- They are really easy to make and the clean up is so simple, just like my grain free banana chocolate chip muffins and paleo blueberry muffins.
- You would never guess that these muffins are grain-free, gluten-free, refined sugar free, dairy-free and paleo.
- They store well and freeze really well so are great for meal prep.
- These muffins make a healthy breakfast or snack. They are higher in protein than most muffins with 6 grams of protein per muffin.
If you love orange chocolate you will also love my orange chocolate brownies, chocolate orange overnight oats and orange chocolate fudge recipe!
Ingredients and substitutions:
- Almond flour - one of my favourite gluten-free flours to bake with. It has the perfect texture and a nice sweet flavour.
- Coconut flour - this blends perfectly with the almond flour to give these grain free muffins the best texture with nice firm muffin tops.
- Tapioca flour - this helps to give these muffins a light and fluffy texture. Do not confuse this with cassava flour as they are not the same thing.
- Fresh orange juice - to give these muffins the perfect orange flavour plus it helps add moisture.
- Orange zest - to help give these muffins an even stronger orange flavour.
- Eggs - these help bind the muffins together and help them rise when they bake. I have not tried making these muffins without eggs or with any egg replacements.
- Baking soda - to help these muffins rise and make them extra light and fluffy.
- Coconut oil - this helps add moisture to the muffins and helps give them the best texture!
- Coconut milk - to add even more moisture to these muffins. I recommend using full fat coconut milk for the best results.
- Honey - to naturally sweeten these muffins while keeping them refined sugar free. You could swap this for maple syrup.
- Dark chocolate - you can use dark chocolate chunks or dark chocolate chips. To keep these muffins refined sugar free be sure to use chocolate sweetened with coconut sugar.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- Feel free to drizzle a little melted chocolate onto the tops of the muffins to make them even more decadent.
- Instead of almond flour you can use cashews flour.
- Instead of chocolate chips you could also use broken dark chocolate bars or chocolate chunks.
- You can make a double or triple batch and freeze some for later.
How to make orange chocolate chip muffins:
Step 1
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and add all the muffin ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, to the bowl of your standing mixer.
Step 2
Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth batter.
Step 3
Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Step 4
Line a muffin pan with parchment paper muffin cups and transfer the batter to the cups.
Step 5
Bake the muffins for 22-24 minutes, until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean. Let the muffins cool and then enjoy!
Top tips:
- Use room temperature eggs for best results.
- Do not try swapping the flours in these muffins. I can't guarantee that any swaps will turn out.
Orange chocolate chip muffins FAQs:
Absolutely not! They will not turn out if you try this. Cassava flour and tapioca flour are very different flours and cannot be interchanged.
These orange chocolate muffins are not vegan because they are made with eggs. I have not tried making them without eggs or with any egg replacements and I am not sure how they would turn out.
No these muffins are not low carb or keto.
Store these muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Yes, these muffins freeze really well for up to 3 months in a freezer bag or airtight container.
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Recipe
Gluten-Free Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 3 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (or chocolate chunks)
Optional
- A little extra chocolate to drizzle on top of the muffins
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Add all the ingredients, except the chocolate chips, into the bowl of your standing mixer and blend well until smooth.
- Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Line a muffin pan with parchment paper muffin cups and transfer the batter to the cups. Bake the muffins for 22-24 minutes, until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean.
Notes
- You can either use dark chocolate chips or broken chocolate bars for these muffins.
- Do not try swapping flours for these muffins - they will not turn out.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
Mary P
These are so easy to make and delicious. I made two batches and got about half dozen extra in each batch. Giving some to my pregnant daughter so she can have some for meal prep. Thanks for the recipe.