Need a high protein, vitamin packed pick me up for your afternoon snack? Try these Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins. They are filled with almond flour and pumpkin and taste delicious! {gluten free, dairy free}
Happy Monday guys! Hope you all had a great weekend and it wasn't as rainy as ours. All our games were rained out and we pretty much vegged out all weekend.
It was glorious!
Sometimes you need those lazy weekends to catch up on your new favorite shows. In our case, that show is Touch on Netflix. Check it out. It's not often that we all find a show we like and it's appropriate for all ages. It is so cute and really makes you think.
These lovely Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins (what a mouthful) were inspired by my trip to Costco last week. I found this Blue Diamond Almond Flour and had to try it out.
I love this new product because they grind the almonds so fine that they become a powder and this means your gluten-free baked goods are more likely to turn out. They sift skinless almonds so there won't be any hard pieces of skin in your flour. Huge win!
Generally, I replace half the flour with almond flour and I like to use Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour or similar for the other half. Almond flour is healthy and full of protein but it can add too much fat to your baked goods. Remember how they say just eat a handful of almonds? Well, same here.
These are nothing like the packaged muffins you find in the grocery store. They are full of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and fiber.
These Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Pumpkins Muffins are...
- moist
- dense
- flavorful
- full of melty chocolate chunks
- totally satisfying and filling
- gluten free
These Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins are perfectly filling for morning or an afternoon snack. They have a dense, moist texture not fluffy like regular white flour muffins. They do not spike your blood sugar and make you crave sweets for the rest of the day. The only refined sugar is in the chocolate chips and you can use a dark chocolate bar with no sugar if you prefer. Just chop it into small pieces. I sweetened mine with maple syrup but you can also use honey, agave or regular sugar.
If you love almond flour muffins, try these Almond Flour Banana Muffins.
Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins {gluten free}
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour I used Blue Diamond
- 1 cup Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup maple syrup honey or agave will do
- ½ cup pumpkin from a can not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life Mega Chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl with a whisk.
- Make a well in the center and add all wet ingredients.
- Stir until combined.
- Line muffin pan with wrappers and fill each cavity about ½ - ¾ full. Add more chocolate chunks on top if desired.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Pumpkin and chocolate are such a great combination and love the use of almond flour!
Anything containing chocolate chips and pumpkin - I'm in!! These muffins sure would hit the spot right now with a cup of coffee! Yum!
Blue Diamond has almond flour now?? I'll have to check it out! These muffins look great Karen! I love veg weekends 😉
YUM. I absolutely love baking with pumpkin and this recipe sounds so good. Simple, healthy and not too much sweetener! Just perfect.
I've never baked with almond flour. This looks like the perfect first recipe - I can't turn down pumpkin 😉
I can always use a new afternoon pick me up Karen and these sound delicious. I love baking with almond flour too. I'll keep my fingers crossed for better weather to head your way!